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2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

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The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2009–10 season
ManagerTerry Butcher[1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Scottish Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerAdam Rooney (24)

Scottish First Division edit

See also: 2009–10 Scottish First Division
8 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dunfermline 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
BBC SPORT Cox   90+1' Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Winter
22 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
Harkins   9',   29' BBC SPORT Sanchez   20'
Cox   38'		 Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Tumilty
29 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Hayes   60' BBC Sport di Giacomo   10'
Vigurs   53'
Brittain   76'		 Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Morton 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cappielow
BBC SPORT Sanchez   45'
Foran   60'
Proctor   85'		 Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Richmond
19 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Airdrie United 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Excelsior Stadium
Baird   25' BBC Sport Hayes   83' Attendance: 951
Referee: McKendrick
26 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   63' (pen.)
Foran   76'		 BBC SPORT Buchanan   38',   39'
Archibald   45'		 Attendance: 3,218
Referee: E. Norris
10 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
Hayes   18' BBC SPORT Holmes   1',   83',   90' Attendance: 3,011
Referee: I. Brines
13 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Raith Rovers 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
BBC SPORT Proctor   83' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: c Allen
17 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Proctor   45' BBC SPORT Kirk   69' Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Muir
24 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Ayr United 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Somerset Park
Roberts   13' BBC SPORT Foran   11',   25',   57'
Rooney   15'
Imrie   21'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Collum
31 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Morton Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   19',   42',   51' (pen.)
Bulvītis   31'		 BBC SPORT =Paartalu   33' Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Murray
7 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Ross County 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
Boyd   18'
Gardyne   20'		 BBC SPORT Rooney   82' Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Somers
14 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Airdrie United Caledonian Stadium
Sanchez   45'
Odhiambo   69'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,780
Referee: MacKay
28 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Partick Thistle 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
Adams   53'
Lovell   68'		 BBC SPORT Tokely   7' Attendance: 2,353
Referee: McDonald
5 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Queen of the South 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
Harris   75'
Lilley   77'		 BBC SPORT Hayes   18'
Foran   75'  
Duncan   77'		 Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Muir
12 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   23' BBC Sport Hill   69'   Attendance: 2,768
Referee: McDermott
19 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,280
Referee: J. McKendrick
26 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   57' BBC SPORT Griffiths   45' (pen.)
Harkins   85'  		 Attendance: 3,660
Referee: S. Nicholls
23 January 2010 Scottish Div 1 Airdrie United 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Excelsior Stadium
BBC SPORT Rooney   43' (pen.) Attendance: 839
Referee: McLean
30 January 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Hayes   38'
Rooney   89' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Corcoran   16'
Maxwell   88'		 Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Somers
13 February 2010 Scottish Div 1 Raith Rovers 0–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
BBC SPORT Rooney   67'
Hayes   70'
Bulvītis   77'
Stratford   90'		 Attendance: 1,568
Referee: C. Thomson
27 February 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium
Foran   45'
Hayes   61'
Rooney   90' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Aitken   25'
Roberts   30'
McManus   71'		 Attendance: 2,843
Referee: S. MacDonald
1 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
Kerr   78'
Harkins   84'		 BBC SPORT Foran   46'
Odhiambo   59'		 Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Brown
9 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   42',   52',   76' (pen.) BBC SPORT Holmes   61' (pen.) Attendance: 3,003
Referee: C. Allan
13 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Morton Caledonian Stadium
Ross   65' BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,788
Referee: S. McLean
20 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Ross County 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,928
Referee: M. Tumilty
23 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Airdrie United Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   10'
Foran   24'
Munro   47'
Hayes   83'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,008
Referee: C. Murray
27 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Partick Thistle 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
BBC Sport Rooney   32' Attendance: 2,380
Referee: McDermott
30 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Foran   14'
Odhiambo   16'
Hayes   40'		 BBC Sport Keddie   13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: McDonald
3 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–3 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Foran   29',   90'
Rooney   41'
Odhiambo   57'		 BBC Sport Williamson   12'
Tadé   66'
Mole   74'
Simmons   88'  		 Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Muir
6 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Morton 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cappielow Park
BBC Sport Foran   6'
Rooney   85'		 Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Winter
10 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Queen of the South 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
McLaren   10'
Harris   74'		 BBC Sport Rooney   42',   88'
Munro   67'		 Attendance: 2,093
Referee: C. Richmond
17 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   55'
Foran   62'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,728
Referee: W. Collum
24 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Ayr United 0–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Somerset Park
BBC Sport Hayes   2'
Rooney   10'
Foran   13'
Odhiambo   42'
Sanchez   75'
Eagle   85'
Morrison   89'		 Attendance: 3,031
Referee: O'Reilly
1 May 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   28' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,031
Referee: S. Conroy

