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Hereford Pegasus

Full name	Hereford Pegasus Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Redmen, Peggy
Founded	1955
Ground	Old School Lane Hereford
Capacity	2,000
Coordinates	52°04′25″N 2°42′43″W / 52.0735°N 2.7120°W / 52.0735; -2.7120
Manager	Mark Hibbard
League	Hellenic League Premier Division
2023–24	Hellenic League Premier Division, 9th of 20
Website	https://herefordpegasus.co.uk/
Home colours Away colours

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 Hellenic League Premier Division, 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Seasons

1. Demoted due to ground grading failures
2. Hellenic League Premier Division became level 9 of the English football league system for the 2004–05 season due to the addition of the Conference North and Conference South at level 6
3. Deducted three points
4. ^ Season abandoned due to COVID-19

Key

Ground

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

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

Coaching staff

Honours

• Hellenic Football League Division One
  • Champions (2): 1984–85, 1998–99
  • Runners-up: 1993–94
  • Play-offs: 2021–22
• West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
  • Runners-up: 2013–14

Records

• Best league performance: 5th in Hellenic League Premier Division, 1988–89
• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2009–10
• Best FA Vase performance: Second round proper, 2000–01 & 2014–15

References

1. Goddard, Ben (17 July 2019). "New look Hereford Pegasus target top four promotion". Hereford Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
2. Goddard, Ben (19 May 2019). "Sides moved into the Hellenic League as part of league allocations". Hereford Times. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Pegasus are play-off final heroes and clinch promotion to Premier". Hereford Times. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
4. @HerefordPegasus (3 May 2023). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
5. ^ @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Jamie Pitman Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
6. @HerefordPegasus (6 June 2023). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
7. "Pegasus treat sponsors to seven goals on day of ground re-naming". Hereford Times. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
8. "'Early Christmas present' with approval of two all-weather pitches". Hereford Times. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
9. "Work begins to install 3G surface at Old School Lane". Hereford Times. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
10. "First look at the 3G pitch at Old School Lane". Hereford Times. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
11. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Mark Hibbard Manager" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
12. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Matt Phillips Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
13. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Jamie Price Player Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
14. @HerefordPegasus (7 June 2023). "Goalkeeper Coach In..." (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
15. ^ Pegasus Juniors at the Football Club History Database
16. "Football Club History Database - Hereford Pegasus". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

External links

• Club website (archived 8 November 2006)

52°04′26.09″N 2°42′46.25″W / 52.0739139°N 2.7128472°W / 52.0739139; -2.7128472

• Football clubs in Herefordshire
• Hellenic Football League
• Association football clubs established in 1955
• 1955 establishments in England
• West Midlands (Regional) League
• Football clubs in England
• Herefordshire Football League