List of Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. records and statistics

Last updated April 06, 2024

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are a Scottish professional association football club based in Inverness. They have played at their home ground, the Caledonian Stadium, since 1996, prior to that they played at Telford Street Park, as well as a brief spell at Pittodrie in Aberdeen whilst the Caledonian Stadium was being refurbished following their promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2004. Inverness CT joined the Scottish Football League in 1994, and the Scottish Premier League in 2004^[1] as well being a founding member of the Scottish Premiership in 2013.

The club's record appearance maker is Ross Tokely, who made 545 appearances between 1996 and 2012. Billy Mckay is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 103 goals in major competitions during his 3 spells with Inverness CT, passing previous record holder Dennis Wyness in a 3–2 loss to Airdrieonians in July 2023.

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These lists encompass the major honours won by Inverness CT, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions.^[3] It also records notable achievements by Inverness CT players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at the Caledonian Stadium are also included in the list, as well as record wins and defeats.

Honours

Inverness's first trophy was the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2003,^[4] which was won after a 2–0 win against Airdrie United. Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 2015, beating Falkirk 2–1.^[5] Inverness CT are yet to lift the Scottish League Cup, however they came close in 2014, losing 4–2 on Penalties to Aberdeen after a tight 0–0 draw.^[6] Inverness reached their second Scottish Cup Final in 2023, where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.^[7]

Inverness's most recent trophy win was in 2020, when they shared the Scottish Challenge Cup with Raith Rovers due to the final being cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.^[8]

National

League

Scottish First Division/Scottish Championship (Second Tier)
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2009–10
  - Runners-up (1): 2019–20
Scottish Second Division (Third Tier)
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99
Scottish Third Division (Fourth Tier)
- Winners (1): 1996–97

Scottish Cup

Winners (1): 2014–15
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Scottish League Cup

Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Scottish Challenge Cup

Winners (3): 2003–04, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Runners-up (2): 1999–00, 2009–10

Regional

North of Scotland Cup (4): 1999–00, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
Inverness Cup (8): 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2023–24

Other cups

Chic Allan Memorial Cup (2): 1994–95, 1998–99
Football Times Cup (1): 1998–99
PCT Cup (1): 1998–99

Player records

Appearances

Ross Tokely is the club's all time record appearance holder with 545 appearances in all competitions, including playoffs and Challenge Cups.

Most appearances in all competitions: Ross Tokely, 545.
Most League appearances: Ross Tokely, 456.
Most Scottish Cup appearances: Ross Tokely, 42.
Most League Cup appearances: Ross Tokely, 32
Most European appearances: 12 Players, 2
Youngest first-team player: Daniel MacKay, 16 years, 51 days (against Peterhead on 7 October 2017)

Top 50 most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2022/23 season.

