1997–98 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1997–98 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1997-98 season
ManagerSteve Paterson
Scottish Second Division5th
Scottish Cup4th Round
Scottish League Cup2nd Round
Scottish Challenge Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Stewart (16)
All: Iain Stewart
Brian Thomson (20)
Highest home attendance5,821 vs. Dundee United, 18 February 1998
Lowest home attendance944 vs. Queen of the South, 13 August 1997

Results

Friendlies
19 July 1997 FriendlyWick Academy5 – 0Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00 Attendance: 150
20 July 1997 FriendlyInverness Caledonian Thistle1 – 3Dunfermline Athletic
15:00 Attendance: 753
21 July 1997 FriendlyLewis & Harris Select (B)4 – 0Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19:30 Attendance: 250
22 July 1997 FriendlyLewis & Harris Select (A)7 – 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19:30 Attendance: 550
23 July 1997 FriendlyDeveronvale2 – 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19:30 Attendance: 150
25 July 1997 FriendlyInverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 1Huntly
19:30 Attendance: 253
28 July 1997 Testimonial/Alan HercherInverness Caledonian Thistle1 – 3St. Johnstone
19:30 Attendance: 1204
7 October 1997 FriendlyInverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 4Rangers
19:30 Attendance: 4336
17 May 1998 Friendly/Cerebral Palsy BenefitInverness Caledonian Thistle0 – 0Chic Charnley Select
15:00
07 April 1998 Testimonial/Charlie ChristieInverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 3Celtic
19:30 Attendance: 1565

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Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Second Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
1 6 August Livingston H 1–1 Thomson 2,232
2 16 August Brechin City A 2–2 Thomson, Stewart 459
3 23 August East Fife H 0–1 1,746
4 30 August Albion Rovers A 2–3 Thomson, Addicoat 442
5 13 September Stranraer H 2–2 Shearer, Stewart 1,571
6 20 September Queen of the South A 1–2 Wilson 1,145
7 27 September Clyde H 1–2 McCulloch 1,751
8 4 October Forfar Athletic A 1–2 Stewart 531
9 18 October Clydebank H 0–0 1,542
10 25 October East Fife A 5–1 Stewart (3), Shearer, Cherry 772
11 1 November Brechin City H 0–0 1,905
12 8 November Stenhousemuir H 4–1 Thomson, Wilson, Addicoat, Stewart 1,669
13 15 November Stranraer A 1–2 Thomson 644
14 22 November Clyde A 3–4 Thomson, Cherry, Stewart 953
15 29 November Queen of the South H 2–1 Stewart (2) 1,820
16 13 December Clydebank A 1–1 Ross 326
17 20 December Forfar Athletic H 2–2 Cherry (2) 1,521
18 27 December East Fife H 4–0 Cherry, Robson, Teasdale, Wilson 2,134
19 17 January Clyde H 5–1 Stewart (2), Thomson, Wilson, Robertson 1,505
20 31 January Queen of the South A 0–1 1,322
21 7 February Clydebank H 3–2 Shearer (2), Thomson 1,863
22 21 February Livingston H 2–2 Shearer, McCulloch 2,197
23 25 February Brechin City A 1–3 Cherry 388
24 28 February Stenhousemuir A 3–0 Robson, Thomson, Cherry 643
25 3 March Livingston A 2–2 Robson, Wilson 751
26 7 March Stranraer H 1-2 Cherry 1,582
27 10 March Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Sheerin (2) 432
28 14 March Clyde A 6–1 Thomson (2), Wilson, Sheerin, McLean, Stewart 766
29 21 March Queen of the South H 0–2 1,989
30 28 March Clydebank A 0–1 344
31 4 April Forfar Athletic H 0–0 1,315
32 11 April Stenhousemuir H 2–1 Teasdale (2) 1,414
33 18 April Stranraer A 1–3 Stewart 667
34 25 April East Fife A 1–0 Thomson 650
35 2 May Brechin City H 2–1 Thomson, Stewart 1,955
36 9 May Livingston A 2-1 Stewart, Sheerin 2,812

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 +16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54
5 Inverness CT 36 13 10 13 65 51 +14 49
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 51 59 −8 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 12 10 14 51 61 −10 46
Source:

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 2 August Stenhousemuir H 5–1 Thomson (3), Christie, Wilson 1,715
R2 9 August Motherwell A 2–2 (aet, Motherwell won 4-1 on penalties) Thomson (3), Addicoat 4,247

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 13 August Queen of the South H 0–2 944

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 6 December Whitehill Welfare H 3–1 Stewart, Wilson 1,173
R2 3 January Queen's Park H 2–0 Robson, Stewart 1,281
R3 24 January Annan Athletic H 8-1 Wilson (2), Thomson (2), Stewart, Robson, Leslie (own goal), Shearer 3,310
R4 14 February Dundee United A 1-1 Sheerin 8,770
R4 R 24 January Dundee United H 2-3 Thomson, McCulloch 5,821

Inverness Cup
14 October 1997 Inverness Cup Final (1996/97)Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0Ross County
19:30
18 November 1997 Inverness Cup R1Inverness Caledonian Thistle7 – 2Lossiemouth
19:30
9 December 1997 Inverness Cup Semi-finalForres Mechanics1 – 6Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19:30
6 January 1998 Inverness Cup FinalInverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 1Clachnacuddin
19:30

North Cup
14 March 1998 North Cup R1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1 – 1Forres Mechanics
15:00 Attendance: 766
21 March 1998 North Cup R1 (replay)Forres Mechanics1 – 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00
28 March 1998 North Cup R2Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 1Clachnacuddin
15:00

References
  1. https://caleythistleonline.com/team/fixtures.html/
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