Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2023–24 season
ManagerBilly Dodds
(until 17 September) Duncan Ferguson
(from 26 September)
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship7th
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupThird Round; lost 4–2 to Arbroath
Highest home attendance3,503; vs Dundee United,
23 September 2023
Lowest home attendance1,037; vs Cowdenbeath,
25 November 2023

The 2023–24 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 30th campaign in the SPFL, and the club's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Championship.

Fixtures

Friendlies

8 July 2023 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 1 Elgin City Inverness
15:00 Doran 6',

Samuels 15', 45'

Mckay 62'		 Cameron 12' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,040
11 July 2023 Friendly Nairn County 0 – 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Nairn
19:45 Brooks 6', 7',

Tokely (o.g.) 19',
Mckay 24',
Cairns 55',

Samuels 87'		 Stadium: Station Park

League

11 November 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Wotherspoon 32',
McAllister 43' (og)
Mckay pen' (45+3)		 Murphy pen' (61) Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,259
12 December 2023 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
19:45 Oakley 20',
Baird 80'		 Brooks 90+4' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,315
Note: Rescheduled from 21 October

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Challenge Cup

9 September 2023 Third round Arbroath 4 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Gold 34',

O'Brien 41',
Stewart 70',

Steele 84'		 Brooks 43',

Lodovica Red card 63',

Hyde 90+3'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park

Inverness Cup

22 August 2023 Inverness Cup Clachnacuddin 1 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness
19:30 Ferguson 64' Lodovica 16', pen' (36), 39',
Mackie 75'		 Stadium: Grant Street Park

North of Scotland Cup

27 September 2023 North of Scotland Cup Quarter Final Rothes 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Rothes
20:00 Bray 9' Stadium: Mackessack Park
18 October 2023 North of Scotland Cup Semi Final Nairn County 2 – 2
(7 – 6 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Nairn
20:00 Tokely 45',
Mackay 51'		 Lodovica 65', 88' Stadium: Station Park
Penalties
MacLeod soccer ball with check mark
Dey soccer ball with check mark
Tokely soccer ball with check mark
Gillies soccer ball with check mark
Young soccer ball with check mark
Robesten soccer ball with check mark
Mackay soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Davidson
soccer ball with check mark Walker
soccer ball with check mark Hyde
soccer ball with check mark Brooks
soccer ball with check mark Thompson
soccer ball with check mark Lodovica
soccer ball with red X Delaney

Team Statistics

League Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United 20 13 5 2 43 10 +33 44 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers 21 13 5 3 38 28 +10 44 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Partick Thistle 21 10 6 5 42 33 +9 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Airdrieonians 20 8 3 9 19 23 −4 27
5 Greenock Morton 20 7 5 8 24 27 −3 26
6 Dunfermline Athletic 19 6 5 8 24 24 0 23
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 21 5 6 10 23 25 −2 21
8 Queen's Park 20 5 5 10 26 39 −13 20
9 Ayr United 20 5 5 10 25 38 −13 20 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Arbroath 20 5 3 12 23 40 −17 18 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]

First Team Player Statistics

As of 6 January 2024, vs Ayr United.

League Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 7
2nd England Nathan Shaw 3
Canada David Wotherspoon
4th Scotland Max Anderson 2
Wales Morgan Boyes
5th Scotland Jake Davidson 1
Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran
England Luis Longstaff
Northern Ireland Danny Devine
Australia Nikola Ujdur
Scotland Adam Brooks
11th

Overall Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 9
2nd Canada David Wotherspoon 4
3rd Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 3
England Nathan Shaw
5th Scotland Adam Brooks 2
Scotland Max Anderson
Wales Morgan Boyes
7th England Charlie Gilmour 1
Scotland Jake Davidson
Scotland Lewis Hyde
England Luis Longstaff
Northern Ireland Danny Devine
Australia Nikola Ujdur

*players in italics left the club during the season

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
England Harry Lodovica Inverness Cup 1–4 Clachnacuddin 22 August 2023

Transfers

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
Scotland Jake Davidson 22 DF Scotland Queen's Park Free 16 June 2023
England Charlie Gilmour 24 MF Scotland St Johnstone Free 20 June 2023
Scotland Adam Brooks 19 MF Scotland Celtic Free 8 July 2023
England Luis Longstaff 22 MF Scotland Cove Rangers Free 20 July 2023
England Harry Lodovica 24 ST England Aveley Free 30 July 2023
Scotland Sam Nixon 17 DF Academy 10 August 2023
Scotland Calum MacLeod 17 MF
Scotland Jack Walker 17 DF
Australia Nikola Ujdur 24 DF Australia Rockdale Ilinden Free 1 September 2023
Canada David Wotherspoon 33 MF Free Agent N/A 17 October 2023 Short Term Deal
Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 34 ST Free Agent N/A 26 October 2023 Short Term Deal
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
Scotland Robbie Deas 23 DF Scotland Kilmarnock Free 5 June 2023 [3]
Scotland Lewis Munro 17 GK Scotland Nairn County Free 6 June 2023
Scotland Jamie Carnihan 17 DF Scotland Nairn County Free 6 June 2023
Scotland Steven Boyd 26 ST Scotland Greenock Morton Free 7 June 2023
England Ben Woods 20 MF Released N/A 7 June 2023
Scotland Shane Sutherland 32 ST Released N/A 9 June 2023
Scotland Scott Allardice 25 MF Scotland Ross County Free 18 June 2023
Scotland Tom Walsh 26 MF Released N/A 1 July 2023
Scotland Aaron Nicolson 18 ST Scotland Nairn County Free 11 July 2023
England Max Ram 22 DF England Gloucester City Free 24 August 2023
Scotland Sean Welsh 33 MF Scotland Queen's Park Free 12 January 2024
Republic of Ireland Zak Delaney 22 DF Scotland Arbroath Free 12 January 2024
Scotland Harry Hennem 19 MF Scotland Nairn County Free 12 January 2024
Canada David Wotherspoon 33 ST Scotland Dundee United Free 15 January 2024
Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 34 ST Released N/A 15 January 2024
Loans In/Return
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes
Scotland Matthew Strachan 18 DF Scotland Nairn County Return 1 July 2023 N/A
Scotland Max Anderson 22 MF Scotland Dundee Season 28 August 2023
Wales Morgan Boyes 22 DF Scotland Livingston Season 1 September 2023
England James Carragher 21 DF England Wigan Athletic Half Season 10 January 2024
Loans Out/Return
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes
Scotland Daniel MacKay 22 FW Scotland Hibernian Return 1 July 2023 N/A
Scotland Jay Henderson 21 MF Scotland St Mirren Return 1 July 2023 N/A
Scotland Harry Hennem 19 MF Scotland Clachnacuddin Half Season 28 July 2023 1 January 2024
Scotland Ethan Cairns 18 MF Scotland Forres Mechanics Half Season 29 July 2023 1 January 2024
Scotland Matthew Strachan 18 DF Scotland Brora Rangers Season 1 August 2023 Loans Extended
Scotland Jack Walker 17 DF Scotland Forres Mechanics Season 20 October 2023
Scotland Sam Nixon 17 DF Scotland Forres Mechanics Season 20 October 2023
Scotland Calum MacKay 18 MF Scotland Nairn County Season 20 October 2023
Scotland Ethan Cairns 18 FW Scotland Banks O' Dee Half Season 10 January 2024
Scotland Lewis Hyde 21 MF Scotland Brora Rangers Half Season 12 January 2024

*Age at time of transfer

References

  1. ↑ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign Deas from Inverness". BBC Sport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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