#	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	Ross Tokely	1996–2012	456	42	32	-	530
2	Grant Munro	1998–2011	312	25	19	-	356
3	Aaron Doran	2011–	288	32	27	2	349
4	Russell Duncan	2001–2011	289	29	21	-	339
5	Roy McBain	2000–2011	285	26	20	-	331
6	Barry Wilson	1996–2000 2003–2008	253	18	20	-	291
7	Richard Hastings	1994–2001 2004–2009	221	17	15	-	253
8	Stuart Golabek	1999–2007 2009–2011	211	17	18	-	246
9	Dennis Wyness	1999–2003 2005–2008	199	20	16	-	235
10	Billy Mckay	2011–2015 2017 2021–	201	19	14	-	234
11	Mark Ridgers	2017–	178	20	21	-	219
12	Gary Warren	2012–2018	181	20	14	2	217
13	Ross Draper	2012–2017	170	17	18	2	207
14	Richie Foran	2009–2016	174	18	10	2	204
15=	Bobby Mann	1999–2004	171	18	12	-	201
15=	Liam Polworth	2011–2019	166	17	18	-	201
16	Carl Tremarco	2013–2020	165	15	18	-	198
17	Mark Brown	2002–2007	170	16	11	-	197
18	Jim Calder	1994–2002	167	19	4	-	194
19	Josh Meekings	2011–2017	163	16	11	2	192
20	Greg Tansey	2011–2012 2014–2017	162	17	10	2	191
21	Stuart McCaffrey	2000–2008	162	17	11	-	190
22	Charlie Christie	1994–2004	158	17	13	-	188
23	Graeme Shinnie	2009–2015	156	18	12	-	186
24	David Raven	2012–2018	153	15	15	2	185
25	Ryan Esson	2008–2017	163	10	8	-	181
26=	Nick Ross	2010–2015	149	13	9	-	171
26=	Danny Devine	2013–2016 2020–	140	17	12	2	171
27	Barry Robson	1997–2003	135	14	11	-	160
28=	David Proctor	2003–2006 2007–2012	139	12	8	-	159
28=	Richie Hart	2002–2008	142	8	9	-	159
29	Brad McKay	2016–2021	124	16	14	-	154
30	David Carson	2019–2024	124	14	15	-	153
31	Shane Sutherland	2010–2013 2020–2023	131	9	12	-	152
32	Ian Black	2004–2009	132	7	5	-	144
33	Iain Vigurs	2006–2009 2015–2018	113	10	13	-	136
34	Graham Bayne	2004–2008	119	7	7	-	133
35=	Iain Stewart	1995–2000	115	11	6	-	132
35=	Sean Welsh	2018–2024	109	17	6	-	132
36	Paul Sheerin	1998–2001	115	9	6	-	130
37	Cameron Harper	2018–	102	10	17	-	129
38	Mike Teasdale	1995–2002	107	9	10	-	126
39	Paul Ritchie	2001–2004	99	13	8	-	120
40	Adam Rooney	2008–2011	103	8	6	-	117
41	Mark McCulloch	1997–2000	100	9	5	-	114
42	Darren Dods	2004–2007	100	9	3	-	112
43	Martin Bavidge	1998–2002	96	7	8	-	111
44=	Mike Noble	1994–1997	95	9	5	-	109
44=	Danny Williams	2013–2016	89	14	4	2	109
45=	Robbie Deas	2020–2023	84	7	2	-	103
45=	Dean Brill	2013–2016	86	10	7	-	103
46	James Vincent	2013–2016 2019–2021	82	9	11	-	102
47	Liam Keogh	2002–2007	86	8	6	-	100
48	Roddy MacGregor	2018–	73	8	16	-	97
49=	Jonny Hayes	2009–2012	85	6	5	-	96
49=	Tom Walsh	2018–2020 2021–2023	74	10	12	-	96
50	Miles Storey	2015–2016 2019–2021	77	11	5	-	93

Top 10 non-UK appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2022/23 season.

# (non UK)	# (Exc ROI)	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	x	Aaron Doran	2011–	288	32	27	2	349
2	1	Richard Hastings	1994–2001 2004–2009	221	17	15	0	253
3	x	Richie Foran	2009–2016	174	18	10	2	204
4	x	Adam Rooney	2008–2011	103	8	6	0	117
5	x	Jonny Hayes	2009–2012	85	6	5	0	96
6	2	Charlie Trafford	2017–2020	70	10	6	0	86
7	x	Jake Mulraney	2016–2018	52	2	8	0	62
8	3	Nikolay Todorov	2019–2021	48	4	8	0	60
9	x	Zak Delaney	2022–2024	37	5	8	0	50
10	4	Dani Sánchez	2009–2011	41	4	1	0	48
11	5	Davide Xausa	1999–2001	41	4	2	0	47
12	6	Kenny Gillet	2010–2012	38	2	1	0	41
13	7	Grégory Tadé	2011–2012	36	3	1	0	40
14=	8=	Nauris Bulvītis	2009–2010	32	2	3	0	37
14=	8=	Marius Niculae	2007–2008	35	1	1	0	37
15=	9=	Lionel Djebi-Zadi	2008–2010	27	4	4	0	35
15=	9=	Juanjo	2004–2005	31	2	2	0	35
16	10	Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo	2015–2017	25	4	1	0	30

