Hereford Pegasus F.C. Explained

Clubname:Hereford Pegasus
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Fullname:Hereford Pegasus Football Club
Nickname:The Redmen, Peggy
Founded:1955
Ground:Old School Lane
Hereford
Capacity:2,000
Manager:Mark Hibbard
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Website:https://herefordpegasus.co.uk/

Hereford Pegasus Football Club is a football club based in Hereford, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. Pegasus Juniors Football Club run a total of 23 teams and provide football for all ages, starting from the age of five. The club's first team plays in the, and junior teams play in the Herefordshire Junior Football League, Herefordshire Girls Football League or the Midland Junior Premier League.

History

The club was formed as Pegasus Juniors in 1955 by a group of players from the Herefordshire County Boys team who wished to continue playing together. Their name was inspired by the great amateur team Pegasus.

Originally the club played in the local Herefordshire League, where they accumulated a large number of league titles and cups, until in 1982 they stepped up to the Hellenic League. In 1985 they were Division One champions and promoted to the Premier Division. Eight years later they were relegated but bounced back at the first attempt. In 1995 they were relegated once again due to their ground failing new guidelines, but in 1999 they returned to the Premier Division where they remained until relegated in 2011, where they opted to join the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, rather than drop into the Hellenic League Division One West to minimise travel.

A season of consolidation followed before a much improved seventh-place finish in 2012–13. A change of management ahead of 2013–14 led to a second-place finish.

In the 2009–10 season, they reached the second qualifying round of the FA Cup when they travelled to Football Conference side AFC Telford United having defeated higher graded Willenhall Town and Hednesford Town along the way, however they were unable to progress any further losing 4–1 in front of a crowd of 1,136.

In 2019, the club changed its name to Hereford Pegasus.[1] The club, along with other local clubs, was transferred from the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division to Hellenic League Division One as part of a reorganisation at step 5 of the National League System.[2]

Pegasus won promotion to the Hellenic League Premier Division in the 2021–22 season after defeating Worcester Raiders 3–0 in the play-off final.[3] The club finished 8th in the Premier Division the following season.

Prior to the 2023–24 season, the club parted company with joint manager Dave Cadwallader, leaving Mark Hibbard in sole charge.[4] Former Hereford United player and manager Jamie Pitman joined the coaching staff in June 2023. The club also made significant changes to their senior team structure off the pitch, renaming their reserves side to Hereford Pegasus Development.[5]

