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

Season

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

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

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Friendlies

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

Scottish Premiership

6 August 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00Gordon  5'
Amoo  24' 60'
Erskine 36'
BBC ReportPolworth  69'Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Walsh
13 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Ross County Inverness
15:00Raven  12'
Williams  18'
Boden 45'
Draper  50' 65'
Horner  75'
BBC ReportBoyce 7' 28' 47'
Curran  28'
Davies  75'
Foster  80'
Gardyne  82'
Routis  85'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Dallas
26 November 2016 Premiership Dundee 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00Wighton 25'
Vincent  57'
Gadzhalov 60'
Hateley  78'
O'Dea  90+2'
BBC reportTremarco 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
15:00Craig 14'
Coulson  57'
Davidson 62'
Wotherspoon  75'
Swanson 81'
BBC reportDraper  45+1'
Doumbouya  51'
Warren  60' 
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Anderson
24 December 2016 Premiership Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
12:30McKay 13' (o.g.)
Tavernier  43'
BBC reportCole  37'
Vigurs  45+2'
Meekings  85'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,528
Referee: Robertson
24 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Rangers Inverness
19:45Tansey 45'  66'
Laing  56'
Vigurs 86' (pen miss)
Billy Mckay 89'
BBC reportJon Toral  14'
Waghorn 67' (pen.)
Wilson  86'
Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: McLean

League Cup

16 July 2016 Group C Cowdenbeath 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Central Park
15:00Brett 23'  53'
Rutherford  63'
Chris Turner  69'
SPFL ReportDraper 13'
Warren  68' 74'
Attendance: 487
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Elgin City 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs
15:00Mark Nicolson 25'
Archie MacPhee  53'
Darryl McHardy  78'
BBC ReportCole 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
12:15Lustig 20'  73'
Dembélé 45' 50' 59'
Tierney 86'
Brown 90+1'
BBCReportTremarco  29'
Draper  35'
Vigurs  37'
Warren  42'
Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Clancy

Squad statistics

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

As of 20 May 2017
No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  SCORyan Esson706+001+000+00
2DF  ENGDavid Raven26119+214+001+00
3DF  ENGCarl Tremarco36729+045+032+00
4DF  SCOKevin McNaughton1405+405+000+00
5DF  ENGGary Warren40333+025+012+00
6DF  ENGJosh Meekings18118+010+000+00
7MF  SCOLiam Polworth38326+635+001+00
8MF  ENGRoss Draper43435+232+311+00
9FW  IRLDean Ebbe400+300+000+10
10MF  IRLAaron Doran1916+1110+101+00
11MF  SCOIain Vigurs39528+415+042+00
12DF  SCOJamie McCart1109+200+000+00
13FW  ENGBilly Mckay14413+040+001+00
14MF  SCOJason Brown100+000+100+00
15MF  IRLJake Mulraney32010+1603+200+10
16MF  ENGGreg Tansey44737+075+002+00
17DF  ENGLewis Horner1105+501+000+00
18FW  ENGAlex Fisher2588+1380+400+00
19FW  ENGScott Boden1953+1015+041+00
20MF  SCOBilly King32317+915+021+00
21FW  SCOAlisdair Sutherland200+100+100+00
21DF  ENGLouis Laing14014+000+000+00
22DF  SCOBrad McKay29125+210+002+00
23FW  ESTHenri Anier1508+500+001+10
25GK  WALOwain Fôn Williams35031+002+002+00
26FW  GUILonsana Doumbouya20617+250+001+01
29MF  ENGLarnell Cole23213+810+001+11
31GK  SCOCameron Mackay401+002+100+00
33DF  ENGCameron Gilchrist100+100+000+00

Overall goalscorers

RankPlayerGoals
1st Alex Fisher9
2nd7
4th Lonsana Doumbouya6
5th5
7th Ross Draper4
8th3
12th Larnell Cole2
13th1

Hat-tricks

PlayerCompetitionScoreOpponentDate
Iain VigursScottish League Cup1–5Dunfermline Athletic26 July 2016
Scott BodenScottish League Cup7–0Arbroath30 July 2016

Team statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
8Kilmarnock38914153656−2041
9Motherwell38108204669−2338
10Dundee38107213862−2437
11Hamilton Academical (O)38714173756−1935Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R)38713184471−2734Relegation 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:

Results by matchday

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

Last updated on 20 May 2017
NameFromToPWDLWin%[nb 1]
Richie Foran[13]14 July 201631 May 201745111321024.44

Transfers

Players In
PlayerAge*PosFromFeeDate
Jake Mulraney20MF Queens Park RangersFree1 July 2016
Jason Brown19DFAcademyN/A1 July 2016
Ali Sutherland19MF1 July 2016
Cameron Mackay19GK1 July 2016
Scott Boden26ST Newport CountyFree1 July 2016
Kevin McNaughton33DF Wigan AthleticFree12 July 2016
Lonsana Doumbouya25ST Cercle BruggeFree25 August 2016
Brad McKay23DF St JohnstoneFree31 August 2016
Dean Ebbe22ST Bluebell UnitedUndisclosed4 January 2017
Henri Anier26ST Kalmar FFFree16 January 2017
Louis Laing23MFFree AgentN/A16 February 2017
Players Out
PlayerAge*PosToFeeDateNotes
Danny Williams28MF DundeeFree1 July 2016
Nat Wedderburn26MF Dunfermline AthleticFree1 July 2016
Jordan Roberts22MF Crawley TownFree1 July 2016
James Vincent26MF DundeeFree1 July 2016
Dean Brill30GK MotherwellFree1 July 2016
Danny Devine23DF Partick ThistleFree1 July 2016
Liam Hughes23MF BarrowFree1 July 2016
Richie Foran36MFRetiredN/A1 July 2016Took Managerial Role
Calum Ferguson21ST Albion RoversFree2 July 2016
Ryan Williams25MF Ottawa FuryFree19 July 2016
Lonsana Doumbouya26ST SKN St. PöltenFree26 January 2018
Alisdair Sutherland20MF Elgin CityFree1 February 2017
Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo26MF RNK SplitFree17 February 2017
Loans In/Returns
PlayerAge*PosFromDurationDate InDate Out
Billy King22MF Heart of MidlothianSeason12 July 201629 May 2017
Larnell Cole23MF FulhamSeason31 August 201631 May 2017
Cameron Mackay19GK Elgin CityReturn9 September 2016N/A
Jason Brown20DF ArbroathReturn19 October 2016N/A
Jamie McCart19DF CelticHalf Season31 January 201731 May 2017
Billy Mckay28ST Wigan AthleticHalf Season31 January 201731 May 2017
Jason Brown20DF Cove RangersReturn1 May 2017N/A
Cameron Mackay20GK Elgin CityReturn15 May 2017N/A
Loans Out/Returns
PlayerAge*PosToDurationDate OutDate In
Cameron Mackay19GK Elgin CityEmergency Loan13 August 20169 September 2016
Jason Brown20DF ArbroathShort Term26 August 201619 October 2016
Cameron Mackay20GK Elgin CityHalf Season10 December 201615 May 2017
Jason Brown20DF Cove RangersHalf Season27 January 20171 May 2017
Billy King23MF Heart of MidlothianSeason29 May 2017N/A
Billy Mckay28ST Wigan AthleticHalf Season31 May 2017N/A
Larnell Cole24MF FulhamSeason31 May 2017N/A
Jamie McCart19DF CelticSeason31 May 2017N/A


* - Age at time of signing

See also

Notes

References