| Club: | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Manager: | Terry Butcher |
| Chairman: | George Fraser (Until 22 September 2011) Kenny Cameron (From 22 September 2011) |
| Stadium: | Caledonian Stadium |
| League: | SPL |
| League Result: | Tenth |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round, lost to Celtic |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round, lost to Ayr United |
| League Topscorer: | Grégory Tadé (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Grégory Tadé (9) Jonny Hayes (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,623 v Rangers, 13 August 2011 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,036 v Dunfermline Athletic, 2 May 2012 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,181 |
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| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2009–10 season.[1] Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Inverness finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League.[2] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalists Celtic.[3] They were beaten in the second round of the League Cup by First Division side Ayr United.[4]
See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League.
See main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup.
See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup.
Last updated 13 May 2012|}
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 13 May 2012
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ryan Esson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Thomas Piermayr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Ross Tokely | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Owain Tudur Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | MF | Chris Hogg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Lee Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Greg Tansey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Richie Foran | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Nick Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | DF | David Proctor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | FW | Grégory Tadé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | FW | Roman Golobart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | MF | Gavin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Shane Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | DF | Tom Aldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Aidan Chippendale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Sam Winnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | FW | Billy McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | DF | Kenny Gillet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Aaron Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Steve Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 25 | MF | David Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 25 | MF | Claude Gnakpa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | DF | Josh Meekings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 31 | MF | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Richie Foran | Friendly | 0–3 | Elgin City | 2 July 2011 | |
| Andrew Shinnie | Scottish Premier League | 3–6 | Kilmarnock | 5 November 2011 |
Inverness' first significant move in the close season was to release 10 first team players.[5] Two players also returned from loan back to their parent club. Chris Hogg was originally released by Caley Thistle at end of the season but later re-signed.[5] [6]
| Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grégory Tadé | Raith Rovers | Free[7] | |
| Stockport County | Free[8] | ||
| Watford | Loan[9] | ||
| Rangers | Free[10] | ||
| Josh Meekings | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| Aaron Doran | Blackburn Rovers | Free[11] | |
| LASK Linz | Free[12] | ||
| Northampton Town | Free[13] | ||
| Norwich City | Free[14] | ||
| Wigan Athletic | Loan[15] | ||
| Huddersfield Town | Loan[16] | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan[17] | ||
| Bradford City | Loan[18] | ||
| Wolves | Loan[19] | ||
| Walsall | Free[20] |
| Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Munro | Ross County | Free[21] | |
| Roy McBain | Peterhead | Free[22] | |
| Stuart Golabek | Brora Rangers | Free[23] | |
| Russell Duncan | Ross County | Free[24] | |
| Max Johnson | Blyth Spartans[25] | Free | |
| Chris Innes | Arbroath[26] | Free | |
| Gil Blumstein | Free agent | Free | |
| Dani Sánchez | Wellington Phoenix | Free[27] | |
| Eric Odhiambo | Denizlispor | Free[28] | |
| Adam Rooney | Birmingham | Free[29] | |
| Chris Moir | Brora Rangers | Free[30] | |
| Lee Cox | Swindon Town | Undisclosed[31] | |
| Gavin Morrison | Grindavik | Loan[32] | |
| Claude Gnakpa | Free agent | Free[33] |