2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
2016–17 season | |||
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Chairman | Kenny Cameron | ||
Manager | Richie Foran | ||
Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Premiership | Twelfth place | ||
League Cup | Second round, lost to Alloa Athletic | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Celtic | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alex Fisher (8) All: Alex Fisher (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,012 vs. Rangers, 14 October 2016 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,316 vs. Arbroath, 30 July 2016 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,949[1] | ||
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The 2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Caley Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary[]
Season[]
Caley Thistle finished twelfth in the Scottish Premiership and were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship.[2] They reached the second round of the Scottish League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]
Management[]
Caley Thistle were managed by Richie Foran, during the 2016–17 season.[5] John Hughes departed the club during the close season on 20 May 2016,[6] having negotiated his exit with the board.[7] Hughes had previously raised concerns with the club's budget for 2016–17.[8] On 30 May 2016, Foran was appointed manager on a four-year contract,[9] marking his retirement as a player.[10] Brian Rice remained as assistant manager.[11]
Results and fixtures[]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies[]
2 July 2016 Friendly/William West Testimonial | Fraserburgh | 3–3 | Inverness CT | showFraserburgh |
5 July 2016 Friendly | Brora Rangers | 1–1 | Inverness CT | showBrora |
7 July 2016 Friendly | Nairn County | 0–3 | Inverness CT | showNairn |
9 July 2016 Friendly/Andy Low Testimonial | Buckie Thistle | 1–8 | Inverness CT | showBuckie |
10 July 2016 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 1–3 | Inverness CT | showInverness |
12 July 2016 Friendly | Elgin City | 0–3 | Inverness CT | showElgin |
19 July 2016 Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 1–3 | Inverness CT | showForres |
Scottish Premiership[]
6 August 2016 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showGlasgow |
13 August 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–3 | Ross County | showInverness |
20 August 2016 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 5–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showEdinburgh |
27 August 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | St Johnstone | showInverness |
10 September 2016 Premiership | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showAberdeen |
18 September 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | Celtic | showInverness |
24 September 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–1 | Dundee | showInverness |
1 October 2016 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showHamilton |
14 October 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Rangers | showInverness |
22 October 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | showInverness |
26 October 2016 Premiership | Motherwell | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showMotherwell |
29 October 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–3 | Heart of Midlothian | showInverness |
5 November 2016 Premiership | Celtic | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showGlasgow |
19 November 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3 | Aberdeen | showInverness |
26 November 2016 Premiership | Dundee | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showDundee |
3 December 2016 Premiership | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showPerth |
10 December 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | showInverness |
17 December 2016 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showKilmarnock |
24 December 2016 Premiership | Rangers | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showGlasgow |
28 December 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 | Motherwell | showInverness |
31 December 2016 Premiership | Ross County | 3–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showDingwall |
28 January 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | showInverness |
31 January 2017 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showHamilton |
4 February 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | Dundee | showInverness |
18 February 2017 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showEdinburgh |
24 February 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Rangers | showInverness |
1 March 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–4 | Celtic | showInverness |
11 March 2017 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showGlasgow |
18 March 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Ross County | showInverness |
1 April 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | showInverness |
4 April 2017 Premiership | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showAberdeen |
8 April 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–3 | St Johnstone | showInverness |
15 April 2017 Premiership | Motherwell | 4–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showMotherwell |
28 April 2017 Premiership | Ross County | 4–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showDingwall |
6 May 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | showInverness |
13 May 2017 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showKilmarnock |
17 May 2017 Premiership | Dundee | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showDundee |
20 May 2017 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–2 | Motherwell | showInverness |
League Cup[]
16 July 2016 Group C | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showCentral Park |
23 July 2016 Group C | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Dundee United | showCaledonian Stadium |
30 July 2016 Group C | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 7–0 | Arbroath | showCaledonian Stadium |
9 August 2016 Second Round | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showThe Indodrill Stadium |
Scottish Cup[]
