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2019–20 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2019–20 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season was the club's 26th Season in Scottish football.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2019–20 season
ChairmanGraham Rae
ManagerJohn Robertson
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Championship2nd
Scottish CupQuarter Finals lost 5–2 vs. Hibernian
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupJoint Winners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White (7)
All: Jordan White (10)
Highest home attendance2,902; vs Dundee United (2 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance1,021; vs Greenock Morton (7 September 2019)
Average home league attendance1,962

Fixtures and results edit

Friendlies edit

29 June 2019 Friendly Strathspey Thistle 3–6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Grantown-on-Spey
13:00 Stadium: Seafield Park
29 June 2019 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Inverness
13:00 Keatings   7', Todorov   59' Stadium: Grant Street Park
2 July 2019 Friendly Forres Mechanics 1–6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Forres
19:45 Taylor   79' Todorov   19',   55'

Keatings   20',   37' Walsh   50'

Harkness   89'		 Stadium: Mosset Park
2 July 2019 Friendly Rothes 1–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Rothes
19:45 Wilson   81' Curry   11',   75'

Rooney   19' Doran   30',   36' White   71'

MacGregor   83'		 Stadium: Mackessack Park
6 July 2019 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Aberdeen Elgin
15:00 McKay   69' Main   Stadium: Borough Briggs
8 July 2019 Angus Beith benefit Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
19:30 McDonald   21' Curry   77' Stadium: Tynecastle
10 July 2019 Friendly Wick Academy 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Wick
19:30 Stadium: Harmsworth Park
12 July 2019 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 St Johnstone Inverness
19:30 Keatings   36'

Todorov   67'

Machado   85'		 Tanser   Stadium: Grant Street
13 July 2019 Friendly Buckie Thistle 3–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Buckie
14:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
19 July 2019 Friendly Brora Rangers 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Brora
19:30 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
4 August 2019 Friendly St Duthus 3–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Tain
14:00 Stadium: Grant Park
April 2020 Ryan Esson Testimonial Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cancelled Inverness Caledonian Thistle Legends XI Inverness
TBC Stadium: Canal Park
Note: Initially cancelled due to COVID-19, eventually cancelled outright in December due to COVID-19 still going on and replaced by charity auction.

League edit

3 August 2019 Championship Dundee United 4–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Shankland   7',   31',   53',   86' Walsh   29' Stadium: Tannadice Park
10 August 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Doran   44', Storey   82' Linn   26' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
24 August 2019 Championship Dundee 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Stadium: Dens Park
30 August 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–0 Greenock Morton Inverness
19:05 Keatings   43',   46',

White   67', Donaldson   77',

Todorov   80'		 Report Stadium: Caledonian Thistle
Attendance: 2,136
Note: Live on BBC Scotland
14 September 2019 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Welsh   87' Stadium: East End Park
21 September 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Welsh   15', Walsh   20' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
28 September 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 White   21' Zannata   10',

Miller   46',

Palmer   82'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
5 October 2019 Championship Ayr United 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Vincent   31', Rooney   64' Stadium: Somerset Park
19 October 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Alloa Athletic Inverness
15:00 Tremarco   61', White   85' Buchanan   5', Trouten   89' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
26 October 2019 Championship Greenock Morton 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 McHugh   6',   81' Curry   27' Stadium: Cappielow
29 October 2019 Championship Queen of the South 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
19:45 Doran   30', Todorov   90+3' Stadium: Palmerston Park
2 November 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3 Dundee United Inverness
15:00 Rooney {{o.g.|20}},

Clark   72'

Shankland (76 p)		 Stadium: Caledonian Thistle
9 November 2019 Championship Arbroath 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Stewart   28',

Linn (54 p),

Kader   86'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
23 November 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dundee Inverness
15:00 Doran   16' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,184
30 November 2019 Championship Alloa Athletic 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Alloa
15:00 Dick Taggart (o.g.), Doran   45' Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
Attendance: 721
14 December 2019 Championship Partick Thistle 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Jones   48',