Seasons

Season !! colspan="11"
League !FA Vase
Division Level
(Step)
Hellenic League Division One 30 17 5 8 58 41 +17 39 3rd
Hellenic League Division One 34 19 5 10 71 40 +31 62 5th 1R
Hellenic League Division One32 23 7 2 89 31 +58 76 1st PR
Hellenic League Premier Division 34 13 5 16 56 64 –8 44 11th PR
Hellenic League Premier Division 834 10 10 14 53 56 –3 40 12th 1R
Hellenic League Premier Division 34 9 3 22 46 61 –15 30 17th PR
Hellenic League Premier Division 32 15 6 11 60 55 +5 51 5th PR
Hellenic League Premier Division 34 14 6 14 47 62 –15 48 9th EP
Hellenic League Premier Division 34 8 7 19 46 68 –22 31 15th PR
Hellenic League Premier Division 34 11 5 18 66 68 –2 38 13th PR
Hellenic League Premier Division34 7 9 18 52 76 –24 30 17th 1R
Hellenic League Division One934 21 6 7 86 44 +42 69 2nd EP
Hellenic League Premier Division830 11 9 10 49 43 +6 42 9thEP
Hellenic League Division One 934 15 7 12 76 62 +14 52 6th 1Q
Hellenic League Division One 32 18 4 10 61 29 +32 58 7th 2Q
Hellenic League Division One 32 14 6 12 62 50 +12 48 7th
Hellenic League Division One32 22 7 3 96 47 +49 73 1st
Hellenic League Premier Division 836 15 5 16 62 61 +1 50 10th
Hellenic League Premier Division 38 12 4 22 67 96 –29 40 15th 2R
Hellenic League Premier Division 42 16 5 21 65 92 –27 53 13th 1R
Hellenic League Premier Division 40 8 7 25 45 108 –63 31 18th 1Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 42 11 5 26 45 105 –60 38 17th 1Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 9 (5)42 12 8 22 62 95 –33 44 16th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 40 12 11 17 53 74 –21 47 13th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 38 9 7 22 45 85 –40 34 17th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 42 12 12 18 61 78 –17 45 17th 1R
Hellenic League Premier Division 42 17 4 21 73 82 –9 55 10th 1Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 42 13 11 18 69 78 –9 50 14th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division42 3 4 35 39 156 –117 13 22nd 2Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 10 (6)42 14 6 22 50 68 –18 48 17th 1Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 41 21 8 12 93 65 +28 71 7th 1R
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 32 4 6 127 44 +83 100 2nd 1Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 20 5 17 80 56 +24 65 9th 2R
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 21 3 18 87 77 +10 66 9th 1Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 17 3 18 85 74 +11 54 9th 2Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 7 7 24 37 108 –71 28 19th 1Q
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 4 3 31 26 109 –83 15 20th 1Q
Hellenic League Division One West 24 16 4 4 79 39 +40 52 2nd 1Q
Hellenic League Division One West 10 5 1 4 16 17 –1 16 6th 1Q
Hellenic League Division One32 18 6 8 89 46 +43 60 4th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 9 (5)38 18 5 15 69 68 +1 59 8th 2Q
Hellenic League Premier Division 38 16 7 15 77 73 +4 55 9th 1R

Key

PromotedRelegated

Ground

Hereford Pegasus play at Old School Lane, named the KGD Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[6]

In December 2018, the club were granted permission by the local council to replace the grassed playing surface with 3G artificial turf.[7] Work began in June the following year and was completed ahead of schedule in August, ready for the 2019–20 season.[8] [9]

Coaching staff

!Name!Role!Ref.
Mark HibbardManager[10]
Jamie PitmanCoach[11]
Matt PhillipsCoach[12]
Jamie PricePlayer/Coach[13]
Rory HollingsheadGoalkeeping Coach[14]

Honours

Records

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New look Hereford Pegasus target top four promotion. Ben. Goddard. Hereford Times. 17 July 2019. 3 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Goddard . Ben . 2019-05-19 . Sides moved into the Hellenic League as part of league allocations . 2023-09-25 . Hereford Times . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-05-02 . Pegasus are play-off final heroes and clinch promotion to Premier . 2023-06-22 . Hereford Times . en.
  4. HerefordPegasus . 1653686917249073154 . Club Statement . 3 May 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  5. HerefordPegasus . 1665992076373241858 . Club Statement . 6 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-02-28 . Pegasus treat sponsors to seven goals on day of ground re-naming . 2023-06-23 . Hereford Times . en.
  7. Web site: 2018-12-20 . 'Early Christmas present' with approval of two all-weather pitches . 2023-06-23 . Hereford Times . en.
  8. Web site: 2019-06-05 . Work begins to install 3G surface at Old School Lane . 2023-06-23 . Hereford Times . en.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-13 . First look at the 3G pitch at Old School Lane . 2023-06-23 . Hereford Times . en.
  10. HerefordPegasus . 1673965755644235784 . Mark Hibbard Manager . 28 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  11. HerefordPegasus . 1673969636142985220 . Jamie Pitman Coach . 28 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  12. HerefordPegasus . 1673967206026158080 . Matt Phillips Coach . 28 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  13. HerefordPegasus . 1673968404632403971 . Jamie Price Player Coach . 28 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  14. HerefordPegasus . 1666354453241294850 . Goalkeeper Coach In..... . 7 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . en.
  15. Web site: Football Club History Database - Hereford Pegasus . 2023-06-22 . www.fchd.info.