2014–15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2] Inverness also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2014–15 season
ChairmanKenny Cameron
ManagerJohn Hughes
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
PremiershipThird place
League CupSecond round
lost to Rangers
Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy McKay (10)
All: Billy McKay (10)
Highest home attendance6,614 v. Aberdeen, 28 December 2014
Lowest home attendance2,426 v. Dundee United, 5 May 2015
Average home league attendance3,733

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

2 July 2014 FriendlyClachnacuddin0 – 4Inverness Caledonian ThistleGrant Street Park, Inverness
19.30 Report Danny Williams
Trialist
Gordon Morrison (o.g.)
Graeme Shinnie
5 July 2014 FriendlyFort William2 – 6Inverness Caledonian ThistleClaggan Park, Fort William
13.00 Iain MacLellan
Michael Ellis
Report Calum Ferguson
Chris Blackett
Jaime Wilson
Ryan Baptie
9 July 2014 FriendlyForres Mechanics0 – 5Inverness Caledonian ThistleMosset Park, Forres
19.30 Report Greg Tansey  20'
Daniel Devine  38'
Nick Ross  43'
Calum Ferguson  73'
Billy McKay  90'
12 July 2014 FriendlyElgin City1 – 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleBorough Briggs, Elgin
15.00 Craig Gunn  4' Report Billy McKay  24'
Marley Watkins  74'
Attendance: 533
19 July 2014 FriendlyRothes2 – 3Inverness Caledonian ThistleMackessack Park, Rothes
13.00 Callum McIntosh Report Calum Ferguson
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23 July 2014 FriendlyDeveronvale0 – 3Inverness Caledonian ThistlePrincess Royal Park, Banff
19.30 Report Bryan Bell (Trialist)  44' (own goal)
Ryan Christie  68'
Billy McKay  87'
30 July 2014 North of Scotland CupClachnacuddin2 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleGrant Street Park, Inverness
19.30 David Watson  59'
Andrew Skinner  67'
Report Ryan Baptie  7'

Scottish Premiership

8 November 2014 Scottish PremiershipInverness Caledonian Thistle4 – 2Hamilton AcademicalCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Billy McKay  25'  68'
Gary Warren  59'
James Vincent  78'
BBC Report Tony Andreu  17'  72' Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Collum
6 December 2014 Scottish PremiershipDundee1 – 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDens Park, Dundee
15.00 Greg Stewart  21' BBC Report Billy McKay  55'
Ryan Christie  88'
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Collum
1 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipRoss County1 – 3Inverness Caledonian ThistleVictoria Park, Dingwall
15.00 Jackson Irvine  60' BBC Report Aaron Doran  27'  58'
Billy McKay  73'
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: McLean
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. website

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
3 DF Graeme Shinnie 43
5 DF Gary Warren 2
9 MF Richie Foran 0 Club captain

Last updated: 30 May 2015
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.

Appearances & Goals

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 30 May 2015[3][4]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ryan Esson 20014+200040
2 DF David Raven 3913301051
3 DF Graeme Shinnie 4333720061
4 MF James Vincent 24213+71003+11
5 DF Gary Warren 4133621041
6 DF Josh Meekings 4443731061
7 FW Edward Ofere 1367+350031
8 MF Ross Draper 38031+100060
10 MF Aaron Doran 38615+186101+30
11 MF Nick Ross 32313+133002+40
12 GK Dean Brill 2702401020
13 FW Ibra Sekajja 400+400000
14 DF Daniel Devine 1116+20002+11
15 MF Marley Watkins 39929+471052
16 MF Greg Tansey 4273641053
17 MF Lewis Horner 201+100000
18 DF Carl Tremarco 1309+201010
19 MF Danny Williams 41327+72105+11
20 MF Liam Polworth 601+401000
22 MF Ryan Christie 42426+940+104+20
25 FW Tarmo Kink 601+40000+10
31 GK Cameron Mackay 100+100000
37 FW Alisdair Sutherland 200+200000
39 FW Calum Ferguson 200+200000
FW Billy McKay 261022+1101020

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 30 May 2015

Number Nation Position Name Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
2DFDavid Raven 62620000
3DFGraeme Shinnie 50400010
4MFJames Vincent 10100000
5DFGary Warren 61410020
6DFJosh Meekings 40400000
7FWEdward Ofere 30300000
8MFRoss Draper 1311210010
10MFAaron Doran 30201000
11MFNick Ross 20100010
14DFDaniel Devine 30300000
15MFMarley Watkins 80700010
16MFGreg Tansey 90801000
18DFCarl Tremarco 21200001
19MFDanny Williams 20100010
22MFRyan Christie 31310000

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 5 4 84 17 +67 92 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 23 6 9 57 33 +24 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 St Johnstone 38 16 9 13 34 34 0 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 17 5 16 58 56 +2 56
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Inverness Caledonian Thistle qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

Position summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWLWLDWWLWWWLLLWWWWWDWDDLLDLDLDWWWL
Position12111213332412224555333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2015. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Personnel Awards

Last updated 24 May 2015

Player Award Month
Ross Draper SPFL Player of the Month[6] August
John Hughes SPFL Manager of the Month[6] August
Ryan Christie SPFL Young Player of the Month[6] August
John Hughes SPFL Manager of the Month[7] January
Ryan Christie SPFL Young Player of the Month[8] February
John Hughes PFA Scotland Manager of the Year[9]
Ryan Christie SFWA Young Player of the Year[10]
John Hughes SFWA Manager of the Year[11]

Transfers

See also

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