2021–22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss Morrison
ManagerBilly Dodds[1]
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship3rd; lost play-off Final 6–2 on Aggregate to St. Johnstone
Scottish CupThird Round Replay; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Greenock Morton
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupQuarter Finals; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Raith Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague: Shane Sutherland: 10
All: Billy Mckay: 15
Highest home attendance4,811; vs St. Johnstone, 20 May 2022
Lowest home attendance478; vs Raith Rovers, 8 January 2022

The 2021-22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 28th campaign, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship - the second-tier of Scottish football.

Events

Pre-Season

1 June 2021: Billy Dodds is named as the team's new manager, resulting in mixed reception from fans.

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

23 June 2021 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0 – 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness
19:30 Stadium: Grant Street Park
26 June 2021 Friendly Forres Mechanics 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forres
15:00 Stadium: Mosset Park
8 July 2021 Friendly Aberdeen 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
13:00 Stadium: Cormack Park

League

31 July 2021 Scottish Championship Arbroath 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Sutherland 66' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,008
7 August 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 MacGregor 80' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,675
21 August 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Walsh 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
28 August 2021 Scottish Championship Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Gardyne 5' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,004
11 September 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Broadfoot 51',

Sutherland 68',

Doran 71'		 Tiffoney 17' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
18 September 2021 Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,158
25 September 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Welsh 12', Gardyne 81' Connelly 74' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,884
2 October 2021 Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
15:00 Smith 5',

Ryan 26',

Mimnaugh Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card		 Gardyne 90' Stadium: Fountain of Youth Stadium
Attendance: 1,088
16 October 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Mckay 20', Gardyne 49' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
23 October 2021 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Matthews Red card 45', Connolly 62' Welsh 79' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,900
26 October 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Arbroath Inverness
19:45 McKenna 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
30 October 2021 Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Maryhill
15:00 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
6 November 2021 Scottish Championship Ayr United 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Chalmers 15', Reading 53' Welsh 13', Gardyne 26' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,289
13 November 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Mckay 22' Devine (o.g.) 51', Thomas 64' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
19 November 2021 Scottish Championship Queen of the South 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
19:45 Connelly 75' Mckay pen' (19), 50' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 942
3 December 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Inverness
19:45 Welsh 69' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,296
11 December 2021 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Ugwu pen' (45+1) Hamilton (o.g.) 15',

Sutherland 33', 60', Mckay 43', McAlear 51',

Jamieson 78'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,192
18 December 2021 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 Harper 65' Moyo 79', Winter 82' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,862
2 January 2022 Scottish Championship Arbroath 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 494
8 January 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 McAlear 86' Ross 24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 478
15 January 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Mckay 62', Walsh 73' Connelly 39', Roy 77' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 479
22 January 2022 Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Lawless pen' (80) Sutherland 39' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,138
29 January 2022 Scottish Championship Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Lafferty 9' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,790
5 February 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Strapp 24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
9 February 2022 Scottish Championship]] Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 3 Partick Thistle Inverness
19:45 McKay 21',

Sutherland 45+1'

Broadfoot 90+4'		 Graham 8', 27', pen' (72) Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,781
19 February 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Carson Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card, Nicholson 86' McGinty 35', Adeloye 64' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,850
25 February 2022 Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
19:45 Mullin 13' Pearson 30' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,187
4 March 2022 Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick
19:45 Holt 85' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,099
12 March 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 0 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Sutherland 5',

McAlear 11',

McKay 68'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
19 March 2022 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Connolly 13',

Poplatnik 30', Benedictus Red card 71'

Williamson Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card		 Sutherland 27', Chalmers 89', 90+2' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,591
26 March 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 McAlear 58', Samuels 77' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
9 April 2022 Scottish Championship Ayr United 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Bryden 54', Fjørtoft 76' Sutherland 6', Chalmers 13' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,756
15 April 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Inverness
19:45 Mckay 76', Chalmers 82' Taylor 60' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
19 April 2022 Scottish Championship Queen of the South 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
19:45 Todd 6', East 40' Chalmers 17' Stadium: Palmerston Park
23 April 2022 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 MacGregor 29' Stadium: Cappielow Park
29 April 2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 Walsh 4', 22',