Goalscorers

Dennis Wyness was Inverness's all time leading goalscorer with 101 goals across two spells in all competitions including playoffs and Challenge Cups. Billy Mckay became the second player to surpass the 100 goal mark in all competitions, with a brace in a 3–0 win over Falkirk in the 2023 Scottish Cup Semi Final, equalling Wyness's record in a 2–1 away defeat to Dumbarton in the League Cup before taking the record a week later in a 3–2 home loss to Airdrieonians.

Most goals scored: Billy Mckay, 110.
Most goals scored in League: Billy Mckay, 92.
Most goals scored in Scottish Cup: Billy Mckay, 13.
Most goals scored in Scottish League Cup: Dennis Wyness, 8.
Most goals scored in Europe: N/A.
Most goals scored in a season: Iain Stewart, 29, 1996–97.
Most league goals in a season: Iain Stewart, 27, 1996–97.

Top 50 goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, as of match played 30 March 2024.

#	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	Billy Mckay	2011–2015 2017, 2021–	94	13	5	-	112
2	Dennis Wyness	1999–2003 2005–2008	81	11	8	-	100
3	Iain Stewart	1995–2000	70	6	1	-	77
4	Barry Wilson	1996–2000 2003–2008	60	3	5	-	68
5	Paul Richie	2001–2004	46	7	5	-	58
6	Aaron Doran	2011–	38	11	6	-	55
7	Adam Rooney	2008–2011	44	5	4	-	53
8	Richie Foran	2009–2016	39	4	0	-	43
9	Paul Sheerin	1998–2001	36	3	2	-	41
10	Ross Tokely	1996–2012	30	1	3	-	34
11=	Charlie Christie	1994–2004	32	0	1	-	33
11=	Brian Thomson	1996–1998	25	4	4		33
12=	Craig Dargo	2005–2007	26	4	1	-	31
12=	Greg Tansey	2011–2012 2014–2017	25	4	2	-	31
13	Barry Robson	1997–2003	17	7	2	-	26
14	Jonny Hayes	2009–2012	23	2	0	-	25
15=	Scott McLean	1996–1999	21	0	3	-	24
	Andrew Shinnie	2011–2013	19	1	4	-	24
	Iain Vigurs	2007–2009 2015–2018	16	3	5	-	24
16=	Alan Hercher	1994–1997	20	2	1	-	23
16=	Jordan White	2018–2020	14	7	2	-	23
17=	Shane Sutherland	2010–2013 2020–2023	16	1	3	-	20
17=	Davide Xausa	1999–2001	17	2	1	-	20
18=	Graham Bayne	2004–2008	15	1	3	-	19
	Roy McBain	2000–2011	15	3	1	-	19
	Duncan Shearer	1997–2002	17	1	1	-	19
	Miles Storey	2015–2016 2019–2021	17	1	1	-	19
	Gary Warren	2012–2018	13	1	5	-	19
19	George Oakley	2017–2019 2022–2023	13	1	4	-	18
20=	Martin Bavidge	1998–2002	16	0	1	-	17
	Nikolay Todorov	2019–2021	12	3	2	-	17
	Tom Walsh	2018–2020 2021–2023	13	2	2	-	17
	Bobby Mann	1999–2004	14	2	1	-	17
21=	Liam Polworth	2010–2019	15	1	0	-	16
	Ross Draper	2012–2017	14	0	2	-	16
	Sean Welsh	2018–2024	12	4	0	-	16
	Grant Munro	1998–2011	12	0	4	-	16
22	Daniel MacKay	2017–2021 2022–2023	10	3	2	-	15
23=	Carl Tremarco	2013–2020	10	1	3	-	14
	Nick Ross	2009–2015	11	2	1	-	14
	Richie Hart	2002–2008	12	0	2	-	14
24=	Paul Cherry	1996–1999	12	0	1	-	13
	Nathan Austin	2018–2019	10	0	3	-	13
	Nathan Shaw	2022–	13	0	0	-	13
25=	Don Cowie	2007–2009	12	0	0	-	12
25=	Craig Brewster	2004–2006 2007–2008	11	1	0	-	12
26=	Mike Teasdale	1995–2002	10	0	1	-	11
	James Keatings	2019–2021	8	1	2	-	11
	Ryan Christie	2012–2015 2015–2016	11	0	0	-	11
	Steve Hislop	2002–2006	11	0	0	-	11
	David Bagan	2000–2003	10	1	0	-	11
	Russell Duncan	2001–2011	9	1	1	-	11
27=	Eric Odhiambo	2009–2011	10	0	0	-	10
	Marley Watkins	2013–2015	8	2	0	-	10
	Dougie Imrie	2008–2010	7	1	2	-	10
	Marius Niculae	2007–2008	8	0	2	-	10
	Davie Ross	1996–1998	9	1	0	-	10
	Cameron Harper	2018–	8	0	2	-	10
28=	Grégory Tadé	2011–2012	9	0	0	-	9
	John Rankin	2006–2008	9	0	0	-	9
	Shaun Rooney	2018–2020	8	1	0	-	9
	Mark McCulloch	1997–2000	8	1	0	-	9
29=	Graeme Shinnie	2009–2015	6	1	1	-	8
	Alex Fisher	2016–2017	8	0	0	-	8
	Ian Black	2004–2009	8	0	0	-	8
	David Proctor	2003–2006 2007–2012	8	0	0	-	8
	Brad McKay	2016–2021	7	1	0	-	8
30=	Dani Sánchez	2009–2011	5	1	1	-	7
	Juanjo	2004–2006	7	0	0	-	7
	Stuart McCaffrey	2000–2008	6	1	0	-	7
	Danny Devine	2013–2016 2020–	4	2	1	-	7
31=	Connor Bell	2017–2018	6	0	0	-	6
	Lonsana Doumbouya	2016–2017	5	1	0	-	6
	Edward Ofere	2015	5	1	0	-	6
	Reece McAlear	2021–2022	6	0	0	-	6
32–50	50+ Players

