2023–24 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2023–24 season
ManagerBilly Dodds
(until 17 September) Duncan Ferguson
(from 26 September)
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship9th;
Relegated
Scottish CupFifth Round; lost 3–1 to Hibernian
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupThird Round; lost 4–2 to Arbroath
Highest home attendance3,837; vs Hibernian,
10 February 2024
Lowest home attendance983; vs Broomhill,
20 January 2024

The 2023–24 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season was the club's 29th 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

5 August 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Queen's Park Inverness
15:00 Davidson 86' Thomas 31',
Robson 48'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,030
12 August 2023 Scottish Championship Ayr United 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Amartey 8' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,989
26 August 2023 Scottish Championship Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Airdrie
15:00 Harper 1' (o.g.),
Gallagher 32'		 Shaw 70' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
2 September 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Shaw 12' Hamilton 80' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,338
16 September 2023 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Gullan 87' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 2,846
23 September 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Dundee United Inverness
15:00 Tillson Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card,
Mochrie 90+3'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,503
30 September 2023 Scottish Championship Arbroath 2 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Stewart 69',
McKenna 79'		 Longstaff 10',
Doran 31',
Mckay 49'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,723
7 October 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,364
21 October 2023 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton P – P Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Note: Postponed due to Storm Babet
28 October 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Airdrieonians Inverness
15:00 Wotherspoon 37' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,218
4 November 2023 Scottish Championship Dundee United 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Holt 56' Shaw 50' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,602
11 November 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Wotherspoon 32',
McAllister 43' (o.g.)
Mckay pen' (45+3)		 Murphy pen' (61) Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,259
18 November 2023 Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 McCann 87' Devine 43' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,034
2 December 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 Mckay 61' Vaughan 86',
Gullan pen' (90+4)		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
9 December 2023 Scottish Championship Queen's Park 1 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Turner 10' Anderson 21',
Ujdur 59',
Wotherspoon 75',
Mckay pen' (80)		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,203
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
16 December 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Mckay 39' Bird 29'
Gold 42'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,842
23 December 2023 Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 McMillan 15' Anderson 1' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,326
30 December 2023 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,114
2 January 2024 Scottish Championship Airdrieonians 2 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Airdrie
15:00 Todorov 61'
Fordyce 84'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
6 January 2024 Scottish Championship Ayr United 1 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Chalmers 65' Mckay 29'
Boyes 55', 63'		 Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,826
12 January 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Dundee United Inverness
19:45 Watt 87' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,662
27 January 2024 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Hamilton 25'
Vaughan 52'		 Samuel 31', 36', 40' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 3,387
3 February 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Queen's Park Inverness
15:00 Thomas 50' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,962
17 February 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 3 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Kerr 27'
Savage 54',
Shaw 79'
Anderson Red card 90+2'		 Fitzpatrick 64'
Graham pen' (77), 86'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,215
24 February 2024 Scottish Championship Arbroath 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 MacKinnon 82' Harper 90+4' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,539
27 February 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
19:45 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,958
2 March 2024 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Mckay 2',
McAllister 34'		 Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,933
9 March 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Airdrieonians Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,035
16 March 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Mckay 45+3 pen.' Stanger 5'
Bryden 61'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,979
23 March 2024 Scottish Championship Dundee United 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Moult 55' Duffy 12' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,567
30 March 2024 Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Robinson 41' Kerr Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,371
6 April 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Duffy 45+3'
Samuel 80'		 McIntosh 61'
Little Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
13 April 2024 Scottish Championship Queen's Park 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Harper 25' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,463
19 April 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Inverness
19:45 Report Vaughan 49' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,385
27 April 2024 Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Benedictus 41' Report Pepple 75' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,317
3 May 2024 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
19:45 Boyes 30'
Harper 56 pen.'
McAllister 62'		 Report Broadfoot 41'
Muirhead Red card 58'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,914

Championship play-off

7 May 2024 Semi-final 1st leg Montrose 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Montrose
19:45 Report Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,043
11 May 2024 Semi-final 2nd leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Montrose Inverness
15:00 Mckay 59' Report Lyons Red card 84' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
15 May 2024 Final 1st leg Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
19:45 O'Hara 6'
Owens 22'		 Report Pepple 68' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,389
18 May 2024 Final 2nd leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 3
(3 – 5 agg.)		 Hamilton Academical Inverness
17:30 Kerr 31'
Samuel 90+8'		 Report O'Hara 8', 41 pen.'
Smith 12'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,873

