2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Caley Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2016–17 season
ChairmanKenny Cameron
ManagerRichie Foran
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
PremiershipTwelfth place
League CupSecond round, lost to Alloa Athletic
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Fisher (8)

All:
Alex Fisher (8)
Highest home attendance7,012 vs. Rangers, 14 October 2016
Lowest home attendance1,316 vs. Arbroath, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance3,949[1]

Summary edit

Season edit

Caley Thistle finished twelfth in the Scottish Premiership and were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship.[2] They reached the second round of the Scottish League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]

Management edit

Caley Thistle were managed by Richie Foran, during the 2016–17 season.[5] John Hughes departed the club during the close season on 20 May 2016,[6] having negotiated his exit with the board.[7] Hughes had previously raised concerns with the club's budget for 2016–17.[8] On 30 May 2016, Foran was appointed manager on a four-year contract,[9] marking his retirement as a player.[10] Brian Rice remained as assistant manager.[11]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies edit

2 July 2016 Friendly/William West Testimonial Fraserburgh 3–3 Inverness CT Fraserburgh
15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park
5 July 2016 Friendly Brora Rangers 1–1 Inverness CT Brora
19:30 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
7 July 2016 Friendly Nairn County 0–3 Inverness CT Nairn
19:30 Stadium: Station Park
9 July 2016 Friendly/Andy Low Testimonial Buckie Thistle 1–8 Inverness CT Buckie
14:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
12 July 2016 Friendly Elgin City 0–3 Inverness CT Elgin
19:45 Stadium: Borough Briggs
19 July 2016 Friendly Forres Mechanics 1–3 Inverness CT Forres
19:30 Stadium: Mosset Park