Top 10 non-UK goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, as of match played 30 March 2024.

# (non UK)	# (exc ROI)	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Europe	Total
1	x	Aaron Doran	2011–	38	11	6	-	55
2	x	Adam Rooney	2008–2011	44	5	4	-	53
3	x	Richie Foran	2009–2016	39	4	0	-	43
4	x	Jonny Hayes	2009–2012	23	2	0	-	25
5	1	Davide Xausa	1999–2001	17	2	1	-	20
6	2	Nikolay Todorov	2019–2021	12	3	2	-	17
7=	3=	Marius Niculae	2007–2008	8	0	2	-	10
7=	3=	Eric Odhiambo	2009–2011	10	0	0	-	10
8	4	Grégory Tadé	2011–2012	9	0	0	-	9
9=	5=	Juanjo	2004–2006	7	0	0	-	7
9=	5=	Dani Sánchez	2009–2011	5	1	1	-	7
10=	6=	Lonsana Doumbouya	2016–2017	5	1	0	-	6
10=	6=	Edward Ofere	2015	5	1	0	-	6
11	7	Filipe Morais	2009	3	2	0	-	5
12=	8=	Nauris Bulvītis	2009–2010	2	1	1	-	4
12=	8=	David Wotherspoon	2023–2024	3	1	0	-	4
13	9	Markus Paatelainen	2007–2008	3	0	0	-	3
14=	x	Jake Mulraney	2016–2018	2	0	0	-	2
	x	Conor Pepper	2012–2014	2	0	0	-	2
	x	Darren McCauley	2019	2	0	0	-	2
	10=	Charlie Trafford	2017–2020	1	1	0	-	2
		Richard Hastings	1994–2001; 2004–2009	1	0	1	-	2
		Román Golobart	2011–2012	2	0	0	-	2
		Manny Duku	2021–2022	0	0	2	-	2
		Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo	2015–2017	0	2	0	-	2

