Wilmington Hammerheads FC
2015 season
ManagerCarson Porter
StadiumLegion 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.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

March 6, 2015 Friendly UNC Wilmington Seahawks 2–1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Wilmington, North Carolina
18:00 ET Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
March 11, 2015 Friendly Wilmington Hammerheads FC United States 0–4 South Korea Seoul E-Land Cary, North Carolina
14:00 ET ? 25'
? 35'
? ?'
? 82'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
March 21, 2015 Friendly Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–2 North Carolina Tar Heels Wilmington, North Carolina
17:30 ET Zimmerman 89' ? 78'
Winn 84'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium

Competitions

USL Pro

Main article: 2015 USL Pro season

Table

Eastern Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 3 9 15 20 40  −20 18 1 7 5 12 19  −7 2 2 10 8 21  −13

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

Results by matchday

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

Matches

March 28, 2015 1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 2–2 Richmond Kickers Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 EST Cole 9'
Heaney 18'		 Report Robinson 41'
Delicâte 55'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
April 3, 2015 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 EST Zimmerman 43' (pen.) Report Martinez 72' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,480
April 10, 2015 3 Richmond Kickers 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads Richmond, Virginia
Yeisley 4', 25'
Asante Yellow card 52'
Garner 90'		 Report Campbell Yellow card 41'
Ackley Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
April 12, 2015 4 New York Red Bulls II 0–3 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Harrison, New Jersey
Castaño Red card 86' Report Zimmerman 22', 43'
Mendoza 88' (pen.)
Poku Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
April 26, 2015 5 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–2 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. Peters Yellow card 21'
Fairclough 60'		 Report
Report		 Prince 24', Yellow card 70'
Chang 28'
vanSchaik Yellow card 49'
Kelly Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,985
Referee: Chris Spivey
May 2, 2015 6 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–4 Harrisburg City Islanders Wilmington, North Carolina
Tommy McMamara Yellow card 67' Summary Tribbett 30' 69'
Jankouskas 58'
Plumhoff 88'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: United States Mark Gorak
May 9, 2015 7 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Fenton, Missouri
Musa Yellow card 73'
Fink 81'		 Summary Fairclough Yellow card 60' Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: United States Andrew Musashe
May 12, 2015 8 Louisville City FC 3–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Louisville, Kentucky
Rasmussen 16'
Quinn 40'
Shanosky 43'
Burke Yellow card 51'		 Report Fairclough Yellow card 26'
Parratt Yellow card 45+'
Arnoux Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 88'
Heaney Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Joshua Brooks
May 16, 2015 9 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Wilmington, North Carolina
Fairclough 90+' Report Rolfe Yellow card 70'
Dos Santos 90'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Doug Hartemann
May 30, 2015 10 Charleston Battery 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charleston, South Carolina
Portillo 18' (pen.)
Ferguson Yellow card 82'		 Report Wheeler Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 37'
Jane Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,455
Referee: Alex Zhelyazkov
June 6, 2015 11 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Wilmington, North Carolina
Martínez Yellow card 44'
Ackley Yellow card 61'
Jane 69'		 Report Kelly Red card 26'
vanSchaik Yellow card 45'
Chang Yellow card 58'
Fairclough 85' (o.g.)
Cooper Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Jeremy Smith
June 13, 2015 12 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls II Wilmington, North Carolina
Arnoux Yellow card 80'
Anunga Yellow card 87'
Jackson Red card 90'		 Report Tsonis 72'
Etienne Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Dustin Thorne
June 20, 2015 13 Richmond Kickers 0-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Richmond, Virginia
19:00 Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,908
Referee: Matthew Franz
June 25, 2015 14 FC Montreal 1–2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Riggi Yellow card 45'
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card 49'
N'Diaye 50'
Joly Yellow card 83'		 Summary Parratt Yellow card 36'
Ackley 42'
Nicholson Yellow card 77'
Campbell Yellow card 88'
Heaney 90'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 241
Referee: Canada Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 27, 2015 15 Toronto FC II 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Hamilton 45+2', Yellow card 71' Summary Cole Yellow card 14' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Canada Marie-Soleil
July 1, 2015 16 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0–0 Saint Louis FC Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 Martinez Yellow card 12' Report Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Mark Gorak
July 4, 2015 17 Harrisburg City Islanders 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
19:00 Leverock Yellow card 18'
Vallès Yellow card 81'
Benbow 82'		 Report Ackley Yellow card 18' Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
July 18, 2015 18 Charleston Battery 1-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charleston, South Carolina
10:00 Kelly 17'