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
18 January 2010 Scottish Cup round 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
Bulvītis   43'
Imrie   62'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Brines
6 February 2010 Scottish Cup round 5 Kilmarnock 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park
Sammon   28'
Kelly   36',   59'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 4,473
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: Scottish League Cup 2009–10
1 August 2009 League Cup round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Annan Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   21'

Eagle   52'
Imrie   72'

Sanchez   88'		 Attendance: 1,095
Referee: McLean
25 August 2009 League Cup round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Albion Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Eagle   8'

Rooney   16'
Bulvītis   41'

Munro   57'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 681
Referee: Somers
22 September 2009 League Cup round 3 Motherwell 3–2 (a.e.t.) Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
McHugh   33'

Bulvītis   94' (og)

Forbes   119'		 BBC Sport Barrowman   70'
Munro   111'		 Attendance: 3,905
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Montrose Caledonian Stadium
Crighton   45' (og) BBC SPORT Leyden   87' Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Smith
18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Stranraer Caledonian Stadium
Foran   19',   32'
Sanchez   29'		 BBC SPORT Lyle   83' Attendance: 664
Referee: Charleston
6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-final Partick Thistle 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
Buchanan   77' BBC Sport Sanchez   6' Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Tumilty
4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Eagle   44' BBC SPORT Lyle   83' Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Charleston
22 November 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Dundee 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park
Bulvītis   48' (o.g.)
Harkins   53'
Forsyth   83'		 BBC Sport Rooney   20'
Bulvītis   33'
Imrie   90'		 Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Tumilty

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundA
ResultW
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Hat-tricks edit

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
  Richie Foran Scottish First Division 1–5 Ayr United 24 October 2009
  Adam Rooney Scottish First Division 4–1 Morton 31 October 2009
  Adam Rooney Scottish First Division 3–1 Queen of the South 9 March 2010

Transfers edit

Transfers In
Player Age From Free
  Robert Eagle 22   Norwich City Free
  Jonny Hayes 22   Leicester City Free
  Stuart Golabek 34   Ross County Free
  Dani Sánchez 24   Real Murcia Imperial Free
  Lee Cox 18   Leicester City Undisclosed
  Dan Stratford 24   D.C. United Free
  Nauris Bulvitis 22   FC Tranzits Loan
  Stuart Duff 27   Aberdeen Loan
Player Age To Fee
  Dougie Imrie 26   Hamilton Academical £54,000
  Iain Vigurs 21   Ross County Free
  Richard Hastings 32   Hamilton Academical Free
  Ian Black 24   Heart of Midlothian Free
  Garry Wood 21   Ross County Free
  Ally Ridgers 27   Nairn County Free
  Brian Kerr 27   Dundee Free
  Filipe Morais 23   St Johnstone Free
  Dale Gillespie 20   Nairn County Free
  Andy Barrowman 25   Ross County Free
  Andy McNulty 20   Bray Wanderers Free
  Michael Fraser 25   Motherwell Undisclosed
  Pāvels Mihadjuks 29   FK Ventspils Undisclosed
  Richie Byrne 27   Darlington Free
  Zander Sutherland 21   Peterhead Free
  Shane Sutherland 19   Elgin City Loan
  Gavin Morrison 19   Elgin City Loan

References edit

  1. ^ "Terry Butcher: Hibernian to talk to Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss". BBC Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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