International caps

First capped: Richard Hastings for Canada in 1998.
First capped for Scotland: Andrew Shinnie in 2012.^[9]
Most caps as an Inverness CT player: Richard Hastings - 38 caps for Canada.
First Inverness CT player to play at a World Cup: N/A

Score for capped country listed first


Player	Country	First Cap	Last Cap
Richard Hastings	Canada	1–0 vs. Macedonia, 18 May 1998	2–2 vs. Costa Rica, 11 July 2009
Davide Xausa	Canada	0–2 vs. Saudi Arabia, 9 July 1999	1–0 vs. Panama, 9 October 2000
Henri Anier	Estonia	0–0 vs. Cyprus, 25 March 2017	2–1 vs. Latvia, 12 June 2017
Lonsana Doumbouya	Guinea	1–2 vs. DR Congo, 13 November 2016
Pāvels Mihadjuks	Latvia	4–0 vs. Luxembourg, 28 March 2009	2–0 vs. Luxembourg, 1 April 2009
Billy Mckay	Northern Ireland	0–0 vs. Malta, 6 February 2013	0–2 vs. Romania, 14 November 2014
Jonathan Tuffey	Northern Ireland	1–1 vs. Morocco, 17 November 2010	0–2 vs. Wales, 27 May 2011
Marius Niculae	Romania	3–0 vs. Russia, 26 March 2008	0–2 vs. Netherlands, 17 June 2008
Andrew Shinnie	Scotland	2–1 vs. Luxembourg, 14 November 2012
Owain Fôn Williams	Wales	2–3 vs. Netherlands, 13 November 2015
Owain Tudur Jones	Wales	1–2 vs. Australia, 10 August 2011

Transfers

Record Fee Paid


Player	From	Fee	Date
John Rankin	Ross County	£87,000	July 2006
Dougie Imrie	Clyde	£65,000	January 2008
Adam Rooney	Stoke City	£56,000	July 2008
Martin Glancy	Dumbarton	£26,000	February 1999

Record Fee Received


Player	To	Fee	Date
Ryan Christie	Celtic	£595,000	September 2015
Marius Niculae	Dinamo București	£525,000	July 2008
Craig Brewster	Dundee United	£350,000	January 2006
Daniel MacKay	Hibernian	£203,000	July 2021
Billy Mckay	Wigan Athletic	£175,000	January 2015

