2018–19 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2018–19 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's second season in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season. Caley Thistle will also compete in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. This season will be the 25th season since Inverness joined the Scottish Football League. This season is also the return of the Highland derby after Ross County were relegated one season after Inverness.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2018–19 season
ChairmanGraham Rae
ManagerJohn Robertson
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
ChampionshipThird Place
Scottish CupSemi Finals lost 3–0 vs. Heart of Midlothian
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupFirst Round lost 1–2 vs. Dunfermline Athletic
Premiership Play-OffsSemi Finals lost 4–0 on aggregate vs. Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White (7)
All: Jordan White (16)
Highest home attendance4,353; vs. Ross County (3 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance672; vs. Edinburgh City (4 December 2018)

Events

May 2018
  • 14 May 2018: 10 Youth Team players, dubbed "Class of 2018" as a reference to Fergie's Fledglings which were dubbed "Class of '92", are called up into the first team.

June 2018
  • 18 June 2018: ICT win the SFA U17 League, winning 22 of 24 and scoring 104 goals along the way.

July 2018
  • 3 July 2018: The longest serving player in ICTFC history, Ross Tokely, returns to the club as the youth coach.
  • 7 July 2018: Carl Tremarco is made team captain after Gary Warren's exit to Yeovil Town.
  • 13 July 2018: Inverness install a new ticket system, which replaces the old tear stub tickets with barcoded tickets.
  • 22 July 2018: #biggesthomegame returns for the second consecutive year, with the game ending with a 25–25 tie, which was a massive improvement from the previous season where they were beaten by the 100 kids 20–5.

August 2018
  • 8 August 2018: ICT announce that goalkeeper, Ryan Esson, will receive a testimonial match as recognition for his 10-year career with the Caley Jags.[1]
  • 10 August 2018: Former player and first captain of ICTFC, Alan Hercher, dies aged 52.[2]
  • 11 August 2018: A minutes silence is held for Alan Hercher ahead of Inverness' 0–0 draw with Ayr United, a minutes silence is also held at Clachnacuddin, where Alan was also a player, ahead of their 1–0 win over Lossiemouth.
  • 12 August 2018: Inverness open investigations on some of their home support after abuse was hurled towards Liam Polworth and his family, mainly his sister at Saturday's home game.[3]
  • 13 August 2018: Inverness issue a Club Statement, saying "Inverness Caledonian Thistle were saddened and angered to learn of sustained verbal abuse directed at one of our players and his family by a small minority of supporters during Saturday's match with Ayr United...Individuals who were involved in this abuse have been identified, and are in the process of being banned from attending future Inverness Caledonian Thistle fixtures." It is currently unknown how long the bans are to be served, but is speculated that it is likely to be a Rest of Season ban from the ground or any ground hosting an ICT fixture.[4]
  • 14 August 2018: Defending champions Inverness tumble out of the Scottish Challenge Cup in a first round home fixture vs Dunfermline Athletic, which was a game that was criticized by many fans and some media after Dunfermline Athletic were awarded a penalty despite the foul taking place at least a yard outside the box.
  • 22 August 2018: Inverness progress to the semi finals of the North of Scotland Cup, after a 6–0 win over Lossiemouth.
  • 23 August 2018: Inverness draft in their first ever Brazilian player, youngster Machado Matheus, on a 2-year contract, from Red Bull Brasil.
  • 23 August 2018: Club site (ictfc.com), unexpectedly goes down for host migration, with no prior warning, much to fans annoyance.

September 2018
  • 11 September 2018: Former Caledonian manager, Alex Main, dies aged 86
  • 11 September 2018: Inverness secure their North of Scotland cup final after a 4–0 victory over the Can-cans of Forres. They will play local rivals Ross County in the 7 October final at Clachnacuddin's Grant Street Park.
  • 15 September 2018: Inverness go top of the championship after a 3–2 win over Partick Thistle, continuing their streak of 17 league games unbeaten, which started in March of the previous season.
  • 22 September 2018: Inverness drop to 2nd in the championship after a nil nil draw with Ross County, with County dropping to 4th place.
  • 29 September 2018: Inverness fall further after a second consecutive 0–0 draw, however extending their unbeaten streak to 18 games.