Sutherland 15',

Hardy 28'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium

Scottish Premiership play-offs

3 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-off Quarter Final First Leg Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick
19:45 Crawford 54' Sutherland 71', Samuels 82' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
6 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-offs Quarter Final Second Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Partick Thistle Inverness
19:45 Samuels 29' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Note: Inverness CT progress to the semi Final
10 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-off Semi Final First Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Arbroath Inverness
19:45 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
13 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-off Semi Final Second Leg Arbroath 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(0 – 0 agg.)
(3 – 5 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
19:45 Devine Red card 66', Duffy Yellow card 113' Yellow-red card Stadium: Gayfield Park
Penalties
McKenna soccer ball with check mark,

Low soccer ball with check mark,
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark,

Linn soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Mckay,

soccer ball with check mark Hardy,
soccer ball with check mark Welsh,
soccer ball with check mark Harper,

soccer ball with check mark Broadfoot
Note: Inverness CT progress to the final
20 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-off Final First Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 St Johnstone Inverness
19:45 McAlear 73', 80' Rooney 18', Hallberg 24' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
23 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play-off Final Second Leg St Johnstone 4 – 0
(6 – 2 agg.)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Perth
19:45 May 46',

MacPherson 53', Hendry 87',

Rooney 90'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scottish Cup

27 November 2021 Scottish Cup Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Mckay 12' Reilly 81' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
7 December 2021 Scottish Cup Third Round Replay Greenock Morton 1 – 1
(5 – 4 p)		 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
19:45 Muirhead 42' Devine 47' Stadium: Cappielow
Penalties
Reilly soccer ball with check mark

Lyon soccer ball with check mark
Ugwu soccer ball with check mark
Muirhead soccer ball with check mark

Oliver soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Doran

soccer ball with check mark McAlear
soccer ball with check mark Allardice
soccer ball with check mark Jamieson

soccer ball with red X Devine

League Cup

The Group Stage for the cup was drawn on 28 May 2021, with Cove Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness, Peterhead and Stirling Albion being drawn into Group A. The first match will be played on 13 July 2021.

13 July 2021 Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Peterhead Inverness
19:45 Duku 50', Doran 54' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
17 July 2021 Group A Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2
(2 – 3 p)		 Stirling Albion Inverness
15:00 MacGregor 27', Sutherland 49' Mackin 4', Moore 20' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Penalties
Walsh soccer ball with red X

Allardice soccer ball with check mark
McAlear soccer ball with check mark
Carson soccer ball with red X

Sutherland soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Carrick

soccer ball with red X Leitch
soccer ball with check mark Flanagan
soccer ball with check mark Omar

soccer ball with red X Banner
20 July 2021 Group A Cove Rangers 3 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
19:45 McIntosh 35',

Megginson 38',

Yule 85'		 Duku pen' (90) Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
25 July 2021 Group A Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
17:15 Walker 75' Gardyne Red card 88' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Note: Live on Premier Sports

SPFL Trust Challenge Cup

Inverness are due to enter the Challenge Cup at Round 2 which will be played on the 4th and 5 September.

4 September 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle Inverness
15:00 Jamieson 24',

Harper 67',

Mckay 81', 90'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
9 October 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 3 Elgin City 2 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Elgin
14:00 Grivosti 9', Cameron 22' Mckay 38', 40', 68', Jamieson 72' Stadium: Borough Briggs
30 November 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Quarter Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0
(4 – 5 p)		 Raith Rovers Inverness
19:45 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Penalties
Doran soccer ball with check mark

Harper soccer ball with check mark
Deas soccer ball with red X
Jamieson soccer ball with check mark
Allardice soccer ball with check mark

Sutherland soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Tait

soccer ball with check mark Berra
soccer ball with red X Matthews
soccer ball with check mark Varian
soccer ball with check mark Connolly

soccer ball with check mark Dick

North of Scotland Cup

Did not enter.

