2015 Wilmington Hammerheads FC season

Wilmington Hammerheads FC
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
Home colors	Away colors
	← 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

Competitions

USL Pro

Table

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D
Position	8	6	6	6	7	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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 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

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL Pro		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	US	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	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

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