October 2018
  • 6 October 2018: Inverness retain their unbeaten streak at 19 games, after a draw with Greenock Morton at home which ended one a piece.
  • 7 October 2018: Inverness CT lose 3–2 to rivals Ross County in the North of Scotland Cup final at Grant Street Park.
  • 30 October 2018: Inverness equalize their 21-year-old record of 22 games unbeaten after a 2–2 draw with Dunfermline Athletic.

November 2018
  • 3 November 2018: Inverness extend their record with a 2–2 draw with Ross County.
  • 8 November 2018: Riccardo Calder is kicked out of the club after being found guilty of assault in Birmingham after the end of the previous season.

December 2018
  • 1 December 2018: Inverness's 25-game unbeaten streak comes to an abrupt halt after a 3–2 loss to Falkirk at home.
  • 4 December 2018: Inverness thrash Edinburgh City 6–1 in the Scottish Cup Third round.

January 2019

February 2019
  • 1 February 2019: Tulloch gift the stadium to the club, giving the club full ownership of the plot.
  • 7 February 2019: Inverness take Inverness City's womens team under their wing and rebrand them as ICT WFC.
  • 19 February 2019: Inverness progress to the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup after beating Ross County 5 – 4 on the first penalty shootout outside the finals since 1990.

March 2019

April 2019
  • 4 April 2019: John Robertson and Aaron Doran are named March's Scottish Championship Manager and Player of the Month respectively.
  • 5 April 2019: Summer signing Angus Beith is forced to retire due to a long standing hip injury that has prevented him from playing. A benefit match for him is to be played between Inverness and his previous side Heart of Midlothian.[5]
  • 13 April 2019: Inverness fail to beat Heart of Midlothian, and succumb to a 3–0 defeat, however, it did not go without controversy, as a would be equaliser from Jamie McCart was ruled out for offside, despite it being played back onside by ex-Inverness and Hearts Midfielder, Jake Mulraney.
  • 20 April 2019: In a push for the Premiership Play-Offs, Inverness falter against Dundee United, which delay rivals, Ross County's title celebrations. By sheer luck, despite the loss, they still secured their playoff spot, as Dunfermline, who trailed by 9 points with three games to play, failed to break Queen of the South. Had both Inverness and Dunfermline won their games and the won their following game, it would come down to the final day, as Inverness would host Dunfermline in the final clash of the season. United on the other hand, have to hope Ross County lose both of their final games, and that they win both of their final games, as it boils down to a 6 point difference between the two teams, however, it would play in Ross County's favour through goal difference, as United would have to score a minimum of 18 goals to take them to a level goal difference.

Summary

Management

John Robertson will return to the club for his second season after a close finish to the previous season, by missing out on playoffs by only two points.

Fixtures and Results

Fixtures will be announced by the SPFL in June 2018.[6]

Friendlies

*Note: Games played on the same day and same time are played with two different squads led by two different managers. Fixtures are being played on the same day as to avoid preseason friendlies leaking into time taken up by the League Cup Group Stage.

30 June 2018 FriendlyStrathspey Thistle0–5Inverness Caledonian ThistleFort George
14:00 MacKay  2',  30',  61'

Polworth  75'

Oakley  82'		 Stadium: Fort George Training Pitch
30 June 2018 FriendlyKeith0–5Inverness Caledonian ThistleKeith
14:00 Trafford  19'

Elbouzedi  26',  87' Morrison  74'

Austin  80'		 Stadium: Kynoch Park
3 July 2018 FriendlyForres Mechanics2–4Inverness Caledonian ThistleForres
19:45 Fraser  36' Macrae  54' White  26',  50',  57' McCart  34' Stadium: Mosset Park
3 July 2018 FriendlyRothes2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleRothes
19:45 Nelson Oakley Stadium: Mackessak Park
6 July 2018 FriendlyNairn County1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleNairn
19:30 Ewan Oakley Stadium: Station Park
7 July 2018 FriendlyClachnacuddin1–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness
14:00 Beeston Austin , MacKay Stadium: Grant Street Park
10 July 2018 FriendlyBuckie Thistle0–8Inverness Caledonian ThistleBuckie
19:45 Walsh , , ,