Hat-tricks

All recorded hat-tricks in all professional competitions since 1994–95


No.	Player	Competition	H/A	Score	Opponent	Date
1	Alan Hercher	Scottish Third Division	H	5–2	Arbroath	13 August 1994
2	Charlie Christie	Scottish Third Division	A	0–5	Alloa Athletic	23 September 1995
3	Iain Stewart	Scottish Third Division	H	6–1	Albion Rovers	21 October 1995
4	Iain Stewart	Scottish Third Division	A	1–5	East Stirlingshire	20 January 1996
5	Iain Stewart	Scottish Third Division	H	3–2	Montrose	5 April 1997
6	Brian Thomson	Scottish League Cup	H	5–1	Stenhousemuir	2 August 1997
7	Iain Stewart	Scottish Second Division	A	1–5	East Fife	25 October 1997
8	Paul Sheerin	Scottish Challenge Cup Final	N	4–4	Alloa Athletic	21 November 1999
9	Davide Xausa	Scottish First Division	H	4–1	Livingston	18 March 2000
10	Dennis Wyness	Scottish First Division	H	7–3	Ayr United	2 December 2000
11	Dennis Wyness	Scottish First Division	H	4–2	Morton	13 March 2001
12	Dennis Wyness	Scottish First Division	H	5–1	Arbroath	8 September 2001
13	Dennis Wyness	Scottish First Division	H	5–2	Raith Rovers	19 September 2001
14	Paul Ritchie	Scottish First Division	H	4–2	St Mirren	2 March 2002
15	Dennis Wyness	Scottish First Division	A	0–6	Alloa Athletic	19 October 2002
16	Paul Ritchie	Scottish First Division	A	0–6	Alloa Athletic	19 October 2002
17	Paul Ritchie	Scottish First Division	H	5–3	Queen of the South	16 November 2002
18	Paul Ritchie	Scottish First Division	H	3–1	St Mirren	1 March 2003
19	Paul Ritchie	Scottish First Division	A	1–5	Alloa Athletic	16 April 2003
20	Paul Ritchie	Scottish Cup	H	5–1	Brechin City	10 January 2004
21	Richie Foran	Scottish First Division	A	1–5	Ayr United	24 October 2009
22	Adam Rooney	Scottish First Division	H	4–1	Morton	31 October 2009
23	Adam Rooney	Scottish First Division	H	3–1	Queen of the South	9 March 2010
24	Adam Rooney	Scottish Premier League	H	4–2	Hibernian	20 November 2010
25	Andrew Shinnie	Scottish Premier League	A	3–6	Kilmarnock	5 November 2011
26	Billy Mckay	Scottish Premier League	A	4–4	Dundee United	15 December 2012
27	Billy Mckay	Scottish Premier League	H	4–3	Motherwell	4 May 2013
28	Iain Vigurs	Scottish League Cup	A	1–5	Dunfermline Athletic	26 July 2016
29	Scott Boden	Scottish League Cup	H	7–0	Arbroath	30 July 2016
30	Nathan Austin	Scottish Championship	H	5–1	Dumbarton	14 April 2018
31	Jordan White	Scottish Cup	H	6–1	Edinburgh City	4 December 2018
32	Billy Mckay	Scottish Challenge Cup	A	2–4	Elgin City	9 October 2021
33	Billy Mckay	Scottish Championship	H	6–1	Cove Rangers	2 January 2023
34	Alex Samuel	Scottish Championship	A	2–3	Raith Rovers	27 January 2024

Club records

Matches

Firsts

First match: vs. RAF Kinloss, Drew 1–1, Friendly, RAF Kinloss, (A), 20 July 1994.
First League Match: vs. Arbroath, Won 5–2, Scottish Third Division, Telford Street Park, (H), 13 August 1994.
First Scottish Cup Match: vs. Queen of the South, Lost 2–1, Scottish Cup, Telford Street Park, (H), 17 December 1994.
First League Cup Match: vs. East Stirlingshire, Won 2–0, Scottish League Cup, Firs Park, (A), 9 August 1994.
First Challenge Cup Match: vs. Dundee, Lost 4–3 on penalties, Scottish Challenge Cup, Telford Street Park, (H), 28 September 1994.
First European Match: vs. Astra Giurgiu, Lost 1–0, UEFA Europa League 2nd Qualifying Round, Caledonian Stadium, (H), 16 July 2015.

