2021–22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss Morrison
Manager Billy Dodds [1]
Stadium Caledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship 3rd; lost play-off Final 6–2 on Aggregate to St. Johnstone
Scottish Cup Third Round Replay; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Greenock Morton
League Cup Group Stage
Challenge Cup Quarter 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
  2020–21
2022–23  

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.

Contents

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 2021Friendly Clachnacuddin 0 – 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness
19:30Stadium: Grant Street Park

League

31 July 2021Scottish Championship Arbroath 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00 Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,008
7 August 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 MacGregor Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,675
21 August 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Walsh Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,032
28 August 2021Scottish Championship Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Gardyne Soccerball shade.svg5'Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,004
11 September 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Broadfoot Soccerball shade.svg51',

Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg68',

Doran Soccerball shade.svg71'
Tiffoney Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
18 September 2021Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,158
25 September 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Welsh Soccerball shade.svg12', Gardyne Soccerball shade.svg81' Connelly Soccerball shade.svg74'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,884
2 October 2021Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
15:00 Smith Soccerball shade.svg5',

Ryan Soccerball shade.svg26',

Mimnaugh Yellow card.svg 30' Yellow-red card.svg
Gardyne Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Fountain of Youth Stadium
Attendance: 1,088
16 October 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Mckay Soccerball shade.svg20', Gardyne Soccerball shade.svg49'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
23 October 2021Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Matthews Red card.svg 45', Connolly Soccerball shade.svg62' Welsh Soccerball shade.svg79'Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,900
26 October 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Arbroath Inverness
19:45 McKenna Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
30 October 2021Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Maryhill
15:00Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
6 November 2021Scottish Championship Ayr United 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg15', Reading Soccerball shade.svg53' Welsh Soccerball shade.svg13', Gardyne Soccerball shade.svg26'Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,289
13 November 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 Mckay Soccerball shade.svg22' Devine (o.g.) 51', Thomas Soccerball shade.svg64'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
19 November 2021Scottish Championship Queen of the South 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dumfries
19:45 Connelly Soccerball shade.svg75' Mckay Soccerball shade.svgpen' (19), Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 942
3 December 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Inverness
19:45 Welsh Soccerball shade.svg69'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,296
11 December 2021Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Greenock
15:00 Ugwu Soccerball shade.svgpen' (45+1) Hamilton (o.g.) 15',

Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg33', Soccerball shade.svg60', Mckay Soccerball shade.svg43', McAlear Soccerball shade.svg51',

Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,192
18 December 2021Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 Harper Soccerball shade.svg65' Moyo Soccerball shade.svg79', Winter Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,862
2 January 2022Scottish Championship Arbroath 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Arbroath
15:00Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 494
8 January 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Inverness
15:00 McAlear Soccerball shade.svg86' Ross Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 478
15 January 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Queen of the South Inverness
15:00 Mckay Soccerball shade.svg62', Walsh Soccerball shade.svg73' Connelly Soccerball shade.svg39', Roy Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 479
22 January 2022Scottish Championship Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline
15:00 Lawless Soccerball shade.svgpen' (80) Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg39'Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,138
29 January 2022Scottish Championship Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Lafferty Soccerball shade.svg9'Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,790
5 February 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Inverness
15:00 Strapp Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
9 February 2022Scottish Championship]] Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 3 Partick Thistle Inverness
19:45 McKay Soccerball shade.svg21',

Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg45+1'

Broadfoot Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Graham Soccerball shade.svg8', Soccerball shade.svg27', Soccerball shade.svgpen' (72)Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,781
19 February 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Ayr United Inverness
15:00 Carson Yellow card.svg 68' Yellow-red card.svg, Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg86' McGinty Soccerball shade.svg35', Adeloye Soccerball shade.svg64'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,850
25 February 2022Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
19:45 Mullin Soccerball shade.svg13' Pearson Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,187
4 March 2022Scottish Championship Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick
19:45 Holt Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,099
12 March 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 0 Arbroath Inverness
15:00 Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg5',

McAlear Soccerball shade.svg11',

McKay Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
19 March 2022Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kirkcaldy
15:00 Connolly Soccerball shade.svg13',

Poplatnik Soccerball shade.svg30', Benedictus Red card.svg 71'

Williamson Yellow card.svg 90+4' Yellow-red card.svg
Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg27', Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg89', Soccerball shade.svg90+2'Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,591
26 March 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness
15:00 McAlear Soccerball shade.svg58', Samuels Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
9 April 2022Scottish Championship Ayr United 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ayr
15:00 Bryden Soccerball shade.svg54', Fjørtoft Soccerball shade.svg76' Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg6', Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg13'Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,756
15 April 2022Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Inverness
19:45 Mckay Soccerball shade.svg76', Chalmers Soccerball shade.svg82' Taylor Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium

Scottish Premiership play-offs

3 May 2022Scottish Premiership play-off Quarter Final First Leg Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick
19:45 Crawford Soccerball shade.svg54' Sutherland Soccerball shade.svg71', Samuels Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Firhill Stadium
6 May 2022Scottish Premiership play-offs Quarter Final Second Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Partick Thistle Inverness
19:45 Samuels Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Note: Inverness CT progress to the semi Final
10 May 2022Scottish Premiership play-off Semi Final First Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 0 Arbroath Inverness
19:45Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
13 May 2022Scottish 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.svg 66', Duffy Yellow card.svg 113' Yellow-red card.svgStadium: Gayfield Park
Penalties
McKenna Soccerball shad check.svg,

Low Soccerball shad check.svg,
Hamilton Soccerball shad check.svg,

Linn Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Mckay,

Soccerball shad check.svg Hardy,
Soccerball shad check.svg Welsh,
Soccerball shad check.svg Harper,

Soccerball shad check.svg Broadfoot
Note: Inverness CT progress to the final
20 May 2022Scottish Premiership play-off Final First Leg Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 St Johnstone Inverness
19:45 McAlear Soccerball shade.svg73', Soccerball shade.svg80' Rooney Soccerball shade.svg18', Hallberg Soccerball shade.svg24'Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
23 May 2022Scottish Premiership play-off Final Second Leg St Johnstone 4 – 0
(6 – 2 agg.)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Perth
19:45 May Soccerball shade.svg46',

MacPherson Soccerball shade.svg53', Hendry Soccerball shade.svg87',

Rooney Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Scottish Cup

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.