Saunders   64',

Zanatta   90'		 Keatings   57' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,144
21 December 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Rooney   33', McCart   80' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
28 December 2019 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Donnelly   47' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
4 January 2020 Championship Dundee 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Doran   17', Keatings   24' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,040
11 January 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
25 January 2020 Championship Ayr United 1–0 inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Kelly   61' Stadium: Somerset Park
1 February 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Alloa Athletic Inverness
15:00 White   59' Flannigan   Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
21 February 2020 Championship Dundee United 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
19:05 Appere   12', Shankland   59' White   32' Stadium: Tannadice
25 February 2020 Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
19:45 Thomas   70' Doran   23', Walsh   77' Stadium: East End Park
3 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Greenock Morton Inverness
19:45 White   18',

Rooney   67',

Todorov   90'		 Nesbitt   61', Lyon   76' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
7 March 2020 Championship Alloa Athletic 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Alloa
15:00 Connelly   12', Trouten   28' Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
10 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Queen of the South Inverness
19:45 Vincent   30',

Keatings   57',

Storey   79'		 Semple   72' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium

ALL SPFL GAMES POSTPONED FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

14 March 2020 Championship Arbroath P – P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Stadium: Gayfield Park
17 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Partick Thistle Inverness
19:45 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
21 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Dundee Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
28 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Note: Postponed due to fixture clash with Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Scottish Cup edit

18 January 2020 Fourth Round Alloa Athletic 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Alloa
15:00 Cawley   18', O'Hara   75' Doran   8',

White   61',

Trafford   86'		 Stadium: Indodrill Stadium
8 February 2020 Fifth Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Livingston Inverness
15:01 Welsh   61' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
28 February 2020 Quarter Finals Hibernian 5–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
19:45 Jackson   38',

Allan   58', Docherty   71', Omeonga   81',

Gullan   84'		 Tremarco   73',

McKay   74',

Todorov   88'		 Stadium: Easter Road

League Cup edit

On 28 May 2019, Inverness were drawn into Group D of the Scottish League Cup, alongside Dundee, Raith Rovers, Peterhead and Cove Rangers.

16 July 2019 Peterhead 0–0
(11–10 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Peterhead
19:45 Report Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 606
Penalties
  McAllister,

  Gibson,
  Leitch,
 Stevenson,
  Armour,
  Boyle,
  Brown,
  Dunlop,
  Eadie,
  Ferry,

  Fleming		   White,

  Donaldson,
  Todorov,
  Walsh,
  Tremarco,
  Carson,
  Trafford,
  McCart,
  MacGregor,

  Ridgers,
20 July 2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 White   6'

Donaldson   56' Doran   58'

Todorov   90+2'		 Allan   50' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,064
23 July 2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Cove Rangers Inverness
19:45 White   38',

Keatings   55',

Todorov   71'		 Megginson   45',   46' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
28 July 2019 Dundee 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Johnson   33' Stadium: Dens Park

Challenge Cup edit

7 September 2019 Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Todorov   25',

Doran   31',

Storey   57'		 Sutton   78' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
12 October 2019 Fourth Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Alloa Athletic Inverness
15:00 Curry   42',

Storey   64',

Machado   88'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
17 November 2019 Quarter-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Clyde Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Penalties
Todorov  ,

Tremarco  ,
Donaldson  ,

Keatings  		   Grant,

  Wallace,
  McMullin,

  McStay
16 February 2020 Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Rangers U21s Inverness
14:10 Keatings   44',   58'   Storey   73' Mebude   6' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
28 March 2020 Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Raith Rovers Perth
16:10 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Note: Postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Cancelled Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle Shared Raith Rovers