Scottish Premiership edit

6 August 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Gordon   5'
Amoo   24'   60'
Erskine   36'
BBC Report Polworth   69' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Walsh
13 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Ross County Inverness
15:00 Raven   12'
Williams   18'
Boden   45'
Draper   50'   65'
Horner   75'
BBC Report Boyce   7'   28'   47'
Curran   28'
Davies   75'
Foster   80'
Gardyne   82'
Routis   85'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Dallas
20 August 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 Cowie   7'   47'
Sammon   18'
Kitchen   29'
Nicholson   78'   79'
BBC Report Tremarco   10'
Mulraney   12'
Polworth   40'
Horner   77'
Draper   87'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,880
Referee: McLean
27 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 St Johnstone Inverness
15:00 Draper   59'   67'
Meekings   90+1'
Warren   90+2'
BBC Report Wotherspoon   58'
Foster   79'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,729
Referee: Finnie
10 September 2016 Premiership Aberdeen 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 McGinn   51' BBC Report Tansey   31'
Tremarco   45'
King   45+1'
Vigurs   68'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,356
Referee: Allan
18 September 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Celtic Inverness
15:00 King   28'
Fisher   89'
BBC Report Rogić   17'
Sinclair   34'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Allan
14 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 McKay   33'
Draper   51'
Warren   84'
BBC report Miller   22'
Waghorn   51'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Collum
22 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Kilmarnock Inverness
15:00 Polworth   63'
Meekings   80'
Doumbouya   86'
Vigurs   90+4'
BBC report Coulibaly   7' (pen.)
Boyd   26'
Hendrie   88'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Walsh
26 October 2016 Premiership Motherwell 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
19:45 BBC report Tremarco   57'   86'
Doumbouya   71'
Polworth   83'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Robertson
29 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Heart of Midlothian Inverness
15:00 Raven   15'
Doumbouya   32'
Doran   55'
Meekings   79'
McKay   85'
Vigurs   86'
BBC report Johnsen   38'
Rherras   50'   51'
Djoum   74'
Kitchen   90+2'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Thomson
5 November 2016 Premiership Celtic 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Sinclair   48'
Griffiths   63'
Rogic   83'
BBC report Tansey   43'   Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,152
Referee: Allan
19 November 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Aberdeen Inverness
15:00 Doumbouya   15'
Vigurs   54'
BBC report McLean   28'   89'
Rooney   33' (pen.)
Maddison   68'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Clancy
26 November 2016 Premiership Dundee 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Wighton   25'
Vincent   57'
Gadzhalov   60'
Hateley   78'
O'Dea   90+2'
BBC report Tremarco   81'
Cole   85'
Horner   90+4'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Dallas
3 December 2016 Premiership St Johnstone 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Perth
15:00 Craig   14'
Coulson   57'
Davidson   62'
Wotherspoon   75'
Swanson   81'
BBC report Draper   45+1'
Doumbouya   51'
Warren   60'  
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Anderson
10 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 Draper   36'
Cole   51'
McKay   86'
King   90'
BBC report Crawford   16'
Imrie   58'
Gillespie   74'
McMann   76'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Aitken
17 December 2016 Premiership Kilmarnock 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 McKenzie   45+2'
Taylor   64'
Coulibaly   73'
Smith   90'
BBC report Draper   16'
Warren   84'
Polworth   90+1'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Walsh
24 December 2016 Premiership Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
12:30 McKay   13' (o.g.)
Tavernier   43'
BBC report Cole   37'
Vigurs   45+2'
Meekings   85'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,528
Referee: Robertson
28 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Motherwell Inverness
19:45 Cole   36'
McKay   40'
Fisher   77'
Vigurs   89'
Tansey   90'
BBC report Clay   50'
Moult   59'
McDonald   87'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Cook
31 December 2016 Premiership Ross County 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
15:00 Boyce   2'   35'
Woods   61'
McEveley   76'
BBC report Tremarco   28'
Warren   46'
Fisher   81'
McKay   90+3'
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Madden
4 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dundee Inverness
15:00 Billy Mckay   53' (pen.)   58'
Tremarco   75'
Tansey   79'
BBC report Haber   37'
O'Dea   43'   48'
Julen Etxabeguren   52'
McGowan   63'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,606
Referee: Walsh
24 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 Tansey   45'   66'
Laing   56'
Vigurs   86' (pen miss)
Billy Mckay   89'
BBC report Jon Toral   14'
Waghorn   67' (pen.)
Wilson   86'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: McLean
11 March 2017 Premiership Partick Thistle 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Doolan   56'
Amoo   83'
BBC report Vigurs   21'
McCart   45+3'
Warren   90+2'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Collum
8 April 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3 St Johnstone Inverness
15:00 Cole   81'   BBC report MacLean   40'
Alston   65'
Craig   88' (pen.)
Cummins   90+1'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Finnie
15 April 2017 Premiership Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 Cadden   7'
Moult   9'
McDonald   65'
Campbell   70'
BBC report Fisher   21'   54'
Brad McKay   89'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,696
Referee:   Collum
28 April 2017 Premiership Ross County 4–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
19:45 O'Brien   10'
Boyce   21'   34'   49' (pen.)   60' (pen.)
Chow   53'
BBC report Vigurs   49'
Polworth   60'
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Thomson
13 May 2017 Premiership Kilmarnock 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Wilson   15'
Smith   16'
Longstaff   17'
Jones   57'
BBC report Brad McKay   15'
Fisher   71'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: Beaton
17 May 2017 Premiership Dundee 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
19:45 BBC report Billy Mckay   2'
Fisher   10'
Vigurs   65'
Henri Anier   81'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,574
Referee: Clancy

League Cup edit

16 July 2016 Group C Cowdenbeath 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Central Park
15:00 Brett   23'   53'
Rutherford   63'
Chris Turner   69'
SPFL Report Draper   13'
Warren   68'   74'
Attendance: 487
Referee: Finnie
23 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
(1–4 p)
Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Boden   35'
Draper   37'
BBC Report Murdoch   46'
van der Velden   49'
Durnan   79'
Obadeyi   81'
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Anderson
26 July 2016 Group C Dunfermline Athletic 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
19:45 Geggan   24'   28'
Cardle   61'
SPFL Report Vigurs   16'   42'   66'
King   54'
Tremarco   89'
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Allan
30 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7–0 Arbroath Caledonian Stadium
15:00 King   10'
Boden   18'   25'   71'
Tremarco   37'   87'
Vigurs   47'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Aitken
9 August 2016 Second Round Alloa Athletic 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle The Indodrill Stadium
19:30 Marr   28'
Flannigan   35'
Jamie Longworth   44'
Waters   90+1'
Sky Report Attendance: 613
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup edit