Brown , Wilson

Kennedy 		Stadium: Victoria Park
11 July 2018 FriendlyInverness Caledonian ThistleCANCELLEDAberdeenInverness
19:30 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Note: Game cancelled by Aberdeen due to lack of fit players after their friendly on 8 July.
18 July 2018 FriendlyBrora Rangers1–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleBrora
19:45 MacLeod Welsh , McCart Stadium: Dudgeon Park

League

SPFL fixtures were announced at 9:00am GMT on Friday, 15 June 2018, and are subject to change.

4 August 2018 ChampionshipFalkirk0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFalkirk
15:00 Report Oakley  10' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,583
Referee: McLean
11 August 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0–0Ayr UnitedInverness
15:00 Report Harvie  30'  Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 August 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2–2Alloa AthleticInverness
15:00 McKay  10' Welsh Report Graham  35',

Karadachki  48' 

Flannigan 		Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Cook
1 September 2018 ChampionshipDunfermline Athletic0–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleDunfermline
15:00 Rooney  51'

Polworth  72'

Oakley  83'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Robertson
15 September 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle3–2Partick ThistleInverness
15:00 White  11',

Rooney  23',

Welsh 		Report Spittal  82', Doolan  90+3' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 September 2018 ChampionshipRoss County0–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleDingwall
15:00 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,402
Referee: Willie Collum
Note: Highland derby
29 September 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0–0Queen of the SouthInverness
15:00 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,029
Referee: Alan Muir
6 October 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1Greenock MortonInverness
15:00 White  45' Report Telfer  10' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: Craig Thompson
20 October 2018 ChampionshipDundee United1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleDundee
15:00 Safranko  55' Report White  72' Donaldson  82'  Stadium: Tannadice Stadium
Attendance: 5,628
Referee: Anderson
27 October 2018 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlloa
15:00 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 644
Referee: Roncone
30 October 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2–2Dunfermline AthleticInverness
19:45 Calder  20' White  34' Report Keena  10',  29' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Cook
3 November 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2–2Ross CountyInverness
15:00 Oakley  19' Rooney  30' Report Lindsay  17' McKay (o.g.) Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Highland derby
10 November 2018 ChampionshipPartick Thistle0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleGlasgow
15:00 Walsh  71' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Kirkland
17 November 2018 ChampionshipQueen of the South3–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleDumfries
15:00 Dykes  31',

Dobbie  51',

Todd  61'		 Report McCart  71',

Austin  74',

Welsh 		Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Greg Aitken
1 December 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2–3FalkirkInverness
15:00 Walsh  6', Oakley  61' Report Rudden  16',  36', Harrison  93' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,260
Referee: Colin Steven
7 December 2018 ChampionshipAyr UnitedP – PInverness Caledonian ThistleAyr
19:45 Stadium: Somerset Park
Note: Friday night fixture to fit BT Sport coverage. Only championship match to be shown on BT Sport all season. Game called off due to High Winds.
15 December 2018 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1Dundee UnitedInverness
15:00 Walsh  18' Report King  76' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,464
Referee: Collum
22 December 2018 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
15:00 Tiffoney  73' Report Walsh  17', Doran  49' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Steven Reid
29 December 2018 ChampionshipRoss County2–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleDingwall
15:00 Mckay  16', Stewart  84' Report White  31' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Dallas
6 January 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–2Queen of the SouthInverness
15:00 Walsh 69' Report Mercer 83', Dobbie 84' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Cook
13 January 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Ayr UnitedInverness
15:00 White  64' Report Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,283
Referee: Collum
26 January 2019 ChampionshipFalkirk2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleFalkirk
15:00 Rudden  29', McShane  56' Report Rooney  12', Doran  45' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,823
Referee: Munro
29 January 2019 ChampionshipAyr United2–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleAyr
19:45 McDaid  53', Shankland  85' Report Austin  9',  12', Polworth  18' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Walsh
2 February 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–2Partick ThistleInverness
15:00 McCauley  77' Anderson  21', Fitzpatrick  25' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
16 February 2019 ChampionshipDunfermline1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleDunfermline
15:00 Thomson  47' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,497
Referee: Steven Kirkland
23 February 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Greenock MortonInverness
15:00 Tremarco  11' Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Steven Reid
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) ChampionshipDundee United1–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleDundee
Connolly  32'
Pawlett  48'  72'
Clark  68' (pen.)
Šafranko  82'		 Report McHattie  17'
Rooney  47'		 Stadium: Tannadice Stadium
Attendance: 4,737
Referee: Barry Cook
9 March 2019 ChampionshipQueen of the South0–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDumfries
Aird  43'
Wilson  76'
Doyle  83'		 Report Doran  7'
McKay  20'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: David Munro
15 March 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian ThistleP – PRoss CountyInverness
17:05 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Friday night fixture, to be shown on BBC Scotland. Called off due to torrential rain
22 March 2018 ChampionshipPartick Thistle1–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleGlasgow
17:05 Bannigan  68' Report Doran  65', Walsh  81' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: John Beaton
26 March 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle3–2Alloa AthleticInverness
19:45 Doran  29',

