2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2017–18 season
ChairmanGraham Rae[1]
ManagerJohn Robertson[2]
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
ChampionshipFifth Place
Scottish Challenge CupWinner, won against Dumbarton
League CupGroup Stage
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Dundee
Top goalscorerLeague: George Oakley,
Iain Vigurs
(8 each)

All: George Oakley (12)
Highest home attendance3,415 vs. Dundee United, 5 August 2017
Lowest home attendance930 vs. Peterhead, 7 October 2017
Away colours

The 2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Thistle will also compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

This season has seen the most postponements of any Inverness CT season, with 10 Postponements as of 18 April 2018.[citation needed]

Summary[]

Management[]

Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Richie Foran was sacked by the club during the close season on 29 May 2017.[4] On 14 June 2017, John Robertson was appointed as manager on a two-year contract,[5] leaving his role of Head of Coach Education at Heart of Midlothian.[6] Brian Rice assistant manager to Foran oversaw team affairs prior to Robertson's appointment.[7]

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies/Charity Games[]

1 July 2017 Friendly Forres Mechanics 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forres
14:00 Stadium: Mosset Park
4 July 2017 Frendly Brora Rangers 1–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Brora
19:45 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
7 July 2017 Friendly Nairn County 1–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Nairn
19:30 Stadium: Station Park
8 July 2017 Friendly Elgin City 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Elgin
15:00 Stadium: Borough Briggs
8 November 2017 Charity Match Ross County 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
19:00 Stadium: Victoria Park

Scottish Championship[]

5 August 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McMullan Goal 13' (pen.) Attendance: 3,415
Referee: Thomson
12 August 2017 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
15:00 Smith Goal 2'
Ashcroft Goal 14'
Cardle Goal 41'90'
Hopkirk Goal 67'
BBC Report Vigurs Goal 18' Attendance: 4,391
Referee: McLean
19 August 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Greenock Morton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren Goal 19'
Seedorf Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
BBC Report Thomson Goal 51' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Finnie
26 August 2017 Championship Brechin City 0–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report Vigurs Goal 27'73'
McKay Goal 32'
Cooper Goal 62'
Attendance: 703
Referee:
9 September 2017 Championship St Mirren 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Morgan Goal 31'
Buchanan Goal 63'
Smith Goal 73'
McShane Goal 74'
BBC Report Baird Goal 61'
Polworth Goal 69'
Attendance: 3,610
Referee: Collum
16 September 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Bell Goal 27' BBC Report Todorov Goal 24'
Robinson Goal 52'
Halkett Goal 72'
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Charleston
23 September 2017 Championship Dumbarton 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Froxylias Goal 46'
Wardrop Goal 62'
BBC Report Bell Goal 8'
Warren Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 78'
Attendance: 594
Referee:
30 September 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 2,082
Referee:
14 October 2017 Championship Falkirk 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Walsh
21 October 2017 Championship Dundee United 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Vigurs Goal 28'
Bell Goal 36'
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Collum
28 October 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Bell Goal 23' BBC Report Attendance: 2,948
Referee: Clancy
4 November 2017 Championship Livingston 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,262
Referee:
21 November 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
25 November 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium
Vigurs Report McShane Goal 52'Reilly Goal 90+2' Attendance: 2687
Referee: McKendrick
28 November 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
McKay Goal 7' Baird Goal 9' Bell Goal 52' Oakley Goal 87' Report Attendance: 1801
Referee: Charleston
2 December 2017 Championship Queen of the South 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 1293
Referee:
9 December 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
15:00
12 December 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report
16 December 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dumbarton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Tremarco Goal 34' Report Attendance: 2,103
Referee:
23 December 2017 Championship Greenock Morton 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Harkins Goal 22' (pen.) BBC Report Raven Red card 22' Attendance: 1,547
Referee:
30 December 2017 Championship Brechin City 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glebe Park
15:00 Sinclair Goal 18' (pen.)39' BBC Report Smith Goal 4' (Own goal)
Oakley Goal 65' Goal 78'
Tremarco Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 571
Referee:
2 January 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Doran Goal 6'
Vigurs Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card
BBC Report Lithgow Goal 82' Attendance: 2239
Referee:
6 January 2018 Championship St Mirren 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Reilly Goal 26' BBC Report Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Collum
9 January 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Oakley Goal 10'
Bell Goal 28'
Mulraney Goal 30'
Baird Goal 88'
Report Longridge Goal 86' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Beaton
Note: Rescheduled fixture due to previous postponements
13 January 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Vigurs Goal 3'
Chalmers Goal 29'
Doran Goal 58'
Report Bell Goal 85' Attendance: 2,209
Referee: Muir
27 January 2018 Championship Falkirk 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Muirhead Goal 48' (pen) Goal 66' (pen) Nelson Goal 87' Report Mulraney Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card MacKay Goal 84' Referee:
3 February 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch[8]
17 February 2018 Championship Dunfermline Athletic P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
15:00
Note: Postponed due to fixture clash with Scottish Challenge Cup Semi Finals
24 February 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Greenock Morton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Report Tiffoney Goal 28' Harkins Goal 70' (pen.) Attendance: 2,359
Referee:
27 February 2018 Championship Dumbarton P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45
Note: Postponed due to Heavy Snowfall[9]
3 March 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
15:00
Note: Postponed for the safety of travelling fans from the central belt due to extremely heavy snowfall along the A9 and the most of Scotland due to "The Beast from the East"
5 March 2018 Championship Dunfermline Athletic P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
19:45
Note: Postponed due to Frozen pitch and Heavy Snowfall.
10 March 2018 Championship Livingston P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00
13 March 2018 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
19:45 Craigen Goal 6' Report Attendance: 2249
Referee: Clancy
17 March 2018 Championship Dundee United 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Mikkelsen Goal 64' Report Vigurs Goal 30' Attendance: 4772
Referee:
27 March 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Doran Goal 44' Report Attendance: 2,328
Referee:
31 March 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren Goal 78' Polworth Goal 81' Report Davis Goal 4' (pen) Morgan Goal 70' Attendance: 3,025
Referee:
3 April 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Brechin City Inverness
19:45 Chalmers Goal 12,58'

