2014–15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2014–15 football season
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2014–15 season
ChairmanKenny Cameron
ManagerJohn Hughes
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
PremiershipThird place
League CupSecond round
lost to Rangers
Scottish CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy McKay (10)
All: Billy McKay (10)
Highest home attendance6,614 v. Aberdeen, 28 December 2014
Lowest home attendance2,426 v. Dundee United, 5 May 2015
Average home league attendance3,733
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season is Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2] Inverness also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Fort William v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
5 July 2014 Friendly Fort William 2 – 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Claggan Park, Fort William
13.00 Iain MacLellan
Michael Ellis 		Report Calum Ferguson
Chris Blackett
Jaime Wilson
Ryan Baptie
Forres Mechanics v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 July 2014 Friendly Forres Mechanics 0 – 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Mosset Park, Forres
19.30 Report Greg Tansey 20'
Daniel Devine 38'
Nick Ross 43'
Calum Ferguson 73'
Billy McKay 90'
Rothes v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
19 July 2014 Friendly Rothes 2 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Mackessack Park, Rothes
13.00 Callum McIntosh Report Calum Ferguson
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Deveronvale v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
23 July 2014 Friendly Deveronvale 0 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Princess Royal Park, Banff
19.30 Report Bryan Bell (Trialist) 44' (own goal)
Ryan Christie 68'
Billy McKay 87'
Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
30 July 2014 North of Scotland Cup Clachnacuddin 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Grant Street Park, Inverness
19.30 David Watson 59'
Andrew Skinner 67'		 Report Ryan Baptie 7'
England Birmingham City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2 August 2014 Friendly England Birmingham City 3 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Andrew's stadium, Birmingham
15.00 Lee Novak 8'
Demarai Gray 38'
Paul Caddis 89' (pen.)		 Report Gary Warren 74' Attendance: 4,444

Scottish Premiership

Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 August 2014 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15.00 BBC Report Billy McKay 10'
Ryan Christie 25'		 Attendance: 1,622
Referee: Robertson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone
20 September 2014 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 St Johnstone Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Marley Watkins 61'
Ryan Christie 66'		 BBC Report Brian Graham 78' Attendance: 2,770
Referee: Murray
St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
18 October 2014 Scottish Premiership St Mirren 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park, Paisley
15.00 BBC Report Greg Tansey 43' (pen.)
Ryan Christie Red card 50'		 Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Collum
Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1 November 2014 Scottish Premiership Celtic 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park, Glasgow
15.00 John Guidetti 49' BBC Report Attendance: 42,553
Referee: Thomson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical
8 November 2014 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 2 Hamilton Academical Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Billy McKay 25' 68'
Gary Warren 59'
James Vincent 78'		 BBC Report Tony Andreu 17' 72' Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Collum
Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
6 December 2014 Scottish Premiership Dundee 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park, Dundee
15.00 Greg Stewart 21' BBC Report Billy McKay 55'
Ryan Christie 88'		 Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Collum
St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
20 December 2014 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
15.00 Brian Graham 62' (pen.) BBC Report Ross Draper Red card 67' Attendance: 2,891
Referee: Colvin
Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
10 January 2015 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15.00 Alexei Eremenko 47' (pen.) BBC Report David Raven Red card 47'
Billy McKay 53' 81'		 Attendance: 2,793
Referee: Robertson
Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
24 January 2015 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15.00 BBC Report Grant Gillespie 53' (o.g.)
Nick Ross 76'		 Attendance: 5,089
Referee: Colvin
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
31 January 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Ross County Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Marley Watkins 38' BBC Report Gary Warren 76' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Beaton
St Mirren v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
14 February 2015 Scottish Premiership St Mirren 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park, Paisley
15.00 Jim Goodwin 68' BBC Report Greg Tansey 3'
Ryan Christie 60'		 Attendance: 3,154
Referee: Madden
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock
21 February 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 3 Kilmarnock Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Graeme Shinnie 18'
Nick Ross 33'
Danny Williams 52'		 BBC Report Nathan Eccleston 20'
Craig Slater 45'
Tope Obadeyi 61'		 Attendance: 2,912
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
24 February 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tannadice Park, Dundee
19.45 Michal Szromnik Red card 6'
Ryan McGowan 74'		 BBC Report Greg Tansey 9' (pen.)
Gary Warren Red card 90'		 Attendance: 7,276
Referee: Murray
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee
4 April 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Graeme Shinnie 55' BBC Report David Clarkson 53' Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen
25 April 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Aberdeen Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Edward Ofere 48' BBC Report David Raven 69' (o.g.)
Niall McGinn 74'		 Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Allan
St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2 May 2015 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park, Perth
15.00 Brian Graham 82' BBC Report Aaron Doran 55'
David Raven Red card 85'		 Attendance: 2,986
Referee: Dallas
Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 May 2015 Scottish Premiership Dundee 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park, Dundee
15.00 BBC Report Edward Ofere 8' Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Robertson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
16 May 2015 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 0 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15.00 Josh Meekings 55'
Nick Ross 80'
Gary Warren 83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Thomson
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. website

