2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2009–10 season.[1] Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2011–12 season
ChairmanGeorge Fraser (Until 22 September 2011)
Kenny Cameron (From 22 September 2011)
ManagerTerry Butcher
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
SPLTenth
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Celtic
League CupSecond Round, lost to Ayr United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grégory Tadé (9)

All:
Grégory Tadé (9)
Jonny Hayes (9)
Highest home attendance6,623 v Rangers, 13 August 2011
Lowest home attendance3,142 v Dundee United, 10 December 2011
Average home league attendance4,181

Summary

Inverness finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League.[2] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalists Celtic.[3] They were beaten in the second round of the League Cup by lower league opposition Ayr United.[4]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season

27 June 2011 Clachnacuddin0–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleGrant Street Park, Inverness
19:30 BST

Scottish Premier League

24 September 2011 Scottish Premier LeagueCeltic2–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleCeltic Park, Glasgow
15:00 Ledley  28'
Forrest  33'
BBC Sport Attendance: 47,382
Referee: Willie Collum
5 November 2011 Scottish Premier LeagueKilmarnock3–6Inverness Caledonian ThistleRugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels  12', 73' (pen.)
Heffernan  90'
BBC Sport Shinnie  39', 60', 66'
Hayes  53'
Tadé  62', 83'
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Madden
26 November 2011 Scottish Premier LeagueHeart of Midlothian2–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00 Skacel  46'
Jonsson  76'
BBC Sport Tokely  58' Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Thomson
10 December 2011 Scottish Premier LeagueInverness Caledonian Thistle2–3Dundee UnitedCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Hayes  2'
McKay  47'
Davis  82' 
BBC Sport Russell  51', 78'
Golobart  64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,142
Referee: McLean
28 December 2011 Scottish Premier LeagueHibernian1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleEaster Road, Edinburgh
19:45 O'Connor  8' BBC Sport Hayes  41' Attendance: 6,923
Referee: McLean
11 February 2012 Scottish Premier LeagueCeltic1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Ledley  16'
Majstorovic  60'
BBC Sport Williams  78'  Attendance: 50,014
Referee: Mclean
26 February 2012 Scottish Premier LeagueInverness Caledonian Thistle1–4RangersCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
12:45 Williams  40' BBC Sport Davis  6'
Aluko  16'
Little  36'
McCulloch  72'
Attendance: 6,416
Referee: Collum
10 March 2012 Scottish Premier LeagueInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1KilmarnockCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Golobart  83' BBC Sport Golobart  31' (Own goal) Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Murray
28 April 2012 Scottish Premier LeagueKilmarnock4–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleRugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Fowler  14'
Nelson  66'
Shiels  80', 85'
BBC Sport McKay  29', 35'
Hayes  58' 
Williams  90'
Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Salmond

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Richie Foran 41 Club captain

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ryan Esson 3303300000
2 DF Thomas Piermayr 2302002010
3 DF Ross Tokely 3212912010
4 DF Owain Tudur Jones 1501500000
5 MF Chris Hogg 100900010
6 MF Lee Cox 90702000
7 MF Jonny Hayes 2992573210
8 MF Greg Tansey 3953643100
9 FW Richie Foran 4123723010
10 MF Andrew Shinnie 1981771110
11 MF Nick Ross 3222922010
12 GK Jonathan Tuffey 90503010
14 DF David Proctor 1901702000
15 FW Grégory Tadé 4093693010
16 DF Roman Golobart 2522222010
17 MF Gavin Morrison 50400010
18 FW Shane Sutherland 3012811010
19 DF Graeme Shinnie 3212813010
20 DF Tom Aldred 40400000
20 MF Aidan Chippendale 50500000
20 FW Sam Winnall 30201000
21 FW Billy McKay 2432232000
22 DF Kenny Gillet 2702502000
23 MF Aaron Doran 1201001010
24 DF Steve Williams 92920000
25 MF David Davis 1511411000
25 MF Claude Gnakpa 80701000
26 DF Josh Meekings 2101902000
31 MF Liam Polworth 00000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1GKRyan Esson 00000000
2DFThomas Piermayr 60100070
3DFRoss Tokely 51000051
4DFOwain Tudur Jones 10000010
5MFChris Hogg 21000021
6MFLee Cox 10100020
7MFJonny Hayes 21100031
8MFGreg Tansey 6100006'1
9FWRichie Foran 1101000120
10MFAndrew Shinnie 10000010
11MFNick Ross 10000010
12GKJonathan Tuffey 00000000
14DFDavid Proctor 10100020
15FWGrégory Tadé 20001030
16FWRoman Golobart 50001060
17MFGavin Morrison 00000000
18FWShane Sutherland 10000010
19DFGraeme Shinnie 60000060
20DFTom Aldred 00000000
20MFAidan Chippendale 00000000
20FWSam Winnall 00000000
21FWBilly McKay 00000000
22DFKenny Gillet 40010041
23MFAaron Doran 10000010
24DFSteve Williams 21000021
25MFDavid Davis 51000051
25MFClaude Gnakpa 10000010
26DFJosh Meekings 41000041
31MFLiam Polworth 00000000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67 27 33
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82 42 25 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Transfers

Inverness' first significant move in the close season was to release 10 first team players.[5] Two players also returned from loan back to their parent club. Chris Hogg was originally released by Caley Thistle at end of the season but later re-signed.[5][6]

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