2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18 football season
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
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season was 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

Scottish Championship

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
5 August 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McMullan 13' (pen.) Attendance: 3,415
Referee: Thomson
Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
12 August 2017 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
15:00 Smith 2'
Ashcroft 14'
Cardle 41', 90'
Hopkirk 67'		 BBC Report Vigurs 18' Attendance: 4,391
Referee: McLean
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton
19 August 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Greenock Morton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren 19'
Seedorf Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card		 BBC Report Thomson 51' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Finnie
Brechin City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
26 August 2017 Championship Brechin City 0–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report Vigurs 27', 73'
McKay 32'
Cooper 62'		 Attendance: 703
Referee: Northcroft
St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 September 2017 Championship St Mirren 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Morgan 31'
Buchanan 63'
Smith 73'
McShane 74'		 BBC Report Baird 61'
Polworth 69'		 Attendance: 3,610
Referee: Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
16 September 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Bell 27' BBC Report Todorov 24'
Robinson 52'
Halkett 72'		 Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Charleston
Dumbarton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
23 September 2017 Championship Dumbarton 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Froxylias 46'
Wardrop 62'		 BBC Report Bell 8'
Warren Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 78'		 Attendance: 594
Referee: Steven
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South
30 September 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Anderson
Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
14 October 2017 Championship Falkirk 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Walsh
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
4 November 2017 Championship Livingston 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Duncan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City
21 November 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P–P Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City
28 November 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Brechin City Caledonian Stadium
McKay 7' Baird 9' Bell 52' Oakley 87' Report Attendance: 1801
Referee: Charleston
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dumbarton
16 December 2017 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dumbarton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Tremarco 34' Report Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Kirkland
Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
23 December 2017 Championship Greenock Morton 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Harkins 22' (pen.) BBC Report Raven Red card 22' Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Steven
Brechin City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
30 December 2017 Championship Brechin City 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glebe Park
15:00 Sinclair 18' (pen.), 39' BBC Report Smith 4' (Own goal)
Oakley 65' 78'
Tremarco Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 571
Referee: Duncan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
2 January 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Doran 6'
Vigurs Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card		 BBC Report Lithgow 82' Attendance: 2239
Referee: Aitken
St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
6 January 2018 Championship St Mirren 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
15:00 Reilly 26' BBC Report Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Falkirk
9 January 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Falkirk Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Oakley 10'
Bell 28'
Mulraney 30'
Baird 88'		 Report Longridge 86' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Beaton
Note: Rescheduled fixture due to previous postponements
Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
27 January 2018 Championship Falkirk 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Muirhead 48' (pen) 66' (pen) Nelson 87' Report Mulraney Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card MacKay 84' Referee: Anderson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton
24 February 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Greenock Morton Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Report Tiffoney 28' Harkins 70' (pen.) Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Kirkland
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City
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"
Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
17 March 2018 Championship Dundee United 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park
15:00 Mikkelsen 64' Report Vigurs 30' Attendance: 4772
Referee: Kirkland
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Mirren
31 March 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren 78' Polworth 81' Report Davis 4' (pen) Morgan 70' Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Newlands
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City
3 April 2018 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Brechin City Inverness
19:45 Chalmers 12,58'

Donaldson 22'

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

Austin 41,50,66'

Vigurs 63'		 Report Gallagher 13' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Duncan
Dumbarton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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.
Dumbarton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
18 April 2018 Championship Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton
19:45 Report Vigurs 56' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 392
Referee: Robertson
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
24 April 2018 Championship Livingston 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston
19:45 Report Polworth 46' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee: Steven
Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28 April 2018 Championship Greenock Morton 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Report Oakley 20,37' Austin 55' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Beaton

League Cup

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

Scottish Challenge Cup

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

Chalmers 13' Mulraney 44'

