| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Graham Rae[1] | ||
| Manager | John Robertson[2] | ||
| Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Championship | Fifth Place | ||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Winner, won against Dumbarton | ||
| League Cup | Group Stage | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Dundee | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: George Oakley, Iain Vigurs (8 each) All: George Oakley (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,415 vs. Dundee United, 5 August 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 930 vs. Peterhead, 7 October 2017 | ||
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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.
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 Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Forres | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Mosset Park | 
| 4 July 2017 Friendly | Brora Rangers | 1–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brora | 
| 19:45 | Stadium: Dudgeon Park | 
| 7 July 2017 Friendly | Nairn County | 1–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Nairn | 
| 19:30 | Stadium: Station Park | 
| 8 July 2017 Friendly | Elgin City | 2–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Elgin | 
| 15:00 | Stadium: Borough Briggs | 
| 8 November 2017 Charity Match | Ross County | 3–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dingwall | 
| 19:00 | Stadium: Victoria Park | 
Scottish Championship
| 5 August 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McMullan  13' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,415 Referee: Thomson | 
| 12 August 2017 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 5–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park | 
| 15:00 | Smith  2' Ashcroft  14' Cardle  41', 90' Hopkirk  67' | BBC Report | Vigurs  18' | Attendance: 4,391 Referee: McLean | 
| 19 August 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Warren  19' Seedorf  90'  | BBC Report | Thomson  51' | Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Finnie | 
| 26 August 2017 Championship | Brechin City | 0–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Glebe Park | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Vigurs  27', 73' McKay  32' Cooper  62' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Northcroft | 
| 9 September 2017 Championship | St Mirren | 4–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park | 
| 15:00 | Morgan  31' Buchanan  63' Smith  73' McShane  74' | BBC Report | Baird  61' Polworth  69' | Attendance: 3,610 Referee: Collum | 
| 16 September 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Bell  27' | BBC Report | Todorov  24' Robinson  52' Halkett  72' | Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Charleston | 
| 23 September 2017 Championship | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Froxylias  46' Wardrop  62' | BBC Report | Bell  8' Warren  60'  78' | Attendance: 594 Referee: Steven | 
| 30 September 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Queen of the South | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Anderson | 
| 14 October 2017 Championship | Falkirk | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Falkirk Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Walsh | 
| 21 October 2017 Championship | Dundee United | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Vigurs  28' Bell  36' | Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Collum | 
| 28 October 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Bell  23' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Clancy | 
| 4 November 2017 Championship | Livingston | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Duncan | 
| 21 November 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P–P | Brechin City | Caledonian Stadium | 
| BBC Report | ||||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 25 November 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium | 
| Vigurs | Report | McShane  52'Reilly  90+2' | Attendance: 2687 Referee: McKendrick | 
| 28 November 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–0 | Brechin City | Caledonian Stadium | 
| McKay  7' Baird  9' Bell  52' Oakley  87' | Report | Attendance: 1801 Referee: Charleston | 
| 2 December 2017 Championship | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Palmerston Park | 
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1293 Referee: Cook | 
| 9 December 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P–P | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | 
| 12 December 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P–P | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 19:45 | BBC Report | 
| 16 December 2017 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Tremarco  34' | Report | Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Kirkland | 
| 23 December 2017 Championship | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Caledonian Stadium | 
| Harkins  22' (pen.) | BBC Report | Raven  22' | Attendance: 1,547 Referee: Steven | 
| 30 December 2017 Championship | Brechin City | 2–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Glebe Park | 
| 15:00 | Sinclair  18' (pen.), 39' | BBC Report | Smith  4' (Own goal) Oakley  65'  78' Tremarco  67'  | Attendance: 571 Referee: Duncan | 
| 2 January 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Doran  6' Vigurs  43'  | BBC Report | Lithgow  82' | Attendance: 2239 Referee: Aitken | 
| 6 January 2018 Championship | St Mirren | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park | 
| 15:00 | Reilly  26' | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Collum | 
| 9 January 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–1 | Falkirk | Caledonian 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 | ||||
| 13 January 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Vigurs  3' Chalmers  29' Doran  58' | Report | Bell  85' | Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Muir | 
| 27 January 2018 Championship | Falkirk | 3–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Falkirk Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Muirhead  48' (pen)  66' (pen)
Nelson  87' | Report | Mulraney  45'  MacKay  84' | Referee: Anderson | 
| 3 February 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P–P | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | ||||
| Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch[8] | ||||
| 17 February 2018 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | P–P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park | 
| 15:00 | ||||
| Note: Postponed due to fixture clash with Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals | ||||
| 24 February 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Report | Tiffoney  28'
Harkins  70' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Kirkland | 
| 27 February 2018 Championship | Dumbarton | P–P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 
| 19:45 | ||||
| Note: Postponed due to Heavy Snowfall[9] | ||||
| 3 March 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P–P | Brechin City | Caledonian 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" | ||||
| 5 March 2018 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | P–P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park | 
| 19:45 | ||||
| Note: Postponed due to Frozen pitch and Heavy Snowfall. | ||||
| 10 March 2018 Championship | Livingston | P–P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium | 
| 15:00 | 
| 13 March 2018 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park | 
| 19:45 | Craigen  6' | Report | Attendance: 2249 Referee: Clancy | 
| 17 March 2018 Championship | Dundee United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park | 
