2009 Carolina RailHawks FC season

This is a recap of the Carolina RailHawks 2009 season. The RailHawks are an American soccer team which played their third season in the USL First Division in 2009.

Players

Roster

As of July 26, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Caleb Patterson-Sewell
2	DF	SCO	Greg Shields
3	MF	PUR	Kupono Low
4	DF	USA	Jeremy Tolleson
5	DF	USA	Devon McKenney
6	MF	USA	Josh Gardner
7	MF	USA	Luke Kreamalmeyer
8	MF	ENG	Matthew Watson
9	FW	SLE	Sallieu Bundu
10	MF	USA	Brian Plotkin
11	MF	USA	Daniel Paladini
12	DF	USA	Caleb Norkus
13	DF	USA	Mark Schulte

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	USA	John Gilkerson
16	FW	TCA	Gavin Glinton
17	MF	ZIM	Joseph Kabwe
19	FW	CIV	Hamed Diallo
20	DF	GUY	Gregory Richardson
22	DF	USA	Jack Stewart
23	GK	USA	Eric Reed
24	DF	USA	Brad Rusin
25	DF	USA	Amir Lowery
28	FW	ENG	John Cunliffe
33	FW	UKR	Andriy Budnyy

Transfers:

• OUT: Brian Levey, released (7/3/2008)
• IN: Gregory Richardson, free agent (7/9/2009); Greg Shields, free agent (7/17/2009)

Staff

• Martin Rennie - Coach
• Brian Irvine - Assistant Coach
• Richard Huxford - Assistant Coach
• Paul Coleman - Equipment Manager
• Lizy Coleman - Head Trainer
• Ginny Williams - Assistant Trainer
• Amy Arundale - Student Trainer
• Jonathan Chappell - Physician
• Todd Staker - Chiropractor

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)	Result
March 14	New England Revolution (Exhibition)	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-0 W
March 27	CD Olimpia (Exhibition)	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	8:00 PM	2-1 L
April 4	Richmond Kickers (Exhibition)	University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, VA	7:00 PM	1-0 L
April 11	Minnesota Thunder	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	2-1 W
April 14	Wilmington Hammerheads (Exhibition)	Legion Stadium, Wilmington, NC	7:00 PM	2-0 W
April 18	Rochester Rhinos	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-0 W
April 26	Minnesota Thunder	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	2:00 PM	1-0 W
April 30	Portland Timbers	PGE Park, Portland, OR	10:00 PM	0-0 D
May 2	Portland Timbers	PGE Park, Portland, OR	10:00 PM	0-2 L
May 9	Charleston Battery ^^	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-2 L
May 16	Miami FC	Tropical Park Stadium, Miami, FL	8:00 PM	2-0 W
May 22	Cleveland City Stars	Krenzler Field, Cleveland, OH	8:00 PM	3-0 W
May 24	Austin Aztex	Nelson Field, Austin, TX	7:00 PM	1-0 W
May 29	Cleveland City Stars	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	8:00 PM	1-0 W
June 9	Richmond Kickers ^^^	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	2-1 W
June 11	Portland Timbers	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	0-0 D
June 13	Minnesota Thunder	James Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN	8:05 PM	0-2 L
June 16	Wilmington Hammerheads ^^^	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	3-3 (2-4 pk) L
June 19	Austin Aztex	Nelson Field, Austin, TX	8:30 PM	1-1 D
June 27	Puerto Rico Islanders	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-2 L
June 30	Panama (Exhibition)	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-0 W
July 3	Wilmington Hammerheads (Exhibition)	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	3-0 W
July 11	Charleston Battery ^^	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC	7:30 PM	1-0 W
July 17	Vancouver Whitecaps	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	8:00 PM	2-1 W
July 18	Tecos (Exhibition)	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	8:00 PM	2-1 W
July 24	Charleston Battery	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC	8:00 PM	1-2 L
July 26	Miami FC	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	2:00 PM	4-0 W
August 1	Austin Aztex	WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC	7:00 PM	3-0 W
August 5	Rochester Rhinos	Rochester Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, NY	7:00 PM	1-0 W
August 8	Cleveland City Stars	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC	7:00 PM	2-0 W
August 15	Vancouver Whitecaps	Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, BC	10:00 PM	0-0 D
August 18	Vancouver Whitecaps	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC	7:00 PM	1-1 D
August 22	Rochester Rhinos	Rochester Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, NY	7:35 PM	0-0 D
August 26	Miami FC	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC	7:00 PM	9-0 W
August 30	Montreal Impact	Stade Saputo Montréal, Quebec	3:45 PM	1-1 T
September 2	Montreal Impact	Stade Saputo Montréal, Quebec	7:45 PM	0-1 L
September 8	Puerto Rico Islanders	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamon, PR	8:00 PM	0-2 L
September 12	Puerto Rico Islanders	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC	7:00 PM	2-1 W
September 18	Montreal Impact	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC	7:00 PM	2-0 W

^ Televised nationally on Fox Soccer Channel

^^ Southern Derby fixtures

^^^ U.S. Open Cup fixtures