Pegasus Hockey Club is a women's field hockey club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The club enter teams in the Women's Irish Hockey League, the Irish Senior Cup, the Irish Junior Cup and the Ulster Shield. Pegasus has also represented Ireland in European competitions. Pegasus was founded in 1961 by students and teachers from the Ulster College of Physical Education, Jordanstown and Stranmillis University College. The Pegasus name is an acronym of Physical Education Girls and Staff Ulster College and Stranmillis.[1]

Pegasus Hockey Club
UnionHockey Ireland
Ulster Hockey Union
Full namePhysical Education Girls and Staff Ulster College and Stranmillis Hockey Club [1]
Founded1961
GroundMalone RFC
6 Gibson Park Avenue
Belfast
BT6 9GL
Websitewww.pegasushc.com
LeagueWomen's Irish Hockey League

History

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Ulster Shield

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Pegasus won the Ulster Shield for the first time in 1966–67. In 1967–68 they won their first Ulster double, winning both the Shield and the Senior League.[1]

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1966–67 Pegasus [2] 2–1 Victorians
1967–68 Pegasus 1–0 [note 1] Mid Antrim
1968–69 Pegasus 3–1 Mid Antrim
1971–72 Portadown 2–1 Pegasus
1972–73 Pegasus [3] 3–1 Portadown
1973–74 Pegasus [4] 4–0 Mid Antrim
1974–75 Pegasus 4–2 Ulster College of Physical Education
1975–76 Pegasus [5] 1–0 Portadown
1976–77 Portadown 1–0 Pegasus
1977–78 Pegasus 2–1 Portadown
1978–79 Pegasus 1–0 Portadown
1980–81 Pegasus 2–1 Portadown
1981–82 Pegasus 1–0 Knock
1983–84 Pegasus 2–0 Portadown
1984–85 Portadown 2–1 [note 2] Pegasus
1986–87 Pegasus 5–2 Portadown
1987–88 Pegasus 3–0 Portadown
1988–89 Pegasus 1–0 Randalstown
1993–94 Randalstown 2–0 Pegasus
1995–96 Pegasus 3–0 Knock
1996–97 Pegasus 2–0 North Down
1997–98 Pegasus 4–0 [note 3] Randalstown
1998–99 Pegasus 5–0 Collegians
1999–2000 Pegasus 4–1 Victorians
2000–01 Pegasus 5–0 Portadown
2001–02 Pegasus 4–0 Ballymoney
2002–03 Pegasus 3–0 Randalstown
2004–05 Pegasus Ballymoney
2005–06 Pegasus 2–0 Ballymoney
2007–08 Pegasus [6] 3–0 Ballymoney
2008–09 Pegasus [7] 2–0 Ulster Elks
2011–12 Pegasus[8] 1–0 Armagh
2012–13 Ballymoney [9] 1–0 Pegasus
2013–14 Ards [10] 3–1 Pegasus
2014–15 Ards [11] 3–3 [note 4] Pegasus
Notes
  1. ^ After replay. First game was 0–0 draw.
  2. ^ After replay and extra time. First game was 0–0 draw.
  3. ^ After replay. First game was 1–1 draw.
  4. ^ Ards won 2–1 in penalty shootout.

Irish Senior Cup

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Pegasus won the Irish Senior Cup for the first time in 1973–74. The club completed a treble, also winning the Ulster Shield and the Senior League. [1]

Season Winners Score Runners Up
1968 Muckross [12] 4–2 [note 1] Pegasus
1969 Muckross [13] 3–2 Pegasus
1974 Pegasus [14] 2–0 Hermes
1975 Pembroke Wanderers[15][16] 1–0 Pegasus
1976 Muckross [17][18] 2–0 [note 2][19][20] Pegasus
1978 Pegasus [21] 3–0 Cork C of I
1981 Pegasus [22] 2–1 [note 3] Genesis
1984 Pegasus [23] 3–1 Catholic Institute
1985 Portadown 1–0 Pegasus
1987 Pegasus Portadown
1989 Pegasus 2–0 [note 4] Muckross
1992 Pegasus 1–0 Portadown
1994 Muckross [24] 1–0 Pegasus
1995 Pegasus [25] 2–0 Muckross
1996 Pegasus [26] 2–1 [note 5] Muckross
1998 Pegasus 5–0 Old Alexandra
1999 Hermes 3–2 Pegasus
2001 Ballymoney [27] 1–1 [note 6] Pegasus
2004 Pegasus [28][29] 2–1 Hermes
2007 Pegasus [30][31] 1–0 Pembroke Wanderers
2008 Pegasus [32][33][34] 2–1 Ballymoney
2009 UCD[35][36] 4–1 Pegasus
2010–11 Pegasus [37][38][39] 3–1 Hermes
2017–18 UCD[40][41] 4–0 Pegasus
Notes
  1. ^ After extra time
  2. ^ Muckross won after replay, first game finished 1–1
  3. ^ After extra time
  4. ^ Pegasus won after replay, first game finished 0–0
  5. ^ After extra time
  6. ^ Ballymoney won 3–2 on penalties

