2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2009–10 season
ManagerTerry Butcher[1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Scottish Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerAdam Rooney (24)

Scottish First Division
See also: 2009–10 Scottish First Division
8 August 2009 Scottish Div 1Dunfermline0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleEast End Park
BBC SPORT Cox  90+1' Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 August 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle0–0Ayr UnitedCaledonian Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Winter
22 August 2009 Scottish Div 1Dundee2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDens Park
Harkins  9',  29' BBC SPORT Sanchez  20'
Cox  38'		 Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Tumilty
29 August 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–3Ross CountyCaledonian Stadium
Hayes  60' BBC Sport di Giacomo  10'
Vigurs  53'
Brittain  76'		 Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2009 Scottish Div 1Morton0–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleCappielow
BBC SPORT Sanchez  45'
Foran  60'
Proctor  85'		 Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Richmond
19 September 2009 Scottish Div 1Airdrie United1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleExcelsior Stadium
Baird  25' BBC Sport Hayes  83' Attendance: 951
Referee: McKendrick
26 September 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–3Partick ThistleCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  63' (pen.)
Foran  76'		 BBC SPORT Buchanan  38',  39'
Archibald  45'		 Attendance: 3,218
Referee: E. Norris
10 October 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–3Queen of the SouthCaledonian Stadium
Hayes  18' BBC SPORT Holmes  1',  83',  90' Attendance: 3,011
Referee: I. Brines
13 October 2009 Scottish Div 1Raith Rovers0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleStark's Park
BBC SPORT Proctor  83' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: c Allen
17 October 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–1Dunfermline AthleticCaledonian Stadium
Proctor  45' BBC SPORT Kirk  69' Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Muir
24 October 2009 Scottish Div 1Ayr United1–5Inverness Caledonian ThistleSomerset Park
Roberts  13' BBC SPORT Foran  11',  25',  57'
Rooney  15'
Imrie  21'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Collum
31 October 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle4–1MortonCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  19',  42',  51' (pen.)
Bulvītis  31'		 BBC SPORT =Paartalu  33' Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Murray
7 November 2009 Scottish Div 1Ross County2–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleVictoria Park
Boyd  18'
Gardyne  20'		 BBC SPORT Rooney  82' Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Somers
14 November 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–0Airdrie UnitedCaledonian Stadium
Sanchez  45'
Odhiambo  69'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,780
Referee: MacKay
28 November 2009 Scottish Div 1Partick Thistle2–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFirhill Stadium
Adams  53'
Lovell  68'		 BBC SPORT Tokely  7' Attendance: 2,353
Referee: McDonald
5 December 2009 Scottish Div 1Queen of the South1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistlePalmerston Park
Harris  75'
Lilley  77'		 BBC SPORT Hayes  18'
Foran  75' 
Duncan  77'		 Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Muir
12 December 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Raith RoversCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  23' BBC Sport Hill  69'  Attendance: 2,768
Referee: McDermott
19 December 2009 Scottish Div 1Dunfermline Athletic0–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleEast End Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,280
Referee: J. McKendrick
26 December 2009 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–1DundeeCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  57' BBC SPORT Griffiths  45' (pen.)
