Pegasus A.F.C.
Pegasus Association Football Club was an English amateur football club based in Oxford and composed of Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge) university students.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1948 as a joint venture of Oxford University A.F.C. and Cambridge University A.F.C., instigated by Harold Warris Thompson, professor at St. John's College, Oxford and later an administrator with the Football Association.[1] The founding president was Kenneth Hunt, formerly of the star amateur club Corinthian F.C.[2] The symbol Pegasus was chosen as containing elements from the logos of the football clubs of both Oxford University (a centaur) and Cambridge University (a falcon).[1] At first, members had to be current Oxford or Cambridge University players or to have left the previous year, but this rule was later relaxed.[3] In the postwar years, Oxbridge students included many men in their twenties demobilised from service in World War II.[1]
Pegasus had an attractive style similar to the Tottenham Hotspur of the day, whose Vic Buckingham and Bill Nicholson had previously coached Oxford and Cambridge respectively.[1] The club had great success in the 1950s including wins at Wembley Stadium in the FA Amateur Cup in 1951, which finished 2-1 against Bishop Auckland, and 1953, which finished 6-0 against Harwich & Parkeston in front of a full house of 100,000 spectators.[1] On both occasions, the semi-final was played at Highbury and was drawn, so that a replay was necessary. In the 1951 semi-final, Pegasus's opponents, Hendon, were awarded a penalty in the last minute, but missed it, and Pegasus won the replay at Selhurst Park.[4] In 1954, Pegasus toured Hong Kong, and supplied seven members of the England amateur international team.[5]
Changes in university culture in the 1960s and defections to Corinthian-Casuals undermined its ethos and the club folded in 1963.[1]
[edit] Famous players
- Gerry Alexander
- Vic Buckingham
- Donald Carr
- Jonathan Clegg
- Tony Pawson
- Ken Shearwood
- H.J.Potts
[edit] Famous coaches
[edit] Famous officials
- Reverend Kenneth Hunt, founding president
- Sir Harold Warris Thompson
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Lacey, David (18 March 2011). "Pegasus soared briefly but they made Wembley cheer itself hoarse". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/mar/18/pegasus-amateur-football-wembley. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ A. Quirke, Patrick. "Chapter 7. The Final Whistle". The Reverend Kenneth Hunt "Wolves footballing parson". Wolverhampton history & heritage. http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/genealogy/KennethHunt/chapter7.htm. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Harold Thompson". Oxford University Association Football Club. http://www.ouafc.com/varsity/players/299.
- ^ "Hendon FC". The Non League Football Show: Your team A-Z. BBC Online. 13 February 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/06/05/nl_hendon_feature.shtml. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (6 November 2009). "Pegasus AFC (England) tour of Hong Kong 1954". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pegasushk54.html. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Twydell, Dave. Defunct F.C.. p. 172.
[edit] External links
- Pegasus F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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