2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2016–17 season
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]

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. Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

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

United 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

Scottish Premiership

League Cup

Scottish Cup

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 TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Ryan Esson 706+001+000+00
2 DF England David Raven 26119+214+001+00
3 DF England Carl Tremarco 36729+045+032+00
4 DF Scotland Kevin McNaughton 1405+405+000+00
5 DF England Gary Warren 40333+025+012+00
6 DF England Josh Meekings 18118+010+000+00
7 MF Scotland Liam Polworth 38326+635+001+00
8 MF England Ross Draper 43435+232+311+00
9 FW Republic of Ireland Dean Ebbe 400+300+000+10
10 MF Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 1916+1110+101+00
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 39528+415+042+00
12 DF Scotland Jamie McCart 1109+200+000+00
13 FW England Billy Mckay 14413+040+001+00
14 MF Scotland Jason Brown 100+000+100+00
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney 32010+1603+200+10
16 MF Republic of Ireland Greg Tansey 44737+075+002+00
17 DF England Lewis Horner 1105+501+000+00
18 FW England Alex Fisher 2588+1380+400+00
19 FW England Scott Boden 1953+1015+041+00
20 MF Scotland Billy King 32317+915+021+00
21 FW Scotland Alisdair Sutherland 200+100+100+00
21 DF England Louis Laing 14014+000+000+00
22 DF Scotland Brad McKay 29125+210+002+00
23 FW Estonia Henri Anier 1508+500+001+10
25 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 35031+002+002+00
26 FW Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 20617+250+001+01
29 MF England Larnell Cole 23213+810+001+11
31 GK Scotland Cameron Mackay 401+002+100+00
33 DF England Cameron Gilchrist 100+100+000+00

Overall Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st England Alex Fisher 9
2nd England Greg Tansey

England Carl Tremarco

7
4th Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 6
5th England Scott Boden

Scotland Iain Vigurs

5
7th England Ross Draper 4
8th Scotland Billy King

Northern Ireland Billy Mckay

Scotland Liam Polworth

England Gary Warren

3
12th England Larnell Cole 2
13th Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran

Scotland Brad McKay

England Josh Meekings

England David Raven

1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
6 Partick Thistle 38 10 12 16 38 54 16 42
7 Ross County 38 11 13 14 48 58 10 46
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
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAH
ResultLLLWDDWDLDWDLLLLDDLLLDLDDWLDDDLLLLWLWW
Position12121210101081010108101212121212121212121212121212121211121212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2017. Source:
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]
Richie Foran[13] 14 July 2016 Present 45 11 13 21 024.44

See also

Notes

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

References

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  2. "The reasons behind Inverness CT's relegation". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Moussa Dembele hat-trick puts Celtic in Scottish Cup quarter-finals". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. "Inverness Caley Thistle appoint Richie Foran as manager". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  6. "Manager John Hughes leaves Inverness Caledonian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. "Manager John Hughes 'poised to leave' Inverness Caledoinian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. "Inverness CT manager negotiating exit from club". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. "Richie Foran given four-year contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. "RICHIE FORAN TO RETIRE FROM PLAYING AFTER BECOMING INVERNESS MANAGER". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  11. "Brian Rice stays on as assistant manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  12. "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. "Richie Foran Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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