Wins

Record win (all competitions):
- Home: 8–1 against Annan Athletic in Scottish Cup 3rd round on 24 January 1998.
- Away: 16–0 against Fort William in North of Scotland Cup at Claggan Park on 31 July 2018.
Record League win:
- Home: 5–0 against St Mirren on 6 May 2000; Raith Rovers on 12 January 2001; Arbroath on 21 September 2001; Brechin City on 29 November 2003; Greenock Morton on 30 August 2019, and 6–1 against Albion Rovers on 21 October 1995; Gretna on 3 May 2008; and Cove Rangers on 2 January 2023.
- Away: 7–0 against Ayr United in Scottish First Division at Somerset Park on 24 April 2010.
Record Scottish Cup win:
- Home: 8–1 against Annan Athletic in 3rd round on 24 January 1998.
- Away: 6–1 against Stirling Albion in 3rd round at Forthbank Stadium on 6 January 2007.
Record League Cup win:
- Home: 7–0 against Arbroath in Group Stage on 30 July 2016.
- Away: 5–1 against Dunfermline Athletic at in Group Stage at East End Park on 26 July 2016.
Record Challenge Cup win:
- Home: 4–0 against Buckie Thistle in 2nd round on 4 September 2021.
- Away: 5–0 against Gretna in 1st round at Raydale Park on 2 August 2003.
Record European win:
- Home: N/A
- Away: N/A

Defeats

Record defeat (all competitions):
- 0–6 against Airdrieonians in Scottish First Division at Excelsior Stadium on 22 September 2001.
- 0–6 against Celtic in Scottish League Cup at Celtic Park on 22 September 2010.
- 0–6 against Celtic in Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park on 27 April 2014.
- 0–6 against Celtic in Scottish Cup at Celtic Park on 11 February 2017.
Record League defeat:
- Home: 0–4 against Queen's Park on 20 August 1994; Forfar Athletic on 3 May 1997; Partick Thistle on 13 December 2014; Celtic on 1 March 2017, and 1–5 against Airdrieonians on 15 April 2000; Ross County on 25 Feb 2003; and Motherwell on 18 November 2012.
- Away: 0–6 against Airdrieonians at Excelsior Stadium on 22 September 2001, and Celtic at Celtic Park on 27 April 2014.
Record Scottish Cup defeat:
- Home: 0–5 against Dundee United in Quarter Final on 9 March 2014.
- Away: 0–6 against Celtic in Fifth round at Celtic Park on 11 February 2017.
Record League Cup defeat:
- Home: 0–3 to Aberdeen in 2nd round on 8 August 1998.
- Away: 0–6 against Celtic in 3rd round at Celtic Park on 22 September 2010.
Record Challenge Cup defeat:
- Home: 0–3 against Arbroath in 1st round on 2 August 2016.
- Away: 1–3 to Stirling Albion on 27 August 1996, 0–2 to Hamilton Academical on 10 December 2022, and 2–4 to Arbroath on 9 September 2023.
Record European defeat:
- Home: 0–1 against Astra Giurgiu in UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round on 16 July 2015.
- Away: N/A

Attendances

At Telford Street Park

Highest attendance: 4,931 v Ross County, Scottish Third Division, 23 January 1996.
Lowest attendance: 491 v Albion Rovers, Scottish Third Division, 11 April 1995.

At Caledonian Stadium*

Highest attendance: 7,753 v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, 20 January 2008.
Lowest attendance: 300 v Raith Rovers, Scottish Championship, 21 November 2020; and Dundee, Scottish Championship 12 December 2020.
Lowest attendance (excluding capacity limits): 478 v Raith Rovers, Scottish Championship, 8 January 2022.

*During the COVID-19 pandemic, where fans were not permitted inside stadia, Inverness and Hearts fans virtually sold out the stadium for the match between the two on 26 February 2021, with the final count being 11,356. Though not an official attendance, it is the largest number of tickets sold for a home match involving the club.

At Pittodrie Stadium

Highest attendance: 9,530 v Aberdeen, Scottish Premier League, 16 October 2004.
Lowest attendance: 1,125 v Dundee United, Scottish Premier League, 23 November 2004.

At Tannadice Park*

11,296 v Rangers, 1995–96 Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 9 March 1996.

*One-off, as Telford Street was deemed unsuitable for a Scottish Cup Quarter Final.

Record attendance involving the club: 47,247 against Celtic, 2023 Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, 3 June 2023.