Welsh ,

White  61'		 Report Trouten , Flannigan  90' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Steven Reid
30 March 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0–0FalkirkInverness
15:00 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Gavin Ross
2 April 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–2Ross CountyInverness
19:05 Tremarco  24', Trafford  45+1'  Report Mullin  8', Boyle  34' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Rescheduled fixture from the 15 March
6 April 2019 ChampionshipAyr United0–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAyr
15:00 Report McKay  66' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Craig Thompson
16 April 2019 ChampionshipGreenock Morton2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock
19:45 Lyon  27', Kiltie  42' Report McDonald  18', McCauley  88' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,315
Referee: David Lowe
20 April 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0–2Dundee UnitedInverness
15:00 McKay  90+2'  Report Šafranko  27', McMullan  49' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,971

*despite losing to Dundee United, Inverness still secured Play Offs, as Dunfermline failed to gain ground against Queen of the South.

27 April 2019 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleAlloa
15:00 Trouten Report Rooney  68', Trafford  73' Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 826
Referee: Mike Roncone
4 May 2019 ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1–0Dunfermline AthleticInverness
15:00 Austin  35' Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Graham Beaton

Premiership Play-Offs
7 May 2019 Premiership Play-off Quarter Final 1st LegAyr United1–3Inverness Caledonian ThistleAyr
19:45 Rose  65' Report Trafford  33', White  51',  76' (penalty) Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Alan Muir
11 May 2019 Premiership Play-off Quarter Final 2nd LegInverness Caledonian Thistle1–1
(4–2 agg.)		Ayr UnitedInverness
15:00 Donaldson  79' Report McCowan  19' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,323
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Inverness progressed to the Semi Finals after winning 4–2 on aggregate
14 May 2019 Premiership Play-off Semi Final 1st LegInverness Caledonian Thistle0–1Dundee UnitedInverness
19:45 Polworth  48' Report McMullan  78' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 May 2019 Premiership Play-off Semi Final 2nd LegDundee United3 – 0
(4–0 agg.)		Inverness Caledonian ThistleDundee
19:45 Clark  45+1',

Sow  54',

Safranko  80'		 Report Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 8,540
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Dundee United progressed to the Finals after winning 4–0 on aggregate

Scottish Cup

Inverness played their Scottish Cup match on Sunday, 25 November 2018, as they are drawn into the 3rd round of the tournament against Edinburgh City.

