| 2010 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Brian Wellman Selby Wellman  Bob Young | ||
| Manager |  Martin Rennie | ||
| USSF Division 2 | NASL Conference Champions | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,879 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,426 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,241 | ||
The 2010 Carolina Railhawks FC season was the fourth season of the franchise, which was played in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | Conference leader, qualified for playoffs |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 45 | Qualified for playoffs [lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | |
| 4 | Miami FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 5 | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 24 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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IN: Tommy Heinemann (loan from Charleston Battery, Sept-Oct 2010); Claudio Suárez (exhibition guest appearance 9/5/2010); Allan Russell (7/23/2010); Ty Shipalane (6/1/2010); David Hayes (5/12/2010)
Win Tie Loss
| February 20, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC  | 3- 2 | Duke Blue Devils | Apex, North Carolina, United States |
| Stadium: Middle Creek Park |
| February 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 20, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 2 |  New England Revolution | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Schulte  85' Safi  90' | Phelan 41' Schilawski 87' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 |  Montreal Impact | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Low 69' Paladini Lowery 75' | Pizzolitto 82' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| April 3, 2010 | Charleston Battery  | 1- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Schulte Gardner | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| April 10, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 |  AC St. Louis | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Barbara 4', 25' Gardner 75' | Report | Kante 63' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,013 |
| April 16, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 1 |  NSC Minnesota Stars | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Wasson 37' Wasson 70' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,694 |
| May 1, 2010 | Rochester Rhinos  | 1- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Rochester, New York, United States |
| 7:30 PM | Roberts 9' J.Franks | Barbara 56' (p.k.) Lowery | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Zachary Rubinich |
| May 7, 2010 | Miami FC  | 1- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| 7:30 PM | Thompson 48' Gbandi Dominguez Santeliz | Gardner 83' Gilkerson | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 1,013 |
| May 14, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 2 | FC Tampa Bay | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Richardson 43' Franks 60' | Donoho 61' Wheeler 52' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,641 |
| May 26, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders  | 1- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 8:05 PM | Foley 73' Jagdeosingh Vélez Nurse  90' | Bundu 5' Paladini 67' | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 5,077 |
| May 30, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 0- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 2:00 PM | Pastel 78' | Barbara 20' Barbara Gardner Budnyy 90' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,034 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| June 6, 2010 | Portland Timbers  | 1- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 9:00 PM | Pore 61' | Paladini 90+' | Stadium: PGE Park |
| June 9, 2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC  | 1- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| 10:50 PM | Toure 31' Stewart Janicki 85' | Barbara 45' (p.k.) Lowery 41' | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| June 18, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Franks 51' (p.k.) Shields 90' | Bobo 22' (o.g.) Robson Mbuta Fusiller Gonzaga 80' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| June 26, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 2 | Montreal Impact | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| July 3, 2010 | AC St. Louis | 0- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Fenton, Missouri, United States |
| 8:10 PM | Traynor 60' | Kabwe 16' 82' Lowery 62' | Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center |
| July 11, 2010 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 0- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 7:05 PM | Bundu 18' Gardner 30' | Stadium: Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium |
| Montreal Impact | 1- 0 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| July 27, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| July 31, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Schulte 40' Gardner Franks 55' | Nash 2' Davies 15' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 2, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 | Montreal Impact | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Gardner 45' Elenio Schulte 90' | Leduc 14' Pizzolitto Soares Jordan 90' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 15, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Rosenlund 15' Heins 79' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 11, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 7:00 PM | Yoshitake 21' Brooks 49' | Watson 76' |
| August 18, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | Miami FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM | Richardson 71' Barbara Watson Paladini 84' | Araujo 49' Calestino 85' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| August 22, 2010 | Austin Aztex FC  | 3- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 7:00 | Johnson 32' Marshall Patterson 53' | Paladini 18' Russell 35' | Stadium: House Park |
| August 25, 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 1- 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Tampa Bay, Florida, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Ricardo Sanchez 88' Ricardo Sanchez Valentin 90+' | Bobo 23' Barbara Russell Schulte 76' | Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field |
| August 28, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini 22'90' | Foley 11' Gbandi Addlery Horst 90' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 3, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 0 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini 47' Heinemann 61' | Lader 49' Sanchez 75' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 11, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0- 0 | Portland Timbers | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Heinemann 39' | Muhamadu 14' Dike 71' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 15, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1- 0 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Blaine, MN, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Deldo 37' | McKenney 18' Lowery 79' | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| September 15, 2010 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2- 4 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Baltimore, MD, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Pejic 50' Sanchez 39' | Richardson 9' Davidson Heinemann 24' | Stadium: Paul Angelo Russo Stadium |
| September 25, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Watson 45' Heinemann 82' | Jagdeosingh 19' Miranda 50' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| October 1, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 1 | Austin Aztex | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Bernard 44' (o.g.) Barbara Heinemann Rusin 85' | Griffin 45+' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| First Round | Second Round | ||||||||
| USL-2 | Charleston Battery | 4 | |||||||
| USASA | CASL Elite | 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||
| D-2 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||
| D-2 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | |||||||
| June 15, 2010First Round | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 0 | Charlotte Eagles | WakeMed Soccer Park |
| 7:05 PM | Bundu 23' | Bentos 80' Herrera 86' |
| June 22, 2010Second Round | Charleston Battery | 2- 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Blackbaud Stadium |
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| October 6, 2010 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 0- 0 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Blaine, MN, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Low 61' | Stadium: National Sports Center |
| October 9, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 4- 0 | NSC Minnesota Stars | Cary, NC, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Paladini 64' 65' Gardner Lowery 38' | Arango 37' 38' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
RailHawks advance 4-0 on aggregate
| October 14, 2010 | Montreal Impact | 1- 0 | Carolina RailHawks FC | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 7:30 PM | Di Lorenzo 35' Ribeiro 56' | Davidson 13' Lowery Paladini 84' | Stadium: Stade Saputo |
| October 17, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 2- 0 | Montreal Impact | Cary, NC, United States |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
RailHawks advance 2-1 on aggregate.
| April 25, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 1- 1 |  Mexico U-21 | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 7:00 PM | Budnyy 45' Gardner Rusin 76' | Report | Schulte 53'(o.g.) Iazola 45' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| September 5, 2010 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 3- 0 | Pumas Morelos | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| 5:00 PM | Gardner 28' Elenio Safi 39' | Medina 45' Santana 90' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
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