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.
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Carson Porter | ||
| Stadium | Legion Stadium | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nick Zimmerman (3) All: Nick Zimmerman (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,265 (July 1 vs. Saint Louis) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 1,789 (Mar. 28 vs. Richmond) All: 600 (May 20 vs. Chattanooga) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 2,829 All: 2,581 | ||
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Non-competitive edit
Pre-season edit
| 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  | 0–4 |  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 edit
USL Pro edit
Table edit
- 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
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 edit
| 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 edit
Updated to match(es) played on September 12, 2015. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 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  52'Garner 90' |
Report | Campbell 41' Ackley 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  86' |
Report | Zimmerman 22', 43' Mendoza 88' (pen.)Poku 89' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| April 26, 2015 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1–2 | Charleston Battery | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 3:00 p.m. | Peters 21' Fairclough 60' |
Report Report |
Prince 24', 70' Chang 28'vanSchaik 49'Kelly 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 67' |
Summary | Tribbett 30' 69' Jankouskas 58'Plumhoff 88' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Mark Gorak |
| May 9, 2015 7 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Fenton, Missouri |
| Musa 73' Fink 81' |
Summary | Fairclough 60' |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| May 12, 2015 8 | Louisville City FC | 3–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Rasmussen 16' Quinn 40'Shanosky 43'Burke 51' |
Report | Fairclough 26' Parratt 45+'Arnoux 68'  88'Heaney 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 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 82' |
Report | Wheeler 18' 37' Jane 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 44' Ackley 61'Jane 69' |
Report | Kelly 26' vanSchaik 45'Chang 58'Fairclough 85' (o.g.)Cooper 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 80' Anunga 87'Jackson 90' |
Report | Tsonis 72' Etienne 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 45' Gagnon-Laparé 49'N'Diaye 50'Joly 83' |
Summary | Parratt 36' Ackley 42'Nicholson 77'Campbell 88'Heaney 90' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 241 Referee:  Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| June 27, 2015 15 | Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:00 | Hamilton 45+2', 71' |
Summary | Cole 14' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 50 Referee: Marie-Soleil |
| July 1, 2015 16 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0–0 | Saint Louis FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 19:00 | Martinez 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 18' Vallès 81'Benbow 82' |
Report | Ackley 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 70'Prince 84' |
Summary | Parratt 8' Ackley 62' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
| 25 July 2015 19 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1-3 | Louisville City FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 19:00 | Ackley 23' 87' Parratt 45' |
Summary | Montano 17' Fondy 45'Shanosky 51'Adams 56'Guzman 87' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Russell Davis |
| August 1, 2015 20 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3-0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 | Vincent 20', 85', 90' Brown 87' |
Summary | Godelman 22' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,807 Referee: 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 32', 45+1'Ackley 61' (pen.) |
Summary | Obekop 31' McLaws 42'Thomas 62'Plewa 62' 84'Tsonis 80', 89' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,875 Referee: Matthew Jozaitis |
| August 15, 2015 22 | Rochester Rhinos | 2-1 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Rochester, New York, New York |
| 18:05 | Mendoza 19' Forbes 26'Apostolopoulos 33'Van De Casteele 81' |
Summary | Moose 59' Cole 60'Ackley 82'Heaney 88' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,842 Referee: Tori Penso |
| August 22, 2015 23 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0-0 | FC Montreal | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 18:00 | Parratt 68' Nicholson 68' |
Summary | Sukunda 90' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,225 Referee: 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 61' Wheeler 88' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 942 Referee: Matthew Mercier |
| September 3, 2015 25 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 0-1 | Charlotte Independence | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 18:00 | Parratt 90' |
Summary | Calvert 34' Duckett 37' 73' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Russell Davis |
| September 5, 2015 26 | Charlotte Independence | 2 - 2 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 18:00 | Slogic 22' DelPiccolo 31'Martínez 72'Herrera 90' (pen.) |
Summary | Wheeler 30' Fran Martínez 35'Jane 66'Defregger 73'Lawal 82' 83'Bone 90' |
Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Doug Hartemann |
| September 12, 2015 27 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 1 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 18:05 | Campbell 15' Ackley 39'Cole 57' |
Summary | Flunder 53' Kerr 67'Vini Dantas 70' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,617 Referee: Dustin Thorne |
| September 19, 2015 28 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | – | Toronto FC II | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Stadium: Legion Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 20, 2015 Second round | Wilmington Hammerheads  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) |  Chattanooga FC | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00p.m. | Zimmerman 35' (pen.) |
Report | Ochieng 57' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Chris Spivey |
| Penalties | ||||
Tomaselli  Defregger  Arnoux Zimmerman |
Zecca Winter Kauker De Smedt Finlay |
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Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL Pro | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
|
Larry Jackson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  SCO
|
Tom Parratt | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA
|
Anthony Peters | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  JAM
|
Ashani Fairclough | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA
|
Troy Cole | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | USA
|
Brian Ackley | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA
|
Ross Tomaselli | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  ENG
|
Paul Nicholson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA
|
Aaron Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA
|
Justin Moose | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  LES
|
Sunny Jane | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | JAM
|
Andrae Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA
|
Marc Godelman | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA
|
Stefan Defregger | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA
|
Cody Arnoux | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA
|
Corben Bone | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG
|
William Heaney | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA
|
Matt Glaeser | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA
|
Nick Zimmerman | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| GK | USA
|
Andre Rawls | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Transfers edit
In edit
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
US |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |
|
Justin Moose | 31 | US |  SJK
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | |
| 1 | GK |
|
Larry Jackson | US | New England Revolution
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | ||
| 3 | DF |
|
Anthony Peters | 31 | US | C.D. Motagua New Orleans
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | |
| 23 | MF |
|
Nick Zimmerman | 27 | US | Carolina RailHawks
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | |
| 9 | FW |
|
Aaron Wheeler | 26 | US | Philadelphia Union
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | |
| 16 | MF |
|
Justin Defregger | US | Dartmouth Big Green
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com | ||
| GK |
|
Andre Rawls | US | Saint Mary's Gaels
|
Free | Winter | Free | wilmingtonhammerheads.com |