Wilmington Hammerheads

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Wilmington Hammerheads
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Full name Wilmington Hammerheads
Nickname(s) Hammers
Founded 1996
Ground Legion Stadium
Capacity 6,000
Chairman Flag of United StatesBill Rudisill
Manager Flag of EnglandDavid Irving
League USL Second Division
2006 8th, did not make playoffs
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Wilmington Hammerheads are an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play their home games at Legion Stadium in the city of Wilmington, North Carolina. The team's colors are sky blue and white.

The Hammers have one championship under their belt from 2003 and were a finalist in 2002, losing to the Long Island Rough Riders 2-1. Wilmington has found great success in the US Open Cup in recent years regularly drawing MLS teams in the late rounds. Their most famous result occurred in 2003. Then, they drew the Dallas Burn, an MLS side in the middle of a particularly bad year. They shocked the soccer world by defeating the Burn 4-1 at Legion Sports Complex before bowing out to DC United 1-0 in the quarterfinal round.

The Hammerheads regularly draw well over 2,000 fans per game and have drawn nearly 5,000 for Playoff games. Head Coach David Irving has been at the helm since 1999 and has recently signed a 3 year extension after 1st Division side Portland Timbers showed interest in his services.

The team's fan club are called the Port City Firm.

No. Position Player
1 Flag of United States GK Bart Creasman
2 Flag of United States MF John Krause
3 Flag of United States DF Brady Bryant
4 Flag of England MF Martyn Lancaster
5 Flag of United States DF Kevin Nylen
6 Flag of United States DF Paul Chase
8 Flag of United States MF Joshua Bolton
9 Flag of United States MF Kenny Bundy
10 Flag of England MF George Corrie
11 Flag of United States FW Anthony Maher
12 Flag of United States DF Montae Seabrook
13 Flag of United States DF Devlin Barnes
14 Flag of United States MF Philip Hufstader
15 Flag of Mexico MF Junior Zarate
No. Position Player
16 Flag of United States MF Jeff Hughes
17 Flag of United States FW Ryan Miller
18 Flag of United States MF Chad Crandell
19 Flag of United States MF Chris Riley
20 Flag of United States MF Derek Popovich
21 Flag of South Africa FW Thabiso Khumalo
22 Flag of United States DF Chad Severs
23 Flag of Canada DF Jordan Hughes
24 Flag of United States MF Dan Capecci
26 Flag of United States DF Kevin Taylor
28 Flag of United States MF Jack Cummings
30 Flag of United States GK Nick Bochette
31 Flag of United States FW Jason Hotchkin
33 Flag of United States FW Chris Bagley

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
1996 3 USISL Pro League 3rd, South Atlantic Semifinals Did not qualify
1997 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 5th, South Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify
1998 3 USISL D-3 Pro League 6th, Atlantic Division Semifinals Did not qualify
1999 3 USL D-3 Pro League 2nd, Atlantic Conference Finals 2nd Round
2000 3 USL D-3 Pro League 2nd, Southern Conference Quarterfinals 2nd Round
2001 3 USL D-3 Pro League 1st, Southern Conference Finals Did not qualify
2002 3 USL D-3 Pro League 1st, Southern Final Did not qualify
2003 3 USL Pro Select League 2nd, Southern Champion Quarterfinals
2004 3 USL Pro Soccer League 2nd, Southern Quarterfinals 3rd Round
2005 3 USL Second Division 4th Semifinals 3rd Round
2006 3 USL Second Division 8th Did not qualify 4th Round

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United Soccer Leagues Second Division

Bermuda Hogges | Charlotte Eagles | Cincinnati Kings | Cleveland City Stars | Crystal Palace FC USA | Harrisburg City Islanders | New Hampshire Phantoms | Richmond Kickers | Western Mass Pioneers | Wilmington Hammerheads
National federation National Team: M, W Venues, (cap) List of clubs
League system SSS Champions History
Competitions in American Soccer
MLS USL First Division USL Second Division PDL
Super-20 MISL NPSL/WPSL PCSL
Open Cup W-League College Soccer Y-League
Current Stadiums in the USL Second Division
Bermuda National Stadium | Waddell High School Stadium | Corcoran Field | Krenzler Field | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Skyline Sports Complex | Southern New Hampshire University | University of Richmond Stadium | Lusitano Stadium | Legion Stadium
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