North of Scotland Cup edit

31 July 2019 First Round Lossiemouth 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Lossiemouth
Stadium: Grant Park
20 August 2019 Quarter Finals Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI 3–1 Forres Mechanics Inverness
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
4 September 2019 Semi Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI 4–1 Clachnacuddin Inverness
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
6 October 2019 Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI 2–3 Brora Rangers Forres
Stadium: Mosset Park

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[a]
1 Dundee United (C) 28 18 5 5 52 22 +30 59 2.11 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 14 3 10 39 32 +7 45 1.67
3 Dundee 27 11 8 8 32 31 +1 41 1.52
4 Ayr United 27 12 4 11 38 35 +3 40 1.48
5 Arbroath 26 10 6 10 24 26 −2 36 1.38
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[1]


Management Statistics edit

First team player statistics edit

League Goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals
1st   Jordan White 7
2nd   Aaron Doran 6
3rd   James Keatings 5
4th   Nikolay Todorov 4
=   Shaun Rooney
=   Tom Walsh
7th   Miles Storey 3
8th   Sean Welsh 2
=   James Vincent
9th   Coll Donaldson 1
=   Jamie McCart
=   Carl Tremarco
=   Mitchell Curry

Overall Goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals
1st   Jordan White 10
2nd   Aaron Doran 9
3rd   Nikolay Todorov 7
=   James Keatings
5th   Miles Storey 5
6th   Shaun Rooney 3
=   Tom Walsh
=   Sean Welsh
9th   Coll Donaldson 2
=   Charlie Trafford
=   Carl Tremarco
=   Mitchell Curry
=   James Vincent
14th   Matheus Machado 1
=   Jamie McCart
Total Goals Scored 59

*as of match played 10 March 2020

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

Transfers edit

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
  James Keatings 27 FW   Hamilton Academical Pre-contract agreement 13 May 2019
  David Carson 23 MF   Morpeth Town Free 16 May 2019
  Nikolay Todorov 22 ST   Falkirk Free 19 June 2019
  James Vincent 29 MF   Dundee Free 20 June 2019
  Miles Storey 25 ST   Partick Thistle Free 3 August 2019
  Lewis Toshney 27 DF   Falkirk Free 10 January 2020
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
  Liam Polworth 24 MF   Motherwell Pre-contract agreement 17 April 2019
  Nathan Austin 25 FW   Kelty Hearts Free 19 May 2019
  Joe Chalmers 25 MF   Ross County Free 20 May 2019
  Darren McCauley 27 MF   Derry City Free 7 June 2019
  Owain Fôn Williams 32 GK   Hamilton Academical Free 1 July 2019
  Coll Donaldson 24 DF   Ross County Undisclosed 15 January 2020
  Jamie McCart 22 DF   St Johnstone Undisclosed 28 January 2020
  Kieran Chalmers 19 MF   Strathspey Thistle Free 13 February 2020
Loans In/Return
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes
  Mitchell Curry 19 ST   Middlesbrough 6 Months 26 June 2019 6 January 2020
  Daniel Hoban 21 GK   Elgin City Loan Return 3 January 2020 N/A
  Jack Brown 18 MF   Fort William Loan Return 16 January 2020 N/A
  Martin MacKinnon 19 GK   Fort William Loan Return 16 January 2020
Loans Out/Return
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes
  Anthony McDonald 18 MF   Heart of Midlothian Loan Return End of Previous Season N/A
9 Academy Players 18/19 Various   Fort William Full Season 25 July 2019
  Daniel MacKay 18 MF   Elgin City Full Season Loan extended in January 2020
  Daniel Hoban 21 GK   Elgin City Half Season 3 January 2020
  Cameron Harper 18 DF   Elgin City Half Season 3 January 2020 30 January 2020 Recalled from loan due to lack of defenders
  Daniel Hoban 21 GK   Fort William Half Season 16 January 2020
  Jack Brown 18 MF   Rothes Half Season
  Lewis Hyde 17 MF   Fort William Half Season

*At time of transfer/loan

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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