Best and Worst Finishes

Scottish Premier League/Premiership (Tier 1)

Highest finish: 3rd in 2014–15.
Lowest finish: 12th in 2008–09 and 2016–17.

Scottish First Division/Championship (Tier 2)

Highest finish: 1st in 2003–04 and 2009–10.
Lowest finish: 6th in 1999–2000, 2001–02 and 2022–23.

Scottish Second Division/League One (Tier 3)

Highest finish: 2nd in 1998–99.
Lowest finish: 5th in 1997–98.

Scottish Third Division/League Two (Tier 4)

Highest finish: 1st in 1996–97.
Lowest finish: 6th in 1994–95.

Scottish Cup

Best finish: Winners in 2014–15.
Worst finish: First round in 1994–95.

Scottish League Cup

Best finish: Finalists in 2013–14.
Worst finish: Group Stage/First round in 1995–96, 2003–04, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2023–24.

Scottish Challenge Cup

Best finish: Winners in 2003–04, 2017–18 and 2019–20.
Worst finish: First round in 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03 and 2018–19.

UEFA Europa League

Best and Worst finish: 2nd Qualifying round in 2015–16.

Managers

This list is of every individual who has managed Inverness, either permanently or as a caretaker role, as well as their honours.

† indicates caretaker managers


Name	From	To	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win%	Honours	Departure Reason
Sergei Baltacha	1994	1995	40	13	10	17	32.50		Resigned
Steve Paterson	1995	2002	329	147	92	90	44.68	1996–1997 Scottish Third Division 1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Runner Up	Signed by Aberdeen
Graeme Bennett † & John Docherty †	2002		2	0	2	0	0.00		Interim
John Robertson	2002	2004	84	44	13	27	52.38	2003–2004 Scottish First Division 2003–2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner	Signed by Heart of Midlothian
Donald Park †	2004		3	0	2	1	0.00		Interim
Craig Brewster	2004	2006	50	17	18	15	34.00		Player Manager, signed by Dundee United
Charlie Christie	2006	2007	67	24	18	15	42.10		Resigned
Donald Park ²†	2007		2	1	0	1	50.00		Interim
Craig Brewster ²	2007	2009	64	22	7	35	34.38		Sacked
John Docherty ²†	2009		1	0	0	1	0.00		Interim
Terry Butcher	2009	2013	209	87	58	64	41.68	2009–2010 Scottish First Division 2009–2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Runner Up	Signed by Hibernian
Duncan Shearer † & Scott Kellagher †	2013		2	2	0	0	100.00		Interim
John Hughes	2013	2016	122	50	31	41	41.30	2013–2014 Scottish League Cup Runner Up 2014–2015 Scottish Cup Winner	Resigned
Richie Foran	2016	2017	45	13	11	21	24.44		Sacked
John Robertson ²	2017	2021	173	65	34	38	47.45	2017–2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner	Compassionate Leave
John Robertson ²	2017	2021	173	65	34	38	47.45	2019–2020 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner	Compassionate Leave
Neil McCann †	2021		16	6	6	4	37.50	2019–2020 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner	Interim
Billy Dodds	2021	2023	108	44	31	33	40.74	2022–2023 Scottish Cup Runner Up	Sacked
John Robertson † & Charlie Christie †	2023		1	0	0	1	0.00		Interim
Duncan Ferguson	2023	Present	8	4	3	1	50.00		N/A

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References

↑ "Inverness promoted to SPL". Evening Standard. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
↑ S. Broadfoot, Ian (2020). Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Milestones & Memories. pp. 315–317.
↑ "Inverness CT claim cup win". 26 October 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Inverness CT 2-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Aberdeen 0-0 Inverness (aet, 4-2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Celtic overcome Inverness to complete treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Inverness CT & Raith Rovers share cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
↑ "Scotland call for ICT's Andrew Shinnie". Inverness Courier. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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[1] "