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 2021SPFL Trust Trophy Round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle Inverness
15:00 Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg24',

Harper Soccerball shade.svg67',

Mckay Soccerball shade.svg81', Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
9 October 2021SPFL Trust Trophy Round 3 Elgin City 2 – 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Elgin
14:00 Grivosti Soccerball shade.svg9', Cameron Soccerball shade.svg22' Mckay Soccerball shade.svg38', Soccerball shade.svg40', Soccerball shade.svg68', Jamieson Soccerball shade.svg72'Stadium: Borough Briggs

North of Scotland Cup

Did not enter.

Team statistics

League table

Management statistics

First Team Player Statistics

League Goalscorers

RankPlayerGoals
1st Flag of Scotland.svg Shane Sutherland 10
2nd Ulster Banner.svg Billy Mckay 9
3rd Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Gardyne 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Logan Chalmers
5th Flag of Scotland.svg Reece McAlear 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Welsh
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Walsh
8th Flag of Scotland.svg Kirk Broadfoot 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Roddy MacGregor
10th Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Doran 1
Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Harper
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Jamieson
Flag of England.svg Joe Hardy
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Nicolson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Pearson
Flag of England.svg Austin Samuels

Overall Goalscorers

RankPlayerGoals
1st Ulster Banner.svg Billy Mckay 15
2nd Flag of Scotland.svg Shane Sutherland 12
3rd Flag of Scotland.svg Reece McAlear 6
4th Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Gardyne 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Logan Chalmers
6th Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Welsh 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Walsh
8th Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Jamieson 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Roddy MacGregor
Flag of England.svg Austin Samuels
11th Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Doran 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manny Duku
Flag of Scotland.svg Cameron Harper
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirk Broadfoot
15th Ulster Banner.svg Danny Devine 1
Flag of England.svg Joe Hardy
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Nicolson
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Pearson

*as of match played 23 May 2022

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

Hat-tricks

PlayerCompetitionScoreOpponentDate
Ulster Banner.svg Billy Mckay SPFL Trust Trophy 2–4 Elgin City 9 October 2021

Transfers

Transfers In
PlayerAge*PosFromFeeDateNotes
Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Gardyne 35MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ross County Free1 July 2021
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Walsh 24MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ayr United Free1 July 2021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manny Duku 28FW Flag of Scotland.svg Raith Rovers Free1 July 2021
Ulster Banner.svg Billy Mckay 32FW Flag of Scotland.svg Ross County Free1 July 2021
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirk Broadfoot 36DF Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock Free12 July 2021
Flag of England.svg Austin Samuels 21FW Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed28 January 2022
Transfers Out
PlayerAge*PosToFeeDateNotes
Flag of Scotland.svg James Keatings 29FW Flag of Scotland.svg Raith Rovers Pre-Contract Agreement3 March 2021 [2]
Flag of Scotland.svg Daniel MacKay 20FW Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian Undisclosed13 May 2021 [3]
Flag of Scotland.svg Brad McKay 28DF Flag of Scotland.svg Falkirk Free1 July 2021
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolay Todorov 24FW Flag of Scotland.svg Dunfermline Athletic Free1 July 2021
Flag of England.svg Miles Storey 27FW Flag of England.svg Hereford Free1 July 2021
Flag of England.svg James Vincent 31MF Flag of England.svg Hereford Free1 July 2021
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Toshney 29DFRetiredN/A3 July 2021
Flag of Scotland.svg Shane Harkness 20MF Flag of Scotland.svg Rothes FreeJanuary 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Gardyne 36FW Flag of Scotland.svg Montrose Contract TerminatedJanuary 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McDonald 20MF Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh City FreeJanuary 2022
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manny Duku 29FW Flag of England.svg Havant & Waterlooville FreeJanuary 2022
Loans In/Return
PlayerAge*PosFromDurationDate InDate OutNotes
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Jamieson 19FW Flag of Scotland.svg St Mirren Full Season1 July 202125 January 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg Reece McAlear 19MF Flag of England.svg Norwich City Full Season1 July 20211 July 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg Logan Chalmers 21FW Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United Half Season21 January 20221 July 2022
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Pearson 20FW Flag of England.svg Bristol City Half Season21 January 20221 July 2022
Flag of England.svg Joe Hardy 23FW Flag of England.svg Accrington Stanley Half Season27 January 20221 July 2022
Loans Out/Return
PlayerAge*PosToDurationDate OutDate InNotes
Flag of Scotland.svg Arron Lyall 17MF Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Return1 July 2021N/A
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Allan 29MF Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian Return1 July 2021N/A
Flag of Scotland.svg Lewis Jamieson 19FW Flag of Scotland.svg St Mirren Recalled25 January 2021N/A
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam Pearson 20FW Flag of England.svg Bristol City Mutually Terminated1 April 2022N/AMutually terminated due to Family Bereavment

*at time of transfer/loan

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