Chang Yellow card 70'
Prince Yellow card 84'		 Summary Parratt Yellow card 8'
Ackley Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: United States Esteban Rosano
25 July 2015 19 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1-3 Louisville City FC Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 Ackley 23' Yellow card 87'
Parratt Yellow card 45'		 Summary Montano Yellow card 17'
Fondy 45'
Shanosky 51'
Adams 56'
Guzman Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,373
Referee: United States Russell Davis
August 1, 2015 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 Vincent 20', 85', 90'
Brown Yellow card 87'		 Summary Godelman Yellow card 22' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: United States Darth Newman
August 8, 2015 21 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 4-2 New York Red Bulls II Wilmington, North Carolina
19:00 Defregger 16', 35'
Lawal Yellow card 32', 45+1'
Ackley 61' (pen.)		 Summary Obekop 31'
McLaws Yellow card 42'
Thomas Yellow card 62'
Plewa Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 84'
Tsonis 80', Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: United States Matthew Jozaitis
August 15, 2015 22 Rochester Rhinos 2-1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Rochester, New York, New York
18:05 Mendoza Yellow card 19'
Forbes 26'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card 33'
Van De Casteele 81'		 Summary Moose 59'
Cole Yellow card 60'
Ackley Yellow card 82'
Heaney Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,842
Referee: United States Tori Penso
August 22, 2015 23 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0-0 FC Montreal Wilmington, North Carolina
18:00 Parratt Yellow card 68'
Nicholson Yellow card 68'		 Summary Sukunda Yellow card 90' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,225
Referee: United States David Erbacher
August 29, 2015 24 New York Red Bulls II 2-0 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 Sanchez 22'
Obekop 29'		 Summary Bone Yellow card 61'
Wheeler Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 942
Referee: United States Matthew Mercier
September 3, 2015 25 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 0-1 Charlotte Independence Wilmington, North Carolina
18:00 Parratt Yellow card 90' Summary Calvert Yellow card 34'
Duckett Yellow card 37' 73'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: United States Russell Davis
September 5, 2015 26 Charlotte Independence 2 - 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC Charlotte, North Carolina
18:00 Slogic Yellow card 22'
DelPiccolo Yellow card 31'
Martínez 72'
Herrera 90' (pen.)		 Summary Wheeler Yellow card 30'
Fran Martínez Yellow card 35'
Jane 66'
Defregger Yellow card 73'
Lawal 82' Yellow card 83'
Bone Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: United States Doug Hartemann
September 12, 2015 27 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 1 - 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Wilmington, North Carolina
18:05 Campbell 15'
Ackley Yellow card 39'
Cole Yellow card 57'		 Summary Flunder Red card 53'
Kerr Yellow card 67'
Vini Dantas 70'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: United States Dustin Thorne
September 19, 2015 28 Wilmington Hammerheads FC – Toronto FC II Wilmington, North Carolina
Stadium: Legion Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20, 2015 Second round Wilmington Hammerheads North Carolina 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Tennessee Chattanooga FC Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00p.m. Zimmerman 35' (pen.) Report Ochieng 57' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Chris Spivey
Penalties
Tomaselli soccer ball with check mark
Defregger soccer ball with red X
Arnoux soccer ball with check mark
Zimmerman soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Zecca
soccer ball with check mark Winter
soccer ball with check mark Kauker
soccer ball with check mark De Smedt
soccer ball with check mark Finlay

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL Pro Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Larry Jackson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Tom Parratt 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Anthony Peters 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Jamaica JAM Ashani Fairclough 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States USA Troy Cole 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 FW United States USA Brian Ackley 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF United States USA Ross Tomaselli 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Paul Nicholson 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW United States USA Aaron Wheeler 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF United States USA Justin Moose 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Lesotho LES Sunny Jane 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Jamaica JAM Andrae Campbell 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF United States USA Marc Godelman 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA Stefan Defregger 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW United States USA Cody Arnoux 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF United States USA Corben Bone 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG William Heaney 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK United States USA Matt Glaeser 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF United States USA Nick Zimmerman 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK United States USA Andre Rawls 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

In

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

References

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