| 15:00 | Mikkelsen  64' | Report | Vigurs  30' | Attendance: 4772 Referee: Kirkland | 
| 27 March 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 19:45 | Doran  44' | Report | Attendance: 2,328 Referee: Aitken | 
| 31 March 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Warren  78'
Polworth  81' | Report | Davis  4' (pen)
Morgan  70' | Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Newlands | 
| 3 April 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–0 | Brechin City | Inverness | 
| 19:45 | Chalmers  12,58' Donaldson   66' | Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Steven | 
| 7 April 2018 Championship | Queen of the South | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumfries | 
| 15:00 | Report | Austin  9'
Oakley  30' | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Anderson | 
| 10 April 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Inverness | 
| 19:45 | Mulraney  81' | Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Walsh | 
| 14 April 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 5–1 | Dumbarton | Inverness | 
| 15:00 | Doran  17' Austin   63' | Report | Gallagher  13' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Duncan | 
| 17 April 2018 Championship | Dumbarton | P–P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton | 
| 19:45 | Referee: Robertson | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, game rescheduled for next day. | ||||
| 18 April 2018 Championship | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton | 
| 19:45 | Report | Vigurs  56' | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 392 Referee: Robertson | 
| 21 April 2018 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Inverness | 
| 15:00 | Chalmers  16'
Austin  48' | Ryan  13'
Clark  90+5' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Finnie | 
| 24 April 2018 Championship | Livingston | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Livingston | 
| 19:45 | Report | Polworth  46' | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 740 Referee: Steven | 
| 28 April 2018 Championship | Greenock Morton | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock | 
| 15:00 | Report | Oakley  20,37'
Austin  55' | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Beaton | 
League Cup
| 15 July 2017 League Cup Group A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | Brechin City | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Warren  21', 34' Oakley  57' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Cook | 
| 18 July 2017 League Cup Group A | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Forthbank Stadium | 
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 591 Referee: Roncone | ||
| Note: Inverness earn bonus point after 2 – 0 win on penalties | ||||
| 22 July 2017 League Cup Group A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McKee  21' Austin  43' | Referee: Beaton | 
| 29 July 2017 League Cup Group A | Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Station Park | 
| 15:00 | Scott  49' | BBC Report | Oakley  54' Baird  55' | Attendance: 517 Referee: Duncan | 
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 2 September 2017 Challenge Cup Second round | Aberdeen U20s | 2–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Glebe Park | 
| 19:45 | Ross  51' Anderson  89' | SPFL Report | Calder  4' Polworth  25' Raven  40' Tremarco  82' | Attendance: 175 Referee: Newlands | 
| 7 October 2017 Challenge Cup Third round | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–0 | Peterhead | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 15:00 | Polworth  2' Calder  51' MacKay  90' | SPFL Report | Attendance: 930 Referee: Muir | 
| 11 November 2017 Challenge Cup Quarter-final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 17:15 | Bell  57' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Anderson | 
| 18 February 2018 Challenge Cup Semi-final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–2 | Crusaders .svg.png.webp)  | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 17:15 | Oakley  1'
McKay  63'  | Report | Heatley  57'  79'
Caddell  90+6'  | Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones | 
| 24 March 2018 Challenge Cup Final | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park | 
| 16:15 | Report | Tremarco  90+3' | Attendance: 4,602 Referee: Dallas | 
Scottish Cup
| 20 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Dundee | 2–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dens Park | 
| 15:00 | Leich-Smith  47' O'Hara  64' | Report | Doran  16' Oakley  87' | Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Finnie | 
| 30 January 2018 Scottish Cup Fourth round replay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Dundee | Caledonian Stadium | 
| 19:45 | Allan  47' | Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Finnie | 
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 | Total | Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  ENG | David Raven | 22 | 1 | 15+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Carl Tremarco | 18 | 2 | 14+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  SCO | Joe Chalmers | 29 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  ENG | Gary Warren | 14 | 3 | 9+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  ENG | Matthew Elsdon | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  SCO | Liam Polworth | 30 | 3 | 22+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ENG | Ross Draper | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 8 | FW |  SCO | Nathan Austin | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  SCO | John Baird | 29 | 4 | 18+3 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  IRL | Aaron Doran | 8 | 3 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 
| 11 | MF |  SCO | Iain Vigurs | 27 | 5 | 19+0 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  ENG | George Oakley | 27 | 7 | 8+11 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 
| 15 | MF |  IRL | Jake Mulraney | 23 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 16 | MF |  ENG | Riccardo Calder | 23 | 2 | 5+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 17 | DF |  NED | Collin Seedorf | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  CUW | Felitciano Zschusschen | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 20 | FW |  ENG | Connor Bell | 24 | 7 | 16+4 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 21 | FW |  SCO | Alex Cooper | 10 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 22 | DF |  SCO | Brad McKay | 29 | 2 | 21+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  SCO | Coll Donaldson | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 24 | MF | .svg.png.webp) CAN | Charlie Trafford | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
| 25 | GK |  WAL | Owain Fôn Williams | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 27 | MF |  SCO | Daniel MacKay | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 
| 28 | GK |  SCO | Mark Ridgers | 27 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 
Overall goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | 
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  George Oakley | 12 | 
| 2nd |  Iain Vigurs | 8 | 
| 3rd |  Connor Bell | 7 | 
| 4th |  Nathan Austin | 6 | 
| 5th |  Joe Chalmers | 5 | 
| 8th |  John Baird | 4 | 
| 10th |  Jake Mulraney | 3 | 
| 12th |  Riccardo Calder | 2 | 
| 15th |  Alex Cooper | 1 | 
Hat-tricks
| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Nathan Austin | Scottish Championship | 5–1 | Dumbarton | 14 April 2018 | 
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 | 
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 | — | — | 
Division summary
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 | 41.38 | 















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