Field hockey club in Northern Ireland
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 P hysical E ducation G irls a nd S taff U lster College and S tranmillis.[ 1]
History
Ulster Shield
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
^ After replay. First game was 0–0 draw.
^ After replay and extra time. First game was 0–0 draw.
^ After replay. First game was 1–1 draw.
^ Ards won 2–1 in penalty shootout.
Irish Senior Cup
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]
Notes
^ After extra time
^
Muckross won after replay, first game finished 1–1
^ After extra time
^
Pegasus won after replay, first game finished 0–0
^
After extra time
^
Ballymoney won 3–2 on penalties
All-Ireland Club Championship
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
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]
Notes
^
Pegasus won 4–2 after a penalty shoot-out
Source :[ 51]
Pegasus in Europe
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
Notable players
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
Honours
EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy
European Cup Winners Cup B Division
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
References
Division 1 Division 2
Pool A Pool B
Catholic Institute
Dungannon
Lurgan
Monkstown
NUIG
Former teams