25 November 2018 Third RoundEdinburgh City1–1Inverness Caledonian ThistleEdinburgh
15:00 Henderson  86' Report Rooney  39' Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 867
Referee: David Munro
Note: Rescheduled due to Edinburgh having an Irn Bru Cup fixture the day before, which has been moved to December
4 December 2018 Third Round ReplayInverness Caledonian Thistle6–1Edinburgh CityInverness
19:45 Walsh  5',  53',

White  15',  60',  61'

Doran  90+1'		 Report Henderson  7' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 672
Referee: David Munro
19 January 2019 Fourth RoundInverness Caledonian Thistle4–0East KilbrideInverness
15:00 White  6',

Doran  21', Polworth  26',

Reid Template:OwnGoal		 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,196
11 February 2019 Fifth RoundRoss County2–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDingwall
19:15 Stewart  55', Mullin  90+1' Report Doran  15', McKay  65' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: John Beaton
19 February 2019 Fifth Round ReplayInverness Caledonian Thistle2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Ross CountyInverness
19:15 White  56',  81' Report Stewart  22', Gardyne  67' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,608
Penalties
White ,

Donaldson , Welsh , Polworth ,

Austin ,		 Gardyne,

Fraser, McManus, Graham,

Draper,
3 March 2019 Quarter FinalsDundee United1–2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDundee
15:30 Clark  68' (pen) Report Chalmers  19', Doran  90+2' Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 7,274
Referee: Steven McLean
13 April 2019 Scottish Cup Semi finalHeart of Midlothian3–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleHampden Park
12:15 Ikpeazu  49'
Souttar  66'
Clare  74' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Attendance: 21,011
Referee: Robertson

League Cup

Inverness were drawn into Group C of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup on 25 May 2018, along with Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers, Cowdenbeath, and Cove Rangers, the first match will be played on 14 July. However, Inverness failed to make the best runners up, losing out on goal difference to Partick Thistle.

14 July 2018 League Cup Group CInverness Caledonian Thistle2–0Cove RangersInverness
15:00 Austin  30',  41' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 932
17 July 2018 League Cup Group CCowdenbeath2–5Inverness Caledonian ThistleCowdenbeath
19:45 Sheerin  24',  81' Report Walsh  34',  41'

Doran  45',  80'

Oakley  73'		 Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 374
24 July 2018 League Cup Group CInverness Caledonian Thistle2–1Raith RoversInverness
19:45 Austin  49' MacKay  88' Report Gillespie  62' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,295
29 July 2018 League Cup Group CHeart of Midlothian5–0Inverness Caledonian ThistleEdinburgh
15:00 Ikpeazu  29',  33'

Garuccio  32'

Naismith  64',  81'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 10,030

Irn Bru Challenge Cup

Inverness were the defending champions going into this cup, with the first game being played on 14 August 2018, however were knocked out in their first game by Dunfermline.

14 August 2018 Challenge Cup First RoundInverness Caledonian Thistle1–2Dunfermline AthleticInverness
19:45 White  61' Higginbotham Smith  87' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,046

North of Scotland Cup

In this competition, Inverness will use a mixed team of mainly U19s and some first team/reserve players to give a fair chance to the significantly smaller teams they come up against.

31 July 2018 North of Scotland CupFort William0–16Inverness Caledonian ThistleFort William
20:00 Stadium: Claggan Park
22 August 2018 Quarter FinalsLossiemouth0–6Inverness Caledonian ThistleLossiemouth
20:00 Stadium: Grant Park
11 September 2018 Semi FinalsInverness Caledonian Thistle4–0Forres MechanicsInverness
20:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Referee: Billy Baxter
7 October 2018 FinalInverness Caledonian Thistle2–3Ross CountyInverness
15:00 Stadium: Grant Street Park

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 21 8 7 63 34 +29 71 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee United 36 19 8 9 49 40 +9 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 14 14 8 48 40 +8 56 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Ayr United 36 15 9 12 50 38 +12 54
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 13 12 36 45 −9 46
Source: SPFL
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).[7]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Management Statistics
Correct as of 17 Aug 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%
John Robertson 15 July 2017 Present 7 4 1 2 57.14[8]