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Elgin City | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showBorough Briggs |
11 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round | Celtic | 6–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | showCeltic Park |
Squad statistics[]
During the 2016–17 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Appearances[]
- As of 20 May 2017
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Ryan Esson | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | David Raven | 26 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Carl Tremarco | 36 | 7 | 29+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Kevin McNaughton | 14 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Gary Warren | 40 | 3 | 33+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Josh Meekings | 18 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Liam Polworth | 38 | 3 | 26+6 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Ross Draper | 43 | 4 | 35+2 | 3 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Dean Ebbe | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Aaron Doran | 19 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Iain Vigurs | 39 | 5 | 28+4 | 1 | 5+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Jamie McCart | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
13 | FW | Billy Mckay | 14 | 4 | 13+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | Jake Mulraney | 32 | 0 | 10+16 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Greg Tansey | 44 | 7 | 37+0 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Lewis Horner | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Alex Fisher | 25 | 8 | 8+13 | 8 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Scott Boden | 19 | 5 | 3+10 | 1 | 5+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Billy King | 32 | 3 | 17+9 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Alisdair Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Louis Laing | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Brad McKay | 29 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Henri Anier | 15 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
25 | GK | Owain Fôn Williams | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Lonsana Doumbouya | 20 | 6 | 17+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
29 | MF | Larnell Cole | 23 | 2 | 13+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
31 | GK | Cameron Mackay | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Cameron Gilchrist | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Overall goalscorers[]
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1st | Alex Fisher | 9 |
2nd | 7 | |
4th | Lonsana Doumbouya | 6 |
5th |
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7th | Ross Draper | 4 |
8th |
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12th | Larnell Cole | 2 |
13th | 1 |
Team statistics[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | |
10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 | |
11 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
12 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to the Scottish Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[12]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics[]
- Last updated on 20 May 2017
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Richie Foran[13] | 14 July 2016 | 31 May 2017 | 45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 24.44 |
Transfers[]
Player | Age* | From | Fee |
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Jake Mulraney | 20 | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
Kevin McNaughton | 33 | Wigan Athletic | Free |
Lonsana Doumbouya | 25 | Cercle Brugge | Free |
Brad McKay | 23 | St Johnstone | Free |
Henri Anier | 26 | Kalmar FF | Free |
Scott Boden | 26 | Newport County | Free |
Louis Laing | 23 | Motherwell | Free |
Dean Ebbe | 22 | Bluebell United | Undisclosed |
Jamie McCart | 19 | Celtic | Loan |
Billy Mckay | 28 | Wigan Athletic | Loan |
Billy King | 22 | Heart of Midlothian | Loan |
Larnell Cole | 23 | Fulham | Loan |
Player | Age* | To | Fee |
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Danny Williams | 28 | Dundee | Free |
Nat Wedderburn | 26 | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |
Jordan Roberts | 22 | Crawley Town | Free |
James Vincent | 26 | Dundee | Free |
Dean Brill | 30 | Motherwell | Free |
Ryan Williams | 25 | Ottawa Fury | Free |
Danny Devine | 23 | Partick Thistle | Free |
Lonsana Doumbouya | 26 | SKN St. Pölten | Free |
Liam Hughes | 23 | Barrow | Free |
Calum Ferguson | 21 | Albion Rovers | Free |
Alisdair Sutherland | 20 | Elgin City | Free |
Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo | 26 | RNK Split | Free |
Richie Foran | 36 | Retired | – |
Larnell Cole | 24 | Fulham | Loan Return |
Jamie McCart | 19 | Celtic | Loan Return |
Billy Mckay | 28 | Wigan Athletic | Loan Return |
Billy King | 23 | Heart of Midlothian | Loan Return |
* - At time of signing
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
References[]
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "The reasons behind Inverness CT's relegation". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Jason Marr's first-half strike earned Alloa Athletic a place in the Scottish League Cup". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Moussa Dembele hat-trick puts Celtic in Scottish Cup quarter-finals". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Inverness Caley Thistle appoint Richie Foran as manager". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Manager John Hughes leaves Inverness Caledonian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Manager John Hughes 'poised to leave' Inverness Caledoinian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Inverness CT manager negotiating exit from club". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Richie Foran given four-year contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "RICHIE FORAN TO RETIRE FROM PLAYING AFTER BECOMING INVERNESS MANAGER". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brian Rice stays on as assistant manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Richie Foran Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links[]
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. seasons
- Scottish football clubs 2016–17 season