2021–22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss Morrison
ManagerBilly Dodds[1]
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship1st
Scottish CupThird Round Replay; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Greenock Morton
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupQuarter Finals; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Raith Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Gardyne: 5
All: Billy Mckay: 10
Highest home attendance2,296; vs Kilmarnock, 3 December 2021
Lowest home attendance790; vs Greenock Morton, 27 November 2021

The 2020–21 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 28th campaign, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship - the second-tier of Scottish football.

Events[]

Pre-Season[]

1 June 2021: Billy Dodds is named as the team's new manager, resulting in mixed reception from fans.

Fixtures and Results[]

Friendlies[]

23 June 2021 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0 – 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness
19:30 Stadium: Grant Street Park
26 June 2021 Friendly Forres Mechanics 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forres
15:00 Stadium: Mosset Park
8 July 2021 Friendly Aberdeen 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
13:00 Stadium: Cormack Park

League[]

31 July 2021 Scottish Championship Arbroath 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Sutherland Goal 66' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,008
7 August 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 MacGregor Goal 80' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,675
21 August 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Walsh Goal 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
28 August 2021 Scottish Championship Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Gardyne Goal 5' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,004
11 September 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Broadfoot Goal 51',

Sutherland Goal 68',

Doran Goal 71'		 Tiffoney Goal 17' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
18 September 2021 Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,158
25 September 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Welsh Goal 12', Gardyne Goal 81' Connelly Goal 74' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,884
2 October 2021 Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
15:00 Smith Goal 5',

Ryan Goal 26',

Mimnaugh Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card		 Gardyne Goal 90' Stadium: Fountain of Youth Stadium
Attendance: 1,088
16 October 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Mckay Goal 20', Gardyne Goal 49' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
23 October 2021 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Matthews Red card 45', Goal 62' Welsh Goal 79' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,900
26 October 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Arbroath Inverness
19:45 McKenna Goal 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
30 October 2021 Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Maryhill
15:00 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
6 November 2021 Scottish Championship Ayr United 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Chalmers Goal 15', Reading Goal 53' Welsh Goal 13', Gardyne Goal 26' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,289
13 November 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Mckay Goal 22' Devine (o.g.) 51', Thomas Goal 64' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
19 November 2021 Scottish Championship Queen of the South 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
19:45 Connelly Goal 75' Mckay Goal pen' (19), Goal 50' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 942
3 December 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Inverness
19:45 Welsh Goal 69' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,296
11 December 2021 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow

Scottish Cup[]

27 November 2021 Scottish Cup Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Mckay Goal 12' Reilly Goal 81' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
7 December 2021 Scottish Cup Third Round Replay Greenock Morton 1 – 1
(5 – 4 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
19:45 Muirhead Goal 42' Devine Goal 47' Stadium: Cappielow
Penalties
Reilly Penalty scored

Lyon Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Muirhead Penalty scored

Oliver Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Doran

Penalty scored McAlear
Penalty scored Allardice
Penalty scored Jamieson

Penalty missed Devine

League Cup[]

The Group Stage for the cup was drawn on 28 May 2021, with Cove Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness, Peterhead and Stirling Albion being drawn into Group A. The first match will be played on 13 July 2021.

13 July 2021 Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Peterhead Inverness
19:45 Duku Goal 50', Doran Goal 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
17 July 2021 Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2
(2 – 3 p)		 Stirling Albion Inverness
15:00 MacGregor Goal 27', Sutherland Goal 49' Mackin Goal 4', Moore Goal 20' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Penalties
Walsh Penalty missed

Allardice Penalty scored
McAlear Penalty scored
Carson Penalty missed

Sutherland Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Carrick

Penalty missed Leitch
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Omar

Penalty missed
20 July 2021 Group A Cove Rangers 3 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
19:45 McIntosh Goal 35',

Megginson Goal 38',

Goal 85'		 Duku Goal pen' (90) Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
25 July 2021 Group A Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
17:15 Walker Goal 75' Gardyne Red card 88' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Note: Live on Premier Sports

SPFL Trust Challenge Cup[]

Inverness are due to enter the Challenge Cup at Round 2 which will be played on the 4th and 5 September.

4 September 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle Inverness
15:00 Jamieson Goal 24',

Harper Goal 67',

Mckay Goal 81', Goal 90'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
9 October 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 3 Elgin City 2 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Elgin
14:00 Grivosti Goal 9', Goal 22' Mckay Goal 38', Goal 40', Goal 68', Jamieson Goal 72' Stadium: Borough Briggs
30 November 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Quarter Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0
(4 – 5 p)		 Raith Rovers Inverness
19:45 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Penalties
Doran Penalty scored

Harper Penalty scored
Deas Penalty missed
Jamieson Penalty scored
Allardice Penalty scored

Sutherland Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Tait

Penalty scored Berra
Penalty missed Matthews
Penalty scored Varian
Penalty scored

Penalty scored Dick

North of Scotland Cup[]

Did not enter.

Team Statistics[]

League Table[]

Management Statistics[]

First Team Player Statistics[]

League Goalscorers[]

Rank Player Goals
1st Scotland Michael Gardyne 5
2nd Scotland Sean Welsh 4
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay
4th Scotland Shane Sutherland 2
5th Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 1
Scotland Tom Walsh
Scotland Roddy MacGregor
Scotland Kirk Broadfoot

Overall Goalscorers[]

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 10
2nd Scotland Michael Gardyne 5
3rd Scotland Sean Welsh 4
4th Scotland Shane Sutherland 3
5th Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2
Netherlands Manny Duku
Scotland Roddy MacGregor
8th Scotland Lewis Jamieson 1
Scotland Tom Walsh
Scotland Kirk Broadfoot
Scotland Cameron Harper
Northern Ireland Danny Devine

*as of match played 7 December 2021

**players in italics left the club during the season.

Hat-tricks[]

Player Competition Opponent Date
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay SPFL Trust Trophy Elgin City 9 October 2021

Transfers[]

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
Scotland Michael Gardyne 35 MF Scotland Ross County Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Tom Walsh 24 MF Scotland Ayr United Free 1 July 2021
Netherlands Manny Duku 28 FW Scotland Raith Rovers Free 1 July 2021
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 32 FW Scotland Ross County Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 36 DF Scotland Kilmarnock Free 12 July 2021
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
Scotland James Keatings 29 FW Scotland Raith Rovers Pre-Contract Agreement 3 March 2021 [2]
Scotland Daniel MacKay 20 FW Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed 13 May 2021 [3]
Scotland Brad McKay 28 DF Scotland Falkirk Free 1 July 2021
Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 24 FW Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free 1 July 2021
England Miles Storey 27 FW England Hereford Free 1 July 2021
England James Vincent 31 MF England Hereford Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Lewis Toshney 29 DF Retired N/A 3 July 2021
Scotland 20 MF Scotland Rothes Free
Loans In/Return
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes
Scotland Reece McAlear 19 MF England Norwich City Full Season 1 July 2021 1 July 2022
Scotland Lewis Jamieson 19 FW Scotland St Mirren Full Season 1 July 2021 1 July 2022
Loans Out/Return
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes
Scotland 17 MF Scotland Rangers Return 1 July 2021 N/A
Scotland Scott Allan 29 MF Scotland Hibernian Return 1 July 2021 N/A

*at time of transfer/loan

References[]

  1. ^ Third, Paul (1 June 2021). "Time is right for Billy Dodds to take the lead in the dugout with Caley Thistle". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "James Keatings Signs | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (12 May 2021). "'A massive club in a massive city' - Daniel Mackay eager to repay Hibs after signing four-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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