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

Scottish Cup

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
20 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
15:00 Leich-Smith 47'
O'Hara 64'		 Report Doran 16'
Oakley 87'		 Attendance: 3,509
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 ENG David Raven 22 1 15+3 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Carl Tremarco 18 2 14+1 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Joe Chalmers 29 1 21+0 1 3+0 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Gary Warren 14 3 9+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 2 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Matthew Elsdon 8 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 30 3 22+0 1 3+0 2 4+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Ross Draper 5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Scotland SCO Nathan Austin 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO John Baird 29 4 18+3 3 3+0 0 4+0 1 0+1 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Doran 8 3 3+3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Iain Vigurs 27 5 19+0 5 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England ENG George Oakley 27 7 8+11 4 0+3 0 3+1 2 1+0 1
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Mulraney 23 1 13+7 1 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Riccardo Calder 23 2 5+10 0 2+1 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF Netherlands NED Collin Seedorf 7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Curaçao CUW Felitciano Zschusschen 5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
20 FW England ENG Connor Bell 24 7 16+4 6 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
21 FW Scotland SCO Alex Cooper 10 1 3+3 1 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Brad McKay 29 2 21+0 2 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 20 0 15+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Canada CAN Charlie Trafford 17 0 10+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 GK Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Daniel MacKay 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK Scotland SCO 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

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
England Nathan Austin Scottish Championship 5–1 Dumbarton 14 April 2018

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
Scotland John Baird 31 ST Scotland Falkirk Free 1 July 2017
Scotland Daniel Hoban 19 GK Academy Free 1 July 2017
Scotland Mark Ridgers 26 GK Scotland Partick Thistle Free 3 July 2017
England George Oakley 21 ST England AFC Wimbledon Free 3 July 2017
Netherlands Collin Seedorf 22 DF Netherlands RKC Waalwijk Free 5 July 2017
England Riccardo Calder 21 DF England Aston Villa Free 6 July 2017
Republic of Ireland Zak Elbouzedi 19 MF England West Bromwich Albion Free 7 July 2017
Scotland Joe Chalmers 23 MF Scotland Motherwell Free 13 July 2017
Curaçao Felitciano Zschusschen 25 ST Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken Free 17 July 2017
Scotland Alex Cooper 25 DF Scotland East Fife Free 21 July 2017
England Connor Bell 21 ST Switzerland Servette Free 29 July 2017
Canada Charlie Trafford 25 MF Finland RoPS Free 18 August 2017
Scotland Coll Donaldson 22 DF Scotland Dundee United Free 19 August 2017
England Nathan Austin 23 ST Scotland Falkirk Free 1 January 2018
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
England Greg Tansey 28 MF Scotland Aberdeen Free 1 July 2017
England Alex Fisher 27 ST Scotland Motherwell Free 1 July 2017
Republic of Ireland Dean Ebbe 22 ST Republic of Ireland Bluebell United Free 1 July 2017
England Scott Boden 27 ST Wales Wrexham Free 6 July 2017
Scotland Kevin McNaughton 34 DF Retired N/A 7 July 2017
Estonia Henri Anier 26 ST Finland FC Lahti Free 10 July 2017
England Louis Laing 24 DF England Hartlepool United Free 10 July 2017
Scotland Jason Brown 21 DF Scotland Peterhead Free 14 July 2017
England Lewis Horner 25 MF England Blyth Spartans Free 21 July 2017
England Ross Draper 28 DF Scotland Ross County £100,000 9 August 2017
England Josh Meekings 24 DF Scotland Dundee Free 18 August 2017
Scotland Alex Cooper 26 DF United States Fresno Free 7 January 2018
England David Raven 32 DF Wales Wrexham Free 27 January 2018
Curaçao Felitciano Zschusschen 26 ST Released N/A 31 January 2018
Loans In/Returns
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out
England Matthew Elsdon 20 DF England Middlesbrough Half Season 6 July 2017 7 January 2018
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In
Scotland Daniel Hoban 20 GK Scotland Brora Rangers Season 29 July 2017 1 May 2018
Scotland Cammy Mackay 20 GK Scotland Brora Rangers Emergency Loan 13 October 2017 10 November 2017
Republic of Ireland Zak Elbouzedi 19 MF Scotland Elgin City Emergency Loan 30 December 2017 27 January 2018
Wales Owain Fôn Williams 30 GK United States Indy Eleven Season 31 January 2018 30 November 2018
Scotland John Baird 32 FW Scotland Greenock Morton Emergency Loan 26 February 2018 30 April 2018

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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  3. ^ "The reasons behind Inverness CT's relegation". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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  6. ^ "ROBBO'S MANAGEMENT RETURN". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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  8. ^ "Inverness CT v Dundee Utd & Dumbarton v Brechin postponed". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Six Tuesday Scottish fixtures postponed after cold snap". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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  11. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Dundee United 2017–18 Results". Statto. Retrieved 4 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "John Robertson Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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