2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season explained

Club:Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Season:2017–18
Manager:John Robertson[1]
Chairman:Graham Rae[2]
Stadium:Caledonian Stadium
League:Championship
League Result:Fifth Place
Cup1:Scottish Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:Winner, won against Dumbarton
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Group Stage
Cup3:Scottish Cup
Cup3 Result:Fourth round, lost to Dundee
League Topscorer:George Oakley,
Iain Vigurs
(8 each)
Season Topscorer:George Oakley (12)
Highest Attendance:3,415 vs. Dundee United, 5 August 2017
Lowest Attendance:930 vs. Peterhead, 7 October 2017
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Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season was 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

Scottish Championship

See main article: article and 2017–18 Scottish Championship.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup.

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

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Overall goalscorers

! Rank! Player! Goals
1st George Oakley12
2nd Iain Vigurs8
3rd Connor Bell7
4th Nathan Austin6
5th Joe Chalmers Aaron Doran

Liam Polworth

5
8th John Baird Gary Warren4
10th Jake Mulraney Carl Tremarco3
12th Riccardo Calder Daniel MacKay

Brad McKay

2
15th Alex Cooper Coll Donaldson

David Raven

1

Hat-tricks

!Player!Competition!Score!Opponent!Date
Nathan AustinScottish Championship5–1Dumbarton14 April 2018

Club statistics

League table

League Cup table

Management statistics

Last updated 18 April 2018

Transfers

Transfers In!Player!Age*!Pos!From!Fee!Date!Notes
John Baird31ST FalkirkFree1 July 2017
Daniel Hoban19GKAcademyFree1 July 2017
Mark Ridgers26GK Partick ThistleFree3 July 2017
George Oakley21ST AFC WimbledonFree3 July 2017
Collin Seedorf22DF RKC WaalwijkFree5 July 2017
Riccardo Calder21DF Aston VillaFree6 July 2017
Zak Elbouzedi19MF West Bromwich AlbionFree7 July 2017
Joe Chalmers23MF MotherwellFree13 July 2017
Felitciano Zschusschen25ST 1. FC SaarbrückenFree17 July 2017
Alex Cooper25DF East FifeFree21 July 2017
Connor Bell21ST ServetteFree29 July 2017
Charlie Trafford25MF RoPSFree18 August 2017
Coll Donaldson22DF Dundee UnitedFree19 August 2017
Nathan Austin23ST FalkirkFree1 January 2018
Transfers Out!Player!Age*!Pos!To!Fee!Date!Notes
Greg Tansey28MF AberdeenFree1 July 2017
Alex Fisher27ST MotherwellFree1 July 2017
Dean Ebbe22ST Bluebell UnitedFree1 July 2017
Scott Boden27ST WrexhamFree6 July 2017
Kevin McNaughton34DFRetiredN/A7 July 2017
Henri Anier26ST FC LahtiFree10 July 2017
Louis Laing24DF Hartlepool UnitedFree10 July 2017
Jason Brown21DF PeterheadFree14 July 2017
Lewis Horner25MF Blyth SpartansFree21 July 2017
Ross Draper28DF Ross County£100,0009 August 2017
Josh Meekings24DF DundeeFree18 August 2017
Alex Cooper26DF FresnoFree7 January 2018
David Raven32DF WrexhamFree27 January 2018
Felitciano Zschusschen26STReleasedN/A31 January 2018
Loans In/Returns!Player!Age*!Pos!From!Duration!Date In!Date Out!
Matthew Elsdon20DF MiddlesbroughHalf Season6 July 20177 January 2018
!Player!Age*!Pos!To!Duration!Date Out!Date In!
Daniel Hoban20GK Brora RangersSeason29 July 20171 May 2018
Cammy Mackay20GK Brora RangersEmergency Loan13 October 201710 November 2017
Zak Elbouzedi19MF Elgin CityEmergency Loan30 December 201727 January 2018
Owain Fôn Williams30GK Indy ElevenSeason31 January 201830 November 2018
John Baird32FW Greenock MortonEmergency Loan26 February 201830 April 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Robertson returns as Inverness manager 13 years after securing maiden Premiership promotion. . heraldscotland.com . 13 June 2017 . 13 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Inverness CT appoint Willie Finlayson as chairman following relegation. . bbc.co.uk/sport . 23 May 2017 . 3 June 2017.
  3. Web site: The reasons behind Inverness CT’s relegation. . scotsman.com . 20 May 2017 . 3 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Richie Foran sacked as Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss . 29 May 2017 . stv.tv . . 13 June 2017 . 6 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183116/https://stv.tv/sport/football/1389363-richie-foran-sacked-as-inverness-caledonian-thistle-boss/ . dead .
  5. Web site: John Robertson returns as Inverness Caley Thistle manager . 14 June 2017 . bbc.co.uk/sport . . 14 June 2017.
  6. Web site: ROBBO'S MANAGEMENT RETURN . 14 June 2017 . heartsfc.co.uk . . 14 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Inverness future remains a mystery to Brian Rice as list of summer departures lengthens . 2 June 2017 . dailyrecord.co.uk . . 13 June 2017 . 6 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906183116/https://stv.tv/sport/football/1389363-richie-foran-sacked-as-inverness-caledonian-thistle-boss/ . dead .
  8. Web site: John Robertson Statistics . . soccerbase.com . 17 July 2017.

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