2015 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season

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Wilmington Hammerheads FC
2015 season
ManagerCarson Porter
Stadium Legion Stadium
Top goalscorerLeague: Nick Zimmerman (3)
All: Nick Zimmerman (5)
Highest home attendance4,265
(July 1 vs. Saint Louis)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,789
(Mar. 28 vs. Richmond)
All: 600
(May 20 vs. Chattanooga)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,829
All: 2,581
  2014

The 2015 Wilmington Hammerheads season was the club's nineteenth season of competitive soccer, and their fifth consecutive season since their one-year hiatus in 2010.

Contents

Non-competitive

Pre-season

March 11, 2015 Friendly Wilmington Hammerheads FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–4 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul E-Land Cary, North Carolina
14:00 ET? Soccerball shade.svg25'
? Soccerball shade.svg35'
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? Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Competitions

USL Pro

Table

Eastern Conference
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X)28171014015+2561 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 2814685534+2148
3 Charleston Battery 28121064328+1546 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28126104645+142
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2811895342+1141
6 Richmond Kickers 28101174135+641
7 Charlotte Independence 28101083835+340
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28116114953439
9 Saint Louis FC 28891130401033
10 FC Montreal 28841632461428
11 Toronto FC II 28651726522623
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 283101522422019
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2739152040 −20181751219 −72210821 −13

Last updated: September 12, 2015.
Source: USL Pro

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHHAAHHAAHAHHAAAHAAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultDDLWLLLLDLDLDWLDLLLLWLDLLDD
Position8666710101011111111121112121212121212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on September 12, 2015. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 26, 20155 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–2 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. Peters Yellow card.svg 21'
Fairclough Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report
Report
Prince Soccerball shade.svg24', Yellow card.svg 70'
Chang Soccerball shade.svg28'
vanSchaik Yellow card.svg 49'
Kelly Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,985
Referee: Chris Spivey
May 2, 20156 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–4 Harrisburg City Islanders Wilmington, North Carolina
Tommy McMamara Yellow card.svg 67' Summary Tribbett Soccerball shade.svg30'Soccerball shade.svg69'
Jankouskas Soccerball shade.svg58'
Plumhoff Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Mark Gorak
May 9, 20157 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Fenton, Missouri
Musa Yellow card.svg 73'
Fink Soccerball shade.svg81'
Summary Fairclough Yellow card.svg 60'Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Musashe
May 12, 20158 Louisville City FC 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Louisville, Kentucky
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg16'
Quinn Soccerball shade.svg40'
Shanosky Soccerball shade.svg43'
Burke Yellow card.svg 51'
Report Fairclough Yellow card.svg 26'
Parratt Yellow card.svg 45+'
Arnoux Yellow card.svg 68' Yellow-red card.svg 88'
Heaney Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Joshua Brooks
May 30, 201510 Charleston Battery 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charleston, South Carolina
Portillo Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Ferguson Yellow card.svg 82'
Report Wheeler Yellow card.svg 18' Yellow-red card.svg 37'
Jane Yellow card.svg 52'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,455
Referee: Alex Zhelyazkov
June 6, 201511 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
Martínez Yellow card.svg 44'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 61'
Jane Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Kelly Red card.svg 26'
vanSchaik Yellow card.svg 45'
Chang Yellow card.svg 58'
Fairclough Soccerball shade.svg85' (o.g.)
Cooper Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Jeremy Smith
June 13, 201512 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Wilmington, North Carolina
Arnoux Yellow card.svg 80'
Anunga Yellow card.svg 87'
Jackson Red card.svg 90'
Report Tsonis Soccerball shade.svg72'
Etienne Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Dustin Thorne
June 20, 201513 Richmond Kickers 0-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Richmond, Virginia
19:00 Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,908
Referee: Matthew Franz
June 25, 201514 FC Montreal 1–2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Riggi Yellow card.svg 45'
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card.svg 49'
N'Diaye Soccerball shade.svg50'
Joly Yellow card.svg 83'
Summary Parratt Yellow card.svg 36'
Ackley Soccerball shade.svg42'
Nicholson Yellow card.svg 77'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 88'
Heaney Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 241
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 27, 201515 Toronto FC II 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Hamilton Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 71' Summary Cole Yellow card.svg 14'Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Soleil
July 1, 201516 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 Martinez Yellow card.svg 12' Report Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Mark Gorak
July 18, 201518 Charleston Battery 1-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charleston, South Carolina
10:00 Kelly Soccerball shade.svg17'
Chang Yellow card.svg 70'
Prince Yellow card.svg 84'
Summary Parratt Yellow card.svg 8'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 62'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Esteban Rosano
25 July 201519 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1-3 Louisville City FC Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 Ackley Soccerball shade.svg23'Yellow card.svg 87'
Parratt Yellow card.svg 45'
Summary Montano Yellow card.svg 17'
Fondy Soccerball shade.svg45'
Shanosky Soccerball shade.svg51'
Adams Soccerball shade.svg56'
Guzman Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Russell Davis
August 1, 201520 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent Soccerball shade.svg20', 85', 90'
Brown Yellow card.svg 87'
Summary Godelman Yellow card.svg 22'Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Darth Newman
August 8, 201521 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 4-2 New York Red Bulls II Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00Defregger Soccerball shade.svg16', 35'
Lawal Yellow card.svg 32', Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Ackley Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Summary Obekop Soccerball shade.svg31'
McLaws Yellow card.svg 42'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 62'
Plewa Yellow card.svg 62' Yellow-red card.svg 84'
Tsonis Soccerball shade.svg80', Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Jozaitis
August 15, 201522 Rochester Rhinos 2-1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Rochester, New York, New York
18:05 Mendoza Yellow card.svg 19'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 33'
Van De Casteele Soccerball shade.svg81'
Summary Moose Soccerball shade.svg59'
Cole Yellow card.svg 60'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 82'
Heaney Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,842
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Tori Penso
August 22, 201523 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0-0 FC Montreal Wilmington, North Carolina
18:00 Parratt Yellow card.svg 68'
Nicholson Yellow card.svg 68'
Summary Sukunda Yellow card.svg 90'Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg David Erbacher
August 29, 201524 New York Red Bulls II 2-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg22'
Obekop Soccerball shade.svg29'
Summary Bone Yellow card.svg 61'
Wheeler Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 942
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Mercier
September 3, 201525 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0-1 Charlotte Independence Wilmington, North Carolina
18:00 Parratt Yellow card.svg 90' Summary Calvert Yellow card.svg 34'
Duckett Yellow card.svg 37'Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Russell Davis
September 5, 201526 Charlotte Independence 2 - 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charlotte, North Carolina
18:00 Slogic Yellow card.svg 22'
DelPiccolo Yellow card.svg 31'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg72'
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Summary Wheeler Yellow card.svg 30'
Fran Martínez Yellow card.svg 35'
Jane Soccerball shade.svg66'
Defregger Yellow card.svg 73'
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg82'Yellow card.svg 83'
Bone Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Doug Hartemann
September 12, 201527 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1 - 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Wilmington, North Carolina
18:05 Campbell Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 39'
Cole Yellow card.svg 57'
Summary Flunder Red card.svg 53'
Kerr Yellow card.svg 67'
Vini Dantas Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Thorne

