Pegasus Hockey Club


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.

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.
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1966–67Pegasus2–1Victorians
1967–68Pegasus1–0Mid Antrim
1968–69Pegasus3–1Mid Antrim
1971–72Portadown2–1Pegasus
1972–73Pegasus3–1Portadown
1973–74Pegasus4–0Mid Antrim
1974–75Pegasus4–2Ulster College of Physical Education
1975–76Pegasus1–0Portadown
1976–77Portadown1–0Pegasus
1977–78Pegasus2–1Portadown
1978–79Pegasus1–0Portadown
1980–81Pegasus2–1Portadown
1981–82Pegasus1–0Knock
1983–84Pegasus2–0Portadown
1984–85Portadown2–1Pegasus
1986–87Pegasus5–2Portadown
1987–88Pegasus3–0Portadown
1988–89Pegasus1–0Randalstown
1993–94Randalstown2–0Pegasus
1995–96Pegasus3–0Knock
1996–97Pegasus2–0North Down
1997–98Pegasus4–0Randalstown
1998–99Pegasus5–0Collegians
1999–2000Pegasus4–1Victorians
2000–01Pegasus5–0Portadown
2001–02Pegasus4–0Ballymoney
2002–03Pegasus3–0Randalstown
2004–05PegasusBallymoney
2005–06Pegasus2–0Ballymoney
2007–08Pegasus3–0Ballymoney
2008–09Pegasus2–0Ulster Elks
2011–12Pegasus1–0Armagh
2012–13Ballymoney1–0Pegasus
2013–14Ards3–1Pegasus
2014–15Ards3–3Pegasus

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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.
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
1968Muckross4–2Pegasus
1969Muckross3–2Pegasus
1974Pegasus2–0Hermes
1975Pembroke Wanderers1–0Pegasus
1976Muckross2–0Pegasus
1978Pegasus3–0Cork C of I
1981Pegasus2–1Genesis
1984Pegasus3–1Catholic Institute
1985Portadown1–0Pegasus
1987PegasusPortadown
1989Pegasus2–0Muckross
1992Pegasus1–0Portadown
1994Muckross1–0Pegasus
1995Pegasus2–0Muckross
1996Pegasus2–1Muckross
1998Pegasus5–0Old Alexandra
1999Hermes3–2Pegasus
2001Ballymoney1–1Pegasus
2004Pegasus2–1Hermes
2007Pegasus1–0Pembroke Wanderers
2008Pegasus2–1Ballymoney
2009UCD4–1Pegasus
2010–11Pegasus3–1Hermes
2017–18UCD4–0Pegasus

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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.
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners up
1991Pegasusn/a
1998Pegasus
1999Pegasus
2000Pegasus
2001Pegasus
2002Pegasus
2003Pegasus
2005Pegasus
2006HermesPegasus
2007Pegasus3–1Hermes

Women's Irish Hockey League

After winning their first title in 2010–11, Pegasus added a second in 2014–15. Ayeisha McFerran was a member of their 2014–15 title winning team.
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners Up
2010–11Pegasus4–1Hermes
2014–15Pegasus1–1Loreto
2015–16Hermesn/aPegasus

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Pegasus in Europe

Irish Junior Cup

Notable players

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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.
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