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C, P) 36 20 7 9 50 27 +23 67 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 +26 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 11 9 53 34 +19 59 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
Source: [2][3]
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).[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


First Team Player Statistics

League Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Scotland Shane Sutherland 10
2nd Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 9
3rd Scotland Michael Gardyne 5
Scotland Logan Chalmers
5th Scotland Reece McAlear 4
Scotland Sean Welsh
Scotland Tom Walsh
8th Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 2
Scotland Roddy MacGregor
10th Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 1
Scotland Cameron Harper
Scotland Lewis Jamieson
England Joe Hardy
Scotland Lewis Nicolson
Wales Sam Pearson
England Austin Samuels

Overall Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 15
2nd Scotland Shane Sutherland 12
3rd Scotland Reece McAlear 6
4th Scotland Michael Gardyne 5
Scotland Logan Chalmers
6th Scotland Sean Welsh 4
Scotland Tom Walsh
8th Scotland Lewis Jamieson 3
Scotland Roddy MacGregor
England Austin Samuels
11th Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2
Netherlands Manny Duku
Scotland Cameron Harper
Scotland Kirk Broadfoot
15th Northern Ireland Danny Devine 1
England Joe Hardy
Scotland Lewis Nicolson
Wales Sam Pearson

*as of match played 23 May 2022

**players in italics left the club during the season.

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay SPFL Trust Trophy 2–4 Elgin City 9 October 2021

Transfers

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
Scotland Michael Gardyne 35 MF Scotland Ross County Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Tom Walsh 24 MF Scotland Ayr United Free 1 July 2021
Netherlands Manny Duku 28 FW Scotland Raith Rovers Free 1 July 2021
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 32 FW Scotland Ross County Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 36 DF Scotland Kilmarnock Free 12 July 2021
England Austin Samuels 21 FW England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 28 January 2022
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
Scotland James Keatings 29 FW Scotland Raith Rovers Pre-Contract Agreement 3 March 2021 [5]
Scotland Daniel MacKay 20 FW Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed 13 May 2021 [6]
Scotland Brad McKay 28 DF Scotland Falkirk Free 1 July 2021
Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 24 FW Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free 1 July 2021
England Miles Storey 27 FW England Hereford Free 1 July 2021
England James Vincent 31 MF England Hereford Free 1 July 2021
Scotland Lewis Toshney 29 DF Retired N/A 3 July 2021
Scotland Shane Harkness 20 MF Scotland Rothes Free January 2022
Scotland Michael Gardyne 36 FW Scotland Montrose Contract Terminated January 2022
Scotland Anthony McDonald 20 MF Scotland Edinburgh City Free January 2022
Netherlands Manny Duku 29 FW England Havant & Waterlooville Free January 2022
Loans In/Return
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes
Scotland Lewis Jamieson 19 FW Scotland St Mirren Full Season 1 July 2021 25 January 2022
Scotland Reece McAlear 19 MF England Norwich City Full Season 1 July 2021 1 July 2022
Scotland Logan Chalmers 21 FW Scotland Dundee United Half Season 21 January 2022 1 July 2022
Wales Sam Pearson 20 FW England Bristol City Half Season 21 January 2022 1 July 2022
England Joe Hardy 23 FW England Accrington Stanley Half Season 27 January 2022 1 July 2022
Loans Out/Return
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes
Scotland Arron Lyall 17 MF Scotland Rangers Return 1 July 2021 N/A
Scotland Scott Allan 29 MF Scotland Hibernian Return 1 July 2021 N/A
Scotland Lewis Jamieson 19 FW Scotland St Mirren Recalled 25 January 2022 N/A
Wales Sam Pearson 20 FW England Bristol City Mutually Terminated 1 April 2022 N/A Mutually terminated due to Family Bereavment

*at time of transfer/loan

References

  1. ^ Third, Paul (1 June 2021). "Time is right for Billy Dodds to take the lead in the dugout with Caley Thistle". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "James Keatings Signs | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (12 May 2021). "'A massive club in a massive city' - Daniel Mackay eager to repay Hibs after signing four-year deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.