U.S. Open Cup

May 20, 2015Second round Wilmington Hammerheads Flag of North Carolina.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Flag of Tennessee.svg Chattanooga FC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00p.m. Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.) Report Ochieng Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Chris Spivey
Penalties
Tomaselli Soccerball shad check.svg
Defregger Soccerball shade cross.svg
Arnoux Soccerball shad check.svg
Zimmerman Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Zecca
Soccerball shad check.svg Winter
Soccerball shad check.svg Kauker
Soccerball shad check.svg De Smedt
Soccerball shad check.svg Finlay

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal USL Pro Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larry Jackson 202+000+000+00
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tom Parratt 200+200+000+00
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Peters 202+000+000+00
4 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Ashani Fairclough 000+000+000+00
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Troy Cole 212+010+000+00
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ackley 202+000+000+00
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ross Tomaselli 202+000+000+00
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Nicholson 202+000+000+00
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaron Wheeler 000+000+000+00
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Moose 202+000+000+00
11 FW Flag of Lesotho.svg  LES Sunny Jane 101+000+000+00
12 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Andrae Campbell 202+000+000+00
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marc Godelman 200+200+000+00
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Defregger201+100+000+00
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cody Arnoux 000+000+000+00
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corben Bone 000+000+000+00
21 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG William Heaney 212+010+000+00
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Glaeser 000+000+000+00
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Zimmerman 212+010+000+00
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andre Rawls 000+000+000+00

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
US
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg Justin Moose 31US Flag of Finland.svg SJK FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg Larry Jackson US Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Peters 31US Flag of the United States.svg C.D. Motagua New Orleans FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Zimmerman 27US Flag of the United States.svg Carolina RailHawks FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Wheeler 26US Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Justin Defregger US Flag of the United States.svg Dartmouth Big Green FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com
GK Flag of the United States.svg Andre Rawls US Flag of the United States.svg Saint Mary's Gaels FreeWinter Free wilmingtonhammerheads.com

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