2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's first season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Thistle will also compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2017–18 season
ChairmanGraham Rae[1]
ManagerJohn Robertson[2]
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
ChampionshipFifth Place
Scottish Challenge CupWinner, won against Dumbarton
League CupGroup Stage
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Dundee
Top goalscorerLeague: George Oakley,
Iain Vigurs
(8 each)

All: George Oakley (12)
Highest home attendance3,415 vs. Dundee United, 5 August 2017
Lowest home attendance930 vs. Peterhead, 7 October 2017

This season has seen the most postponements of any Inverness CT season, with 10 Postponements as of 18 April 2018.

Summary

Management

Following the club's relegation at the end of the previous season manager Richie Foran was sacked by the club during the close season on 29 May 2017.[4] On 14 June 2017, John Robertson was appointed as manager on a two-year contract,[5] leaving his role of Head of Coach Education at Heart of Midlothian.[6] Brian Rice assistant manager to Foran oversaw team affairs prior to Robertson's appointment.[7]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies/Charity Games

1 July 2017 FriendlyForres Mechanics0 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleForres
14:00 Stadium: Mosset Park
4 July 2017 FrendlyBrora Rangers1 – 4Inverness Caledonian ThistleBrora
19:45 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
7 July 2017 FriendlyNairn County1 – 4Inverness Caledonian ThistleNairn
19:30 Stadium: Station Park
8 July 2017 FriendlyElgin City2 – 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleElgin
15:00 Stadium: Borough Briggs

Scottish Championship

26 August 2017 ChampionshipBrechin City0–4Inverness Caledonian ThistleGlebe Park
15:00 BBC Report Vigurs  27', 73'
McKay  32'
Cooper  62'
Attendance: 703
Referee: Northcroft
21 November 2017 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian ThistleP–PBrechin CityCaledonian Stadium
BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
28 November 2017 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle4–0Brechin CityCaledonian Stadium
McKay  7' Baird  9' Bell  52' Oakley  87' Report Attendance: 1801
Referee: Charleston
30 December 2017 ChampionshipBrechin City2–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleGlebe Park
15:00 Sinclair  18' (pen.), 39' BBC Report Smith  4' (Own goal)
Oakley  65'  78'
Tremarco  67' 
Attendance: 571
Referee: Duncan
9 January 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle4–1FalkirkCaledonian Stadium
19:45 Oakley  10'
Bell  28'
Mulraney  30'
Baird  88'
Report Longridge  86' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Beaton
Note: Rescheduled fixture due to previous postponements
27 January 2018 ChampionshipFalkirk3–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Muirhead  48' (pen)  66' (pen) Nelson  87' Report Mulraney  45'  MacKay  84' Referee: Anderson
3 March 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian ThistleP–PBrechin CityCaledonian Stadium
15:00
Note: Postponed for the safety of travelling fans from the central belt due to extremely heavy snowfall along the A9 and the most of Scotland due to "The Beast from the East"
31 March 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2–2St MirrenCaledonian Stadium
15:00 Warren  78' Polworth  81' Report Davis  4' (pen) Morgan  70' Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Newlands
14 April 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle5–1DumbartonInverness
15:00 Doran  17'

Austin  41,50,66'

Vigurs  63'
Report Gallagher  13' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Duncan
17 April 2018 ChampionshipDumbartonP–PInverness Caledonian ThistleDumbarton
19:45 Referee: Robertson
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, game rescheduled for next day.
28 April 2018 ChampionshipGreenock Morton0–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
15:00 Report Oakley  20,37' Austin  55' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Beaton


League Cup

18 July 2017 League Cup Group AStirling Albion0–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleForthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 591
Referee: Roncone
Note: Inverness earn bonus point after 2 – 0 win on penalties

Scottish Challenge Cup

2 September 2017 Challenge Cup Second roundAberdeen U20s2 – 4Inverness Caledonian ThistleGlebe Park
19:45 Ross  51'
Anderson  89'
SPFL Report Calder  4'
Polworth  25'
Raven  40'
Tremarco  82'
Attendance: 175
Referee: Newlands
18 February 2018 Challenge Cup Semi finalInverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 2Crusaders Caledonian Stadium
17:15 Oakley  1'

Chalmers  13' Mulraney  44'

McKay  63' 
Report Heatley  57'  79' Caddell  90+6'  Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

During the 2017–18 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

As of 20 January 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF David Raven 22115+303+011+000+00
3 DF Carl Tremarco 18214+112+110+000+00
4 DF Joe Chalmers 29121+013+002+201+00
5 DF Gary Warren 1439+210+002+021+00
6 DF Matthew Elsdon 803+000+102+200+00
7 MF Liam Polworth 30322+013+024+000+10
8 MF Ross Draper 501+000+004+000+00
8 FW Nathan Austin 202+000+000+000+00
9 FW John Baird 29418+333+004+010+10
10 MF Aaron Doran 833+320+100+001+01
11 MF Iain Vigurs 27519+053+004+001+00
14 FW George Oakley 2778+1140+303+121+01
15 MF Jake Mulraney 23113+710+002+100+00
16 MF Riccardo Calder 2325+1002+124+001+00
17 DF Collin Seedorf 703+100+003+000+00
19 FW Felitciano Zschusschen 500+200+001+200+00
20 FW Connor Bell 24716+462+010+101+00
21 FW Alex Cooper 1013+312+100+100+00
22 DF Brad McKay 29221+023+004+001+00
23 DF Coll Donaldson 20015+103+000+001+00
24 MF Charlie Trafford 17010+501+000+001+00
25 GK Owain Fôn Williams 302+001+000+000+00
27 MF Daniel MacKay 210+100+110+000+00
28 GK Mark Ridgers 27020+002+004+001+00

Overall goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st George Oakley 12
2nd Iain Vigurs 8
3rd Connor Bell 7
4th Nathan Austin 6
5th Joe Chalmers

Aaron Doran

Liam Polworth

5
8th John Baird

Gary Warren

4
10th Jake Mulraney

Carl Tremarco

3
12th Riccardo Calder

Daniel MacKay

Brad McKay

2
15th Alex Cooper

Coll Donaldson

David Raven

1

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
6 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 59 53 +6 52
7 Greenock Morton 36 13 11 12 47 40 +7 50
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[10]

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL INV STI BRE FOR
1 Falkirk (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round 4–1 4–0
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 8 0–2 3–0
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 1 1 6 5 +1 7 0–0p 2–0
4 Brechin City 4 0 1 0 3 1 9 8 2 0–3 p1–1
5 Forfar Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 10 7 1 1–2 1–3
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Division summary

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ResultLLDWLLLDDWWDLWDWLWDLWWLLLDWDWWWWWDWW
Position81210778899877888777777678855
Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated 18 April 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John Robertson[14] 15 July 2017 Present 29 12 8 9 041.38

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