Scottish League Cup

Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
16 September 2014 Round 2 Rangers 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19.45 Lewis Macleod 78' BBC Report Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Mirren
2 December 2014 Fourth Round replay Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
19.45 Gary Warren 20'
Greg Tansey 23' (pen.)
Danny Williams 67'
Graeme Shinnie 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Murray
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers
10 March 2015 Quarter-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
19.45 Daniel Devine 63' BBC Report Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic
19 April 2015 Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
12.15 Greg Tansey 58' (pen.)
Edward Ofere 96'
David Raven 117'		 BBC Report Virgil van Dijk 18'
Craig Gordon Red card 55'
John Guidetti 103'		 Attendance: 28,643
Referee: McLean
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Falkirk
30 May 2015 Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Falkirk Hampden Park, Glasgow
15.00 Marley Watkins 38'
Carl Tremarco Red card 75'
James Vincent 86'		 BBC Report Peter Grant 80' Attendance: 37,149
Referee: Collum

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
3 DF Graeme Shinnie Scotland 43
5 DF Gary Warren England 2
9 MF Richie Foran Republic of Ireland 0 Club captain

Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances & Goals

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 30 May 2015[3][4]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 20 0 14+2 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF England ENG David Raven 39 1 33 0 1 0 5 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Shinnie 43 3 37 2 0 0 6 1
4 MF England ENG James Vincent 24 2 13+7 1 0 0 3+1 1
5 DF England ENG Gary Warren 41 3 36 2 1 0 4 1
6 DF England ENG Josh Meekings 44 4 37 3 1 0 6 1
7 FW Nigeria NGA Edward Ofere 13 6 7+3 5 0 0 3 1
8 MF England ENG Ross Draper 38 0 31+1 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Doran 38 6 15+18 6 1 0 1+3 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Nick Ross 32 3 13+13 3 0 0 2+4 0
12 GK England ENG Dean Brill 27 0 24 0 1 0 2 0
13 FW England ENG Ibra Sekajja 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Devine 11 1 6+2 0 0 0 2+1 1
15 MF England ENG Marley Watkins 39 9 29+4 7 1 0 5 2
16 MF England ENG Greg Tansey 42 7 36 4 1 0 5 3
17 MF England ENG Lewis Horner 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Carl Tremarco 13 0 9+2 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Danny Williams 41 3 27+7 2 1 0 5+1 1
20 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 6 0 1+4 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Christie 42 4 26+9 4 0+1 0 4+2 0
25 FW Estonia EST Tarmo Kink 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Cameron Mackay 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Scotland SCO Alisdair Sutherland 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Canada CAN Calum Ferguson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy McKay 26 10 22+1 10 1 0 2 0

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Canada Calum Ferguson Friendly 2–6 Fort William 5 July 2014

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 30 May 2015

Number Nation Position Name Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 England DF David Raven 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
3 Scotland DF Graeme Shinnie 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
4 England MF James Vincent 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 England DF Gary Warren 6 1 4 1 0 0 2 0
6 England DF Josh Meekings 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nigeria FW Edward Ofere 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 England MF Ross Draper 13 1 12 1 0 0 1 0
10 Republic of Ireland MF Aaron Doran 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
11 Scotland MF Nick Ross 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 Northern Ireland DF Daniel Devine 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
15 England MF Marley Watkins 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Greg Tansey 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
18 England DF Carl Tremarco 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
19 England MF Danny Williams 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 Scotland MF Ryan Christie 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 5 4 84 17 +67 92 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 23 6 9 57 33 +24 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4 St Johnstone 38 16 9 13 34 34 0 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 17 5 16 58 56 +2 56
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Inverness Caledonian Thistle qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

Position summary

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2015. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Personnel Awards

Last updated 24 May 2015

Player Award Month
England Ross Draper SPFL Player of the Month[6] August
Scotland John Hughes SPFL Manager of the Month[6] August
Scotland Ryan Christie SPFL Young Player of the Month[6] August
Scotland John Hughes SPFL Manager of the Month[7] January
Scotland Ryan Christie SPFL Young Player of the Month[8] February
Scotland John Hughes PFA Scotland Manager of the Year[9]
Scotland Ryan Christie SFWA Young Player of the Year[10]
Scotland John Hughes SFWA Manager of the Year[11]

Transfers

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date
England Lewis Horner 22 MF England Blyth Spartans Free 8 August 2014
Uganda Ibra Sekajja 21 ST Free Agent N/A 7 October 2014
Nigeria Edward Ofere 28 ST Free Agent N/A 27 February 2015
Estonia Tarmo Kink 29 MF Free Agent N/A 2 March 2015
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date
England Nick Draper 20 GK Released N/A 1 July 2014
Republic of Ireland Joe Gorman 19 DF Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Free 1 July 2014
Scotland Matthew Cooper 20 DF Scotland Elgin City Free 1 July 2014
Republic of Ireland Conor Pepper 20 DF Scotland Greenock Morton Free 1 July 2014
Scotland Jay Cheyne 19 DF Scotland Buckie Thistle Free 1 July 2014
Republic of Ireland Adam Evans 20 MF Republic of Ireland Bohemian Free 3 July 2014
England Ben Greenhalgh 22 ST England Maidstone United Free 10 August 2014
Uganda Ibra Sekajja 22 ST Scotland Livingston Free 16 January 2015
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 26 ST England Wigan Athletic £150,000 30 January 2015

See also

References

  1. ^ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ "2009/09 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 12 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Inverness CT stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "ICT Squad". ICT. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Inverness". Statto. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Inverness CT win trio of SPFL monthly awards". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  7. ^ "John Hughes: Inverness Caledonian Thistle wins January award". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Ross County's McIntyre and ICT's Christie win February awards". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Inverness: John Hughes named PFA manager of year". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Ryan Christie is Scottish football writers' young player of the year". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. ^ Gordon, Moira (23 May 2015). "John Hughes still inspired by tragic Craig Gowans". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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