First team player statistics

League Goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Latest Goal
1st Jordan White 7 vs. Alloa Athletic, 26 Mar 2019
2nd Tom Walsh 6 vs. Partick Thistle, 22 Mar 2019
3rd Aaron Doran 5 vs. Alloa Athletic, 26 Mar 2019
= Shaun Rooney vs. Alloa Athletic, 27 Apr 2019
5th Sean Welsh 4 vs. Alloa Athletic, 26 Mar 2019
= George Oakley vs. Falkirk, 1 Dec 2018
= Nathan Austin vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 4 May 2019
8th Brad McKay 3 vs. Ayr United, 6 Apr 2019
9th Liam Polworth 2 vs. Ayr United, 29 Jan 2019
= Carl Tremarco vs. Ross County, 2 Apr 2019
= Darren McCauley vs. Greenock Morton, 16 Apr 2019
12th Charlie Trafford 1 vs. Alloa Athletic, 27 Apr 2019
= Jamie McCart vs. Queen of the South, 17 Nov 2018
= Riccardo Calder vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 30 Oct 2018
= Anthony McDonald vs. Greenock Morton, 16 Apr 2019
Total Goals Scored = 48 Goals

Overall Goalscorers
Rank Player Goals
1st Jordan White 16
2nd Aaron Doran 11
3rd Tom Walsh 10
4th Nathan Austin 7
5th Shaun Rooney 6
6th George Oakley 5
7th Sean Welsh 4
8th Liam Polworth 3
= Brad McKay
10th Joe Chalmers 2
= Carl Tremarco
= Darren McCauley
= Charlie Trafford
14th Daniel MacKay 1
= Riccardo Calder
= Jamie McCart
= Anthony McDonald
= Coll Donaldson
Total Goals Scored = 78

*as of match played 11 May 2019

**players in Italics left the club during the season, so cannot move up the table

Transfers
Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes/Additional Info
Shaun Rooney 21 DF Queen of the South Pre-contract agreement 25 April 2018
10 U18 Players 16/17/18 All Academy 14 May 2018 First mass call up of youth squad
Tom Walsh 21 MF Dumbarton Free 15 May 2018[9]
Angus Beith 22 MF Heart of Midlothian Swap Swap deal for Jake Mulraney
Jordan White 26 FW Barrow Free 6 June 2018
Jamie McCart 21 DF Celtic Free 14 June 2018
Sean Welsh 28 MF Falkirk Free 16 July 2018
Matheus Machado 17 MF Red Bull Brasil Free 21 August 2018 Placed in U18 Squad for time being, put on bench in March 2019[10]
Kevin McHattie 25 DF Derry City Free 3 January 2019
Darren McCauley 27 MF Coleraine Free 24 January 2019
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes/Additional Info
John Baird 33 FW Forfar Athletic Free 3 May 2018 Accepted player/assistant manager role.
Iain Vigurs 30 MF Ross County Free 15 May 2018[11][9]
Jake Mulraney 22 MF Heart of Midlothian Swap Swap deal for Angus Beith.
Connor Bell 21 FW Greenock Morton Free 6 June 2018
Gary Warren 33 DF Yeovil Town Free 27 June 2018
Ryan Esson 38 GK Retired (unofficially) N/A 2 July 2018 Became goalkeeping/U18 coach.
Collin Seedorf 23 DF FC Eindhoven Free 7 July 2018 Initially was listed to leave the club in May.
Zachary Elbouzedi 20 MF Terminated Contract N/A 31 August 2018 Left by mutual consent.
Riccardo Calder 22 MF Contract terminated N/A 8 November 2018 Kicked out after found guilty of assault.
George Oakley 23 FW Hamilton Academical Undisclosed 31 January 2019
Angus Beith 23 MF Retired N/A 5 April 2019 Retired due to serious hip injury, didn't make any appearances.


Loans In
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date in Date out Notes/Additional Info
Owain Fôn Williams 31 GK Indy Eleven Loan Return 30 November 2018 N/A Left on loan the previous season.
Cammy Mackay 22 GK Rothes Loan Return 1 January 2019 N/A
Anthony McDonald 17 MF Heart of Midlothian Rest of season 25 January 2019 End of season Only player to be loaned in during the entire season.
Loans Out
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date out Date in Notes/Additional Info
Daniel Hoban 20 GK Forfar Athletic Rest of season 10 January 2019 End of season

*At time of transfer/loan

See also

References
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