2011 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season

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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 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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2012 →

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.

Contents

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 Soccerball shade.svg33'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg42'
Budnyi Soccerball shade.svg70'Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Stadium: Legion Stadium
Referee: Daniel Burek
June 28, 2011 R3 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT Beltran Soccerball shade.svg40'
Alexandre Soccerball shade.svg44'		 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamie Scope
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Spendlove
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Taylor
5 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Ivan Becerra
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Manny Guzman
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tanner Wolfe
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Mulholland
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Richard Jata
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andres Cuero
11 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andriy Budnyi
12 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tom Parratt
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Murray
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jyler Noviello
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devan Carroll
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Riley
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Banks
19 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Nicholson
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Grendi
22 MF Flag of Armenia.svg  ARM Jack Avesyan
23 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Gareth Evans (captain)
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Barrera
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brock Duckworth
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Polak

Management and staff

League standings

American Division

PosTeam
PldWTLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Orlando City SC (C)2415633616+20512011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs
2 Wilmington Hammerheads (A)2414374230+1245 2011 USL Pro Playoffs [a]
3 Richmond Kickers (A)2412573521+1441
4 Charleston Battery (A)2410592425−135
5 Charlotte Eagles 249693229+333
6 Antigua Barracuda 2492133232029
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

NatNo.PlayerPosMPMSGAYellow card.svgRed card.svgAcquiredSalary
Flag of the United States.svg 2 Jordan Harvey DF 15150131 Expansion Draft $63,125

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

Transfers

In

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

Awards

None.

See also

References

  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)
  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.
  5. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 3 Bonner, Bob (March 7, 2011). "Hammerheads bring back a pair of players". WECT. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Airdrie deal for defender Parratt". BBC Sport. September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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