Wilmington Hammerheads
2011 season
OwnerBill Rudisill
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 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 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

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 (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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b c 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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