2011 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season

Wilmington Hammerheads
2011 season
Owner	Bill Rudisill
Head coach	David Irving
Stadium	Sahlen's Stadium
USL Pro	Division: 6th; Overall: 9th
Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Highest home attendance	5,127 vs Charleston 24 June 2011
Lowest home attendance	1,924 vs Rochester 17 April 2011
Average home league attendance	3,926
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2010 2012 →

Last updated February 08, 2024

The 2011 season was the Wilmington Hammerheads' 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

June 14, 2011 R1	Wilmington Hammerheads	4–0	Central Florida Kraze	Wilmington, North Carolina
	Noviello 33' Mulholland 42' Budnyi 70'73'	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 63' Banks 78' Mulholland 103'	Report	Roberts 44' Toby 54'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

June 28, 2011 R3	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Wilmington Hammerheads	Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT	Beltran 40' Alexandre 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	ENG	Jamie Scope
3	DF	ENG	Chris Spendlove
4	MF	ENG	Tom Taylor
5	DF	MEX	Ivan Becerra
6	MF	USA	Manny Guzman
7	FW	USA	Tanner Wolfe
8	MF	ENG	Luke Mulholland
9	MF	USA	Richard Jata
10	FW	USA	Andres Cuero
11	FW	UKR	Andriy Budnyi
12	DF	SCO	Tom Parratt
13	MF	USA	Chris Murray


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	USA	Jyler Noviello
15	FW	USA	Devan Carroll
17	DF	USA	Dylan Riley
18	FW	USA	Chris Banks
19	MF	ENG	Paul Nicholson
21	MF	USA	Alex Grendi
22	MF	ARM	Jack Avesyan
23	DF	WAL	Gareth Evans (captain)
25	MF	USA	Diego Barrera
26	GK	USA	Brock Duckworth
30	GK	USA	Kyle Polak

Management and staff

David Irving - Head Coach/Director of Soccer Operations
Roxanne DeMonte - Game Day Operations

League standings

American Division

Pos	Team v t e	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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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:

↑ 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			Acquired	Salary
	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	Jack Avesyan	MF	Ventura County Fusion	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[3]
5		Ivan Becerra	DF	Ventura County Fusion	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[3]
6		Manny Guzman	MF	Ventura County Fusion	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[3]
17		Dylan Riley	DF	Ventura County Fusion	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[3]
2	March 7, 2011	Jamie Scope	DF	UIW Cardinals	Free	Graduated from UIW. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[6]
13		Chris Murray	MF	Unattached	Free	Signed with club as a free agent.	^[6]
14		Jyler Noviello	MF	Real Maryland Monarchs	Free	Did not renew contract. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[6]
12	March 12, 2011	Tom Parratt	DF	Airdrie United	Free	Released by Airdrie. Signed with club on free transfer.	^[7]

Awards

None.

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References

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

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[1] Bonner, Bob (March 28, 2010). "USL officials hopeful for Wilmington return". WECT TV. Retrieved August 30, 2010.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] Bonner, Bob (November 10, 2010). "Soccer returns to Wilmington with Hammerheads, USL-Pro". WECT TV. Retrieved November 11, 2010.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[march_2_transfer-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Hammerheads Add Four Players Out of California". OurSportsCentral. March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

[4] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

[6] See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[march_7_transfer-7] 1 2 3 Bonner, Bob (March 7, 2011). "Hammerheads bring back a pair of players". WECT. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

[8] "Airdrie deal for defender Parratt". BBC Sport. September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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