Harkins  85' 		 Attendance: 3,660
Referee: S. Nicholls
23 January 2010 Scottish Div 1Airdrie United0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleExcelsior Stadium
BBC SPORT Rooney  43' (pen.) Attendance: 839
Referee: McLean
30 January 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–1Partick ThistleCaledonian Stadium
Hayes  38'
Rooney  89' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Corcoran  16'
Maxwell  88'		 Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Somers
13 February 2010 Scottish Div 1Raith Rovers0–4Inverness Caledonian ThistleSt Mirren Park
BBC SPORT Rooney  67'
Hayes  70'
Bulvītis  77'
Stratford  90'		 Attendance: 1,568
Referee: C. Thomson
27 February 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle3–3Ayr UnitedCaledonian Stadium
Foran  45'
Hayes  61'
Rooney  90' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Aitken  25'
Roberts  30'
McManus  71'		 Attendance: 2,843
Referee: S. MacDonald
1 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Dundee2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDens Park
Kerr  78'
Harkins  84'		 BBC SPORT Foran  46'
Odhiambo  59'		 Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Brown
9 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle3–1Queen of the SouthCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  42',  52',  76' (pen.) BBC SPORT Holmes  61' (pen.) Attendance: 3,003
Referee: C. Allan
13 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–0MortonCaledonian Stadium
Ross  65' BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,788
Referee: S. McLean
20 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Ross County0–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleVictoria Park
Swanson  43' BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,928
Referee: M. Tumilty
23 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle4–0Airdrie UnitedCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  10'
Foran  24'
Munro  47'
Hayes  83'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,008
Referee: C. Murray
27 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Partick Thistle0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFirhill Stadium
BBC Sport Rooney  32' Attendance: 2,380
Referee: McDermott
30 March 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle3–0Ross CountyCaledonian Stadium
Foran  14'
Odhiambo  16'
Hayes  40'		 BBC Sport Keddie  13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: McDonald
3 April 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle4–3Raith RoversCaledonian Stadium
Foran  29',  90'
Rooney  41'
Odhiambo  57'		 BBC Sport Williamson  12'
Tadé  66'
Mole  74'
Simmons  88' 		 Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Muir
6 April 2010 Scottish Div 1Morton0–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleCappielow Park
BBC Sport Foran  6'
Rooney  85'		 Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Winter
10 April 2010 Scottish Div 1Queen of the South1–3Inverness Caledonian ThistlePalmerston Park
McLaren  10'
Harris  74'		 BBC Sport Rooney  42',  88'
Munro  67'		 Attendance: 2,093
Referee: C. Richmond
17 April 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–0Dunfermline AthleticCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  55'
Foran  62'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,728
Referee: W. Collum
24 April 2010 Scottish Div 1Ayr United0–7Inverness Caledonian ThistleSomerset Park
BBC Sport Hayes  2'
Rooney  10'
Foran  13'
Odhiambo  42'
Sanchez  75'
Eagle  85'
Morrison  89'		 Attendance: 3,031
Referee: O'Reilly
1 May 2010 Scottish Div 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–0DundeeCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  28' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,031
Referee: S. Conroy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
18 January 2010 Scottish Cup Round 4Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–0MotherwellCaledonian Stadium
Bulvītis  43'
Imrie  62'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Brines
6 February 2010 Scottish Cup Round 5Kilmarnock3–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleRugby Park
Sammon  28'
Kelly  36',  59'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 4,473
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup
1 August 2009 League Cup Round 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle4–0Annan AthleticCaledonian Stadium
Cox  22'
Odhiambo  55'
Tokely  57'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,095
Referee: McLean
25 August 2009 League Cup Round 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle4–0Albion RoversCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  32' (pen.)
Munro  38'
Rooney  49'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 681
Referee: Somers
22 September 2009 League Cup Round 3Motherwell3–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleFir Park
Samaras  17' (37), 57'
Hooper  21'
Stokes  74' (pen.),  81'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,905
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–1MontroseCaledonian Stadium
Sánchez  90+2'
Rooney  90+4'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Smith
18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle3–0StranraerCaledonian Stadium
Foran  19' (86)
Rooney  38' (66)
Hogg  62'		 BBC SPORT Lyle  83' Attendance: 664
Referee: Charleston
6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-finalPartick Thistle1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFirhill Stadium
Rooney  44' (pen.) BBC Sport Ledley  45+2' (68) Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Tumilty
4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finalInverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Ross CountyCaledonian Stadium
Foran  19' (86)
Rooney  38' (66)
Hogg  62'		 BBC SPORT Lyle  83' Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Charleston
22 November 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup FinalDundee3–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleMcDiarmid Park
Rooney  44' (pen.) BBC Sport Ledley  45+2' (68) Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Tumilty

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division Play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundA
ResultW
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References
  1. "Terry Butcher: Hibernian to talk to Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss". BBC Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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