2011 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season

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Wilmington Hammerheads
2011 season
Owner
Head coachDavid Irving
StadiumSahlen's Stadium
USL ProDivision: 6th
Overall: 9th
PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Highest home attendance5,127 vs Charleston 24 June 2011
Lowest home attendance1,924 vs Rochester 17 April 2011
Average home league attendance3,926
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The 2011 Wilmington Hammerheads season, is the club's 16th season in existence, and their second-consecutive year playing in the third division of American soccer, following a hiatus in 2009. This year marks the club's debut in the newly created USL Pro League.

Review and events[]

The club was on a hiatus in 2010,[1] and returned to fielding a professional side this year.[2] They joined the USL Pro, and were allocated into the National Division, which primarily consisted of Southern clubs.

The club signed four players from Ventura County Fusion on March 2, 2011: Dylan Riley, Ivan Becerra, Manny Guzman, and Jack Avesyan.[3]

Match results[]

Legend[]

USL Pro[]

U.S. Open Cup[]

See also: 2011 U.S. Open Cup
June 14, 2011 R1 Wilmington Hammerheads 4–0 Central Florida Kraze Wilmington, North Carolina
Noviello Goal 33'
Mulholland Goal 42'
Budnyi Goal 70' Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Legion Stadium
Referee: Daniel Burek
June 21, 2011 R2 Wilmington Hammerheads 3–2 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Eagles Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Budnyi Goal 63'
Banks Goal 78'
Mulholland Goal 103'		 Report Roberts Goal 44'
Toby Goal 54'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 28, 2011 R3 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT Beltran Goal 40'
Alexandre Goal 44'		 Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 7,620
Referee: Allen Chapman

Club[]

Roster[]

As of June 10, 2011.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Jamie Scope
3 DF England ENG Chris Spendlove
4 MF England ENG Tom Taylor
5 DF Mexico MEX Ivan Becerra
6 MF United States USA Manny Guzman
7 FW United States USA Tanner Wolfe
8 MF England ENG Luke Mulholland
9 MF United States USA Richard Jata
10 FW United States USA Andres Cuero
11 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Budnyi
12 DF Scotland SCO Tom Parratt
13 MF United States USA Chris Murray
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Jyler Noviello
15 FW United States USA Devan Carroll
17 DF United States USA Dylan Riley
18 FW United States USA Chris Banks
19 MF England ENG Paul Nicholson
21 MF United States USA Alex Grendi
22 MF Armenia ARM Jack Avesyan
23 DF Wales WAL Gareth Evans (captain)
25 MF United States USA Diego Barrera
26 GK United States USA Brock Duckworth
30 GK United States USA Kyle Polak

Management and staff[]

  • England David Irving - Head Coach/Director of Soccer Operations
  • United States - Game Day Operations

League standings[]

American Division[]

Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (C) 24 15 6 3 36 16 +20 51 2011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs
2 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 14 3 7 42 30 +12 45 2011 USL Pro Playoffs[a]
3 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 12 5 7 35 21 +14 41
4 Charleston Battery (A) 24 10 5 9 24 25 −1 35
5 Charlotte Eagles 24 9 6 9 32 29 +3 33
6 Antigua Barracuda 24 9 2 13 32 32 0 29
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[5]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ^ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

Statistics[]

Nat No. Player Pos MP MS G A Yellow card Red card Acquired Salary
United States 2 Jordan Harvey DF 15 15 0 1 3 1 Expansion Draft $63,125

Updated to match played June 24, 2011
Source: Charlotte Eagles

Transfers[]

In[]

# Date Player Pos. Previous Club Transfer type Fee/Notes Ref.
22 March 2, 2011 Armenia Jack Avesyan MF United States Ventura County Fusion Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [3]
5 Mexico Ivan Becerra DF United States Ventura County Fusion Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [3]
6 United States Manny Guzman MF United States Ventura County Fusion Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [3]
17 United States Dylan Riley DF United States Ventura County Fusion Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [3]
2 March 7, 2011 England Jamie Scope DF United States UIW Cardinals Free Graduated from UIW. Signed with club on free transfer. [6]
13 United States Chris Murray MF Unattached Free Signed with club as a free agent. [6]
14 United States Jyler Noviello MF United States Real Maryland Monarchs Free Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer. [6]
12 March 12, 2011 Scotland Tom Parratt DF Scotland Airdrie United Free Released by Airdrie. Signed with club on free transfer. [7]

Awards[]

None.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bonner, Bob (2010-03-28). "USL officials hopeful for Wilmington return". WECT TV. Retrieved 2010-08-30. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Bonner, Bob (2010-11-10). "Soccer returns to Wilmington with Hammerheads, USL-Pro". WECT TV. Retrieved 2010-11-11. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Hammerheads Add Four Players Out of California". OurSportsCentral. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  4. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  5. ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bonner, Bob (7 March 2011). "Hammerheads bring back a pair of players". WECT. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Airdrie deal for defender Parratt". BBC Sport. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
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