All-Ireland Club Championship

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Pegasus won the inaugural All-Ireland Club Championship in 1990–91. Between 1999 and 2003 Pegasus won the championship five times in a row.[1]

Season Winners Score Runners up
1991 Pegasus n/a
1998 Pegasus
1999 Pegasus
2000 Pegasus
2001 Pegasus
2002 Pegasus
2003 Pegasus
2005 Pegasus
2006 Hermes[42] Pegasus
2007 Pegasus [43][44][45] 3–1 Hermes

Source:[1]

Women's Irish Hockey League

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After winning their first title in 2010–11,[1] Pegasus added a second in 2014–15. Ayeisha McFerran was a member of their 2014–15 title winning team.[46][47]

Season Winners Score Runners Up
2010–11 Pegasus [48][46] 4–1 Hermes
2014–15 Pegasus [47][49] 1–1 [note 1] Loreto
2015–16 Hermes[50] n/a Pegasus
Notes
  1. ^ Pegasus won 4–2 after a penalty shoot-out

Source:[51]

Pegasus in Europe

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Tournament Place
1989–90 European Club Championships A Division 5th
1991–92 European Club Championships A Division 8th
1992–93 European Cup Winners Cup B Division 1st
1996–97 European Cup Winners Cup A Division 4th
1998–99 European Club Championships B Division 1st
1999–2000 European Club Championships A Division 8th
2000–01 European Club Championships B Division 4th
2001–02 European Club Championships B Division 2nd
2012 EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy 1st
2016 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup 8th
2020 Euro Hockey League Qualified

Source:[1]

Irish Junior Cup

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Season Winners Score Runners Up
1962 Pembroke Wanderers III[52] 2–0 Pegasus I
1969 Pegasus II 2–0 Maids of the Mountain II
1973 Pegasus II [53] 1–0 Muckross II
1974 Pegasus II [54] 1–0 Railway Union II
1993 Pegasus II
1995 Pegasus II Enniscorthy
1996 Pegasus II [55] 2–0 Enniscorthy
1997 Pegasus II [56] 2–1 Kilkenny
1998 Pegasus II Old Alexandra II
2000 Pegasus II 8–1 Kilkenny
2002 Hermes II 2–0 Pegasus II
2003 Pegasus II 3–0 Three Rock Rovers II
2004 Pegasus II Hermes II

Notable players

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  Ireland internationals

In 1966–67 Sandra Wylie became the first Pegasus player to represent the Ireland women's national field hockey team. When Ireland won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, the squad included two current or former Pegasus players, Ayeisha McFerran and Shirley McCay.

  • Claire McMahon
  • Jill Orbinson
  • Maggie Sloan
  • Glynis Taylor
  • Sandra Wylie Millar
  Great Britain internationals

Source:[1]

Coaches

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Honours

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  • EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy
  • European Cup Winners Cup B Division
    • Winners: 1992–93: 1
  • European Club Championships B Division
    • Winners: 1998–99: 1
    • Runners Up: 2001–02: 1
  • Irish Senior Cup
    • Winners: 1974, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010–11 : 14
    • Runners Up: 1968, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2017–18: 10
  • Ulster Shield
    • Winners: 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2018–19, 2022-23 : 30
    • Runners Up: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1993–94, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 : 7
  • Women's Irish Hockey League
    • Winners: 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018–19: 3
    • Runners Up: 2015–16: 1
  • All-Ireland Club Championship
    • Winners: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007: 8 ?
    • Runners Up: 2006: 1
  • EY Champions Trophy
    • Winners: 2018–19
    • Runners Up: 2016
  • Irish Junior Cup
    • Winners: 1969, 1973, 1974, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004: 11
    • Runners Up: 1962, 2002: 2

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