Scottish Cup

25 November 2023 Scottish Cup Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath Inverness
15:00 Wotherspoon 80'
Mckay 84'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,037
20 January 2024 Scottish Cup Fourth Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 Broomhill Inverness
15:00 Gilmour 45',

Samuel 62',

Brooks 73', 88'		 Miller Red card 50' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 983
10 February 2024 Fifth Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 3 Hibernian Inverness
15:00 Doran 90+5' Maolida 55',

Boyle 79',

Youan 89'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,837

League Cup

15 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Bonnyrigg Rose Inverness
15:00 Doran 4', 40' McGachie 90' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,077
18 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E Dumbarton 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumbarton
19:45 R. Wallace 27',
T. Wallace 50'		 Mckay 76' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
25 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 3 Airdrieonians Inverness
19:45 Gilmour 62',
Mckay 72' (pen.)		 Ballantyne 22',

Telfer 29',

Todorov 88'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
30 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E Dundee 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Robinson 60' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,337

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
6 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 12 13 43 48 −5 45
7 Ayr United 36 12 8 16 53 61 −8 44
8 Queen's Park 36 11 10 15 50 56 −6 43
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 36 10 12 14 41 40 +1 42 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Arbroath (R) 36 6 5 25 35 89 −54 23 Relegation to League One
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]
(R) Relegated

First Team Player Statistics

As of 3 May 2024 vs Greenock Morton.

League Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 9
2nd England Nathan Shaw 4
Wales Alex Samuel
4th Wales Morgan Boyes 3
Scotland Cameron Harper
Canada David Wotherspoon
7th Scotland Max Anderson 2
Northern Ireland Sean McAllister
Scotland Wallace Duffy
10th Scotland Jake Davidson 1
Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran
England Luis Longstaff
Northern Ireland Danny Devine
Australia Nikola Ujdur
Scotland Adam Brooks
England Remi Savage
Scotland Cammy Kerr
Canada Aribim Pepple

Overall Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 12
2nd Wales Alex Samuel 5
3rd Canada David Wotherspoon 4
Scotland Adam Brooks
Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran
England Nathan Shaw
7th Scotland Morgan Boyes 3
England Cameron Harper
9th Scotland Max Anderson 2
England Charlie Gilmour
Scotland Wallace Duffy
Canada Aribim Pepple
Northern Ireland Sean McAllister
14th Scotland Jake Davidson 1
Scotland Lewis Hyde
England Luis Longstaff
Northern Ireland Danny Devine
Australia Nikola Ujdur
England Remi Savage
Scotland Cammy Kerr

*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
Wales Alex Samuel Scottish Championship 2–3 Raith Rovers 27 January 2024

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
England Remi Savage 22 DF England Newcastle United Free 25 January 2024
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
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
England Ben Woods 20 MF England Accrington Stanley Undisclosed 1 September 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 Scotland Queen's Park N/A 15 January 2024
England David Carson 28 MF Scotland Livingston Undisclosed 1 February 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 1 July 2024
Wales Morgan Boyes 22 DF Scotland Livingston Season 1 September 2023
England James Carragher 21 DF England Wigan Athletic Half Season 10 January 2024
Wales Alex Samuel 28 FW Scotland Ross County Half Season 19 January 2024
Scotland Cammy Kerr 28 DF Scotland Dundee Half Season 25 January 2024
Scotland Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 19 DF England Leeds United Half Season 25 January 2024 26 February 2024 Injury Recall
Northern Ireland Sean McAllister 21 MF England Everton Half Season 1 February 2024 1 July 2024
Canada Aribim Pepple 21 FW England Luton Town Half Season 1 February 2024
Nigeria Samson Lawal 19 MF Scotland Livingston Half Season 1 March 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 30 June 2024 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
Scotland Keith Bray 17 MF Scotland Elgin City Half Season 23 January 2024
Scotland Robbie Thompson 19 MF Scotland The Spartans Half Season 1 February 2024
Scotland Jake Davidson 23 MF Scotland Hamilton Academical Half Season 1 February 2024
Scotland Calum MacLeod 17 MF Scotland Clachnacuddin Half Season 15 February 2024
Scotland Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 19 DF England Leeds United Return 26 February 2024 N/A Injury Recall

*Age at time of transfer

References

  1. ^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 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.