Donaldson Goal 22'

Oakley Goal 66'
Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,963
Referee:
7 April 2018 Championship Queen of the South 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
15:00 Report Austin Goal 9' Oakley Goal 30' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,140
Referee:
10 April 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Inverness
19:45 Mulraney Goal 81' Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,053
Referee: Walsh
14 April 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–1 Dumbarton Inverness
15:00 Doran Goal 17'

Austin Goal 41,50,66'

Vigurs Goal 63'
Report Gallagher Goal 13' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee:
17 April 2018 Championship Dumbarton P–P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton
19:45 Referee: Robertson
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, game rescheduled for next day.
18 April 2018 Championship Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton
19:45 Report Vigurs Goal 56' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 392
Referee: Robertson
21 April 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Chalmers Goal 16' Austin Goal 48' Ryan Goal 13' Clark Goal 90+5' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Finnie
24 April 2018 Championship Livingston 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston
19:45 Report Polworth Goal 46' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee:
28 April 2018 Championship Greenock Morton 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Report Oakley Goal 20,37' Austin Goal 55' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Beaton


League Cup[]

15 July 2017 League Cup Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren Goal 21'34'
Oakley Goal 57'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,419
Referee:
18 July 2017 League Cup Group A Stirling Albion 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 591
Referee:
Note: Inverness earn bonus point after 2 – 0 win on penalties
22 July 2017 League Cup Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McKee Goal 21'
Austin Goal 43'
Referee: Beaton
29 July 2017 League Cup Group A Forfar Athletic 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Station Park
15:00 Goal 49' BBC Report Oakley Goal 54'
Baird Goal 55'
Attendance: 517
Referee:

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

2 September 2017 Challenge Cup Second round Aberdeen U20s 2–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glebe Park
19:45 Ross Goal 51'
Anderson Goal 89'
SPFL Report Calder Goal 4'
Polworth Goal 25'
Raven Goal 40'
Tremarco Goal 82'
Attendance: 175
Referee:
7 October 2017 Challenge Cup Third round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Peterhead Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Polworth Goal 2'
Calder Goal 51'
MacKay Goal 90'
SPFL Report Attendance: 930
Referee: Muir
11 November 2017 Challenge Cup Quarter final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
17:15 Bell Goal 57' BBC Report Attendance: 1,078
Referee:
18 February 2018 Challenge Cup Semi final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Crusaders Northern Ireland Caledonian Stadium
17:15 Oakley Goal 1'

Chalmers Goal 13' Mulraney Goal 44'

McKay Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card
Report Heatley Goal 57' Goal 79' Yellow card 90+6' Yellow-red card Attendance: 1,044
Referee:
24 March 2018 Challenge Cup Final Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park
16:15 Report Tremarco Goal 90+3' Attendance: 4,602
Referee: Dallas

Scottish Cup[]

20 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
15:00 Leich-Smith Goal 47'
O'Hara Goal 64'
Report Doran Goal 16'
Oakley Goal 87'
Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Finnie
30 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round replay Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Allan Goal 47' Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Finnie

Squad statistics[]

During the 2017–18 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances[]

As of 20 January 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England David Raven 22 1 15+3 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England Carl Tremarco 18 2 14+1 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland Joe Chalmers 29 1 21+0 1 3+0 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
5 DF England Gary Warren 14 3 9+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 2 1+0 0
6 DF England Matthew Elsdon 8 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland Liam Polworth 30 3 22+0 1 3+0 2 4+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England Ross Draper 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Scotland Nathan Austin 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland John Baird 29 4 18+3 3 3+0 0 4+0 1 0+1 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 8 3 3+3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 27 5 19+0 5 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England George Oakley 27 7 8+11 4 0+3 0 3+1 2 1+0 1
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney 23 1 13+7 1 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF England Riccardo Calder 23 2 5+10 0 2+1 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF Netherlands Collin Seedorf 7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Curaçao Felitciano Zschusschen 5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
20 FW England Connor Bell 24 7 16+4 6 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
21 FW Scotland Alex Cooper 10 1 3+3 1 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland Brad McKay 29 2 21+0 2 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF Scotland Coll Donaldson 20 0 15+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Canada Charlie Trafford 17 0 10+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland Daniel MacKay 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 27 0 20+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0

Overall goalscorers[]

Rank Player Goals
1st England George Oakley 12
2nd Scotland Iain Vigurs 8
3rd England Connor Bell 7
4th England Nathan Austin 6
5th Scotland Joe Chalmers

Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran

Scotland Liam Polworth

5
8th Scotland John Baird

England Gary Warren

4
10th Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney

England Carl Tremarco

3
12th England Riccardo Calder

Scotland Daniel MacKay

Scotland Brad McKay

2
15th England Alex Cooper

Scotland Coll Donaldson

England David Raven

1

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]

League Cup table[]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL INV STI BRE FOR
1 Falkirk (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round 4–1 4–0
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 8 0–2 3–0
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 1 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0p 2–0
4 Brechin City 4 0 1 0 3 1 9 −8 2 0–3 p1–1
5 Forfar Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1 1–2 1–3
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Division summary[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAAAAHHHAHAHAA
ResultLLDWLLLDDWWDLWDWLWDLWWLLLDWDWWWWWDWW
Position81210778899877888777777678855
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics[]

Last updated 18 April 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John Robertson[14] 15 July 2017 Present 29 12 8 9 041.38

Transfers[]

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