Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2019–20 season
ChairmanGraham Rae
ManagerJohn Robertson
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Championship2nd
Scottish CupQuarter Finals lost 5–2 vs. Hibernian
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupJoint Winners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White (7)
All: Jordan White (10)
Highest home attendance2,902; vs Dundee United (2 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance1,021; vs Greenock Morton (7 September 2019)
Average home league attendance1,962

The 2019–20 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season was the club's 26th Season in Scottish football.

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

29 June 2019 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Inverness
13:00 Keatings 7', Todorov 59' Stadium: Grant Street Park
2 July 2019 Friendly Rothes 1–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Rothes
19:45 Wilson 81' Curry 11', 75'

Rooney 19' Doran 30', 36' White 71'

MacGregor 83'		 Stadium: Mackessack Park
4 August 2019 Friendly St Duthus 3–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI Tain
14:00 Stadium: Grant Park
April 2020 Ryan Esson Testimonial Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cancelled Inverness Caledonian Thistle Legends XI Inverness
TBC Stadium: Canal Park
Note: Initially cancelled due to COVID-19, eventually cancelled outright in December due to COVID-19 still going on and replaced by charity auction.

League

ALL SPFL GAMES POSTPONED FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

28 March 2020 Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Note: Postponed due to fixture clash with Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Scottish Cup

League Cup

On 28 May 2019, Inverness were drawn into Group D of the Scottish League Cup, alongside Dundee, Raith Rovers, Peterhead and Cove Rangers.

Challenge Cup

28 March 2020 Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle P – P Raith Rovers Perth
16:10 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Note: Postponed due to Coronavirus Pandemic

North of Scotland Cup

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Dundee United (C) 28 18 5 5 52 22 +30 59 2.11 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 14 3 10 39 32 +7 45 1.67
3 Dundee 27 11 8 8 32 31 +1 41 1.52
4 Ayr United 27 12 4 11 38 35 +3 40 1.48
5 Arbroath 26 10 6 10 24 26 −2 36 1.38
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[1]

Management Statistics

First team player statistics

League Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Scotland Jordan White 7
2nd Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 6
3rd Scotland James Keatings 5
4th Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 4
= Scotland Shaun Rooney
= Scotland Tom Walsh
7th England Miles Storey 3
8th Scotland Sean Welsh 2
= England James Vincent
9th Scotland Coll Donaldson 1
= Scotland Jamie McCart
= England Carl Tremarco
= England Mitchell Curry

Overall Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st Scotland Jordan White 10
2nd Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 9
3rd Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 7
= Scotland James Keatings
5th England Miles Storey 5
6th Scotland Shaun Rooney 3
= Scotland Tom Walsh
= Scotland Sean Welsh
9th Scotland Coll Donaldson 2
= Canada Charlie Trafford
= England Carl Tremarco
= England Mitchell Curry
= England James Vincent
14th Brazil Matheus Machado 1
= Scotland Jamie McCart
Total Goals Scored 59

*as of match played 10 March 2020

**players in Italics left the club during the season, so cannot move up the table

Transfers

Transfers In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date Notes
Scotland James Keatings 27 FW Scotland Hamilton Academical Pre-contract agreement 13 May 2019
England David Carson 23 MF England Morpeth Town Free 16 May 2019
Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 22 ST Scotland Falkirk Free 19 June 2019
England James Vincent 29 MF Scotland Dundee Free 20 June 2019
England Miles Storey 25 ST Scotland Partick Thistle Free 3 August 2019
Scotland Lewis Toshney 27 DF Scotland Falkirk Free 10 January 2020
Transfers Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
Scotland Liam Polworth 24 MF Scotland Motherwell Pre-contract agreement 17 April 2019
England Nathan Austin 25 FW Scotland Kelty Hearts Free 19 May 2019
Scotland Joe Chalmers 25 MF Scotland Ross County Free 20 May 2019
Northern Ireland Darren McCauley 27 MF Northern Ireland Derry City Free 7 June 2019
Wales Owain Fôn Williams 32 GK Scotland Hamilton Academical Free 1 July 2019
Scotland Coll Donaldson 24 DF Scotland Ross County Undisclosed 15 January 2020
Scotland Jamie McCart 22 DF Scotland St Johnstone Undisclosed 28 January 2020
Scotland Kieran Chalmers 19 MF Scotland Strathspey Thistle Free 13 February 2020
Loans In/Return
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes
England Mitchell Curry 19 ST England Middlesbrough 6 Months 26 June 2019 6 January 2020
Scotland Daniel Hoban 21 GK Scotland Elgin City Loan Return 3 January 2020 N/A
Scotland Jack Brown 18 MF Scotland Fort William Loan Return 16 January 2020 N/A
Scotland Martin MacKinnon 19 GK Scotland Fort William Loan Return 16 January 2020
Loans Out/Return
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes
Scotland Anthony McDonald 18 MF Scotland Heart of Midlothian Loan Return End of Previous Season N/A
9 Academy Players 18/19 Various Scotland Fort William Full Season 25 July 2019
Scotland Daniel MacKay 18 MF Scotland Elgin City Full Season Loan extended in January 2020
Scotland Daniel Hoban 21 GK Scotland Elgin City Half Season 3 January 2020
Scotland Cameron Harper 18 DF Scotland Elgin City Half Season 3 January 2020 30 January 2020 Recalled from loan due to lack of defenders
Scotland Daniel Hoban 21 GK Scotland Fort William Half Season 16 January 2020
Scotland Jack Brown 18 MF Scotland Rothes Half Season
Scotland Lewis Hyde 17 MF Scotland Fort William Half Season

*At time of transfer/loan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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