21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Elgin City 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs
15:00 Mark Nicolson   25'
Archie MacPhee   53'
Darryl McHardy   78'
BBC Report Cole   32'
Doumbouya   66'
Doran   76'
Attendance: 3,624
Referee: McKendrick
11 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round Celtic 6–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park
12:15 Lustig   20'   73'
Dembélé   45'   50'   59'
Tierney   86'
Brown   90+1'
BBCReport Tremarco   29'
Draper   35'
Vigurs   37'
Warren   42'
Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Clancy

Squad statistics edit

During the 2016–17 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances edit

As of 20 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Ryan Esson 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG David Raven 26 1 19+2 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Carl Tremarco 36 7 29+0 4 5+0 3 2+0 0
4 DF   SCO Kevin McNaughton 14 0 5+4 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Gary Warren 40 3 33+0 2 5+0 1 2+0 0
6 DF   ENG Josh Meekings 18 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   SCO Liam Polworth 38 3 26+6 3 5+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   ENG Ross Draper 43 4 35+2 3 2+3 1 1+0 0
9 FW   IRL Dean Ebbe 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF   IRL Aaron Doran 19 1 6+11 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 MF   SCO Iain Vigurs 39 5 28+4 1 5+0 4 2+0 0
12 DF   SCO Jamie McCart 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW   ENG Billy Mckay 14 4 13+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF   SCO Jason Brown 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 MF   IRL Jake Mulraney 32 0 10+16 0 3+2 0 0+1 0
16 MF   ENG Greg Tansey 44 7 37+0 7 5+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF   ENG Lewis Horner 11 0 5+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ENG Alex Fisher 25 8 8+13 8 0+4 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Scott Boden 19 5 3+10 1 5+0 4 1+0 0
20 MF   SCO Billy King 32 3 17+9 1 5+0 2 1+0 0
21 FW   SCO Alisdair Sutherland 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 DF   ENG Louis Laing 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF   SCO Brad McKay 29 1 25+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
23 FW   EST Henri Anier 15 0 8+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
25 GK   WAL Owain Fôn Williams 35 0 31+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
26 FW   GUI Lonsana Doumbouya 20 6 17+2 5 0+0 0 1+0 1
29 MF   ENG Larnell Cole 23 2 13+8 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
31 GK   SCO Cameron Mackay 4 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
33 DF   ENG Cameron Gilchrist 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Overall goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals
1st   Alex Fisher 9
2nd 7
4th   Lonsana Doumbouya 6
5th 5
7th   Ross Draper 4
8th 3
12th   Larnell Cole 2
13th 1

Hat-tricks edit

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
  Iain Vigurs Scottish League Cup 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic 26 July 2016
  Scott Boden Scottish League Cup 7–0 Arbroath 30 July 2016

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Kilmarnock 38 9 14 15 36 56 −20 41
9 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 46 69 −23 38
10 Dundee 38 10 7 21 38 62 −24 37
11 Hamilton Academical (O) 38 7 14 17 37 56 −19 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 38 7 13 18 44 71 −27 34 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[12]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAH
ResultLLLWDDWDLDWDLLLLDDLLLDLDDWLDDDLLLLWLWW
Position12121210101081010108101212121212121212121212121212121211121212121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics edit

Last updated on 20 May 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Richie Foran[13] 14 July 2016 31 May 2017 45 11 13 21 024.44

Transfers edit

Players In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date
  Jake Mulraney 20 MF   Queens Park Rangers Free 1 July 2016
  Jason Brown 19 DF Academy N/A 1 July 2016
  Ali Sutherland 19 MF 1 July 2016
  Cameron Mackay 19 GK 1 July 2016
  Scott Boden 26 ST   Newport County Free 1 July 2016
  Kevin McNaughton 33 DF   Wigan Athletic Free 12 July 2016
  Lonsana Doumbouya 25 ST   Cercle Brugge Free 25 August 2016
  Brad McKay 23 DF   St Johnstone Free 31 August 2016
  Dean Ebbe 22 ST   Bluebell United Undisclosed 4 January 2017
  Henri Anier 26 ST   Kalmar FF Free 16 January 2017
  Louis Laing 23 MF Free Agent N/A 16 February 2017
Players Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
  Danny Williams 28 MF   Dundee Free 1 July 2016
  Nat Wedderburn 26 MF   Dunfermline Athletic Free 1 July 2016
  Jordan Roberts 22 MF   Crawley Town Free 1 July 2016
  James Vincent 26 MF   Dundee Free 1 July 2016
  Dean Brill 30 GK   Motherwell Free 1 July 2016
  Danny Devine 23 DF   Partick Thistle Free 1 July 2016
  Liam Hughes 23 MF   Barrow Free 1 July 2016
  Richie Foran 36 MF Retired N/A 1 July 2016 Took Managerial Role
  Calum Ferguson 21 ST   Albion Rovers Free 2 July 2016
  Ryan Williams 25 MF   Ottawa Fury Free 19 July 2016
  Lonsana Doumbouya 26 ST   SKN St. Pölten Free 26 January 2018
  Alisdair Sutherland 20 MF   Elgin City Free 1 February 2017
  Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo 26 MF   RNK Split Free 17 February 2017
Loans In/Returns
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out
  Billy King 22 MF   Heart of Midlothian Season 12 July 2016 29 May 2017
  Larnell Cole 23 MF   Fulham Season 31 August 2016 31 May 2017
  Cameron Mackay 19 GK   Elgin City Return 9 September 2016 N/A
  Jason Brown 20 DF   Arbroath Return 19 October 2016 N/A
  Jamie McCart 19 DF   Celtic Half Season 31 January 2017 31 May 2017
  Billy Mckay 28 ST   Wigan Athletic Half Season 31 January 2017 31 May 2017
  Jason Brown 20 DF   Cove Rangers Return 1 May 2017 N/A
  Cameron Mackay 20 GK   Elgin City Return 15 May 2017 N/A
Loans Out/Returns
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In
  Cameron Mackay 19 GK   Elgin City Emergency Loan 13 August 2016 9 September 2016
  Jason Brown 20 DF   Arbroath Short Term 26 August 2016 19 October 2016
  Cameron Mackay 20 GK   Elgin City Half Season 10 December 2016 15 May 2017
  Jason Brown 20 DF   Cove Rangers Half Season 27 January 2017 1 May 2017
  Billy King 23 MF   Heart of Midlothian Season 29 May 2017 N/A
  Billy Mckay 28 ST   Wigan Athletic Half Season 31 May 2017 N/A
  Larnell Cole 24 MF   Fulham Season 31 May 2017 N/A
  Jamie McCart 19 DF   Celtic Season 31 May 2017 N/A


* - Age at time of signing

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References edit

  1. ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "The reasons behind Inverness CT's relegation". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Jason Marr's first-half strike earned Alloa Athletic a place in the Scottish League Cup". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Moussa Dembele hat-trick puts Celtic in Scottish Cup quarter-finals". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Inverness Caley Thistle appoint Richie Foran as manager". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Manager John Hughes leaves Inverness Caledonian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Manager John Hughes 'poised to leave' Inverness Caledoinian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Inverness CT manager negotiating exit from club". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Richie Foran given four-year contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ "RICHIE FORAN TO RETIRE FROM PLAYING AFTER BECOMING INVERNESS MANAGER". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Brian Rice stays on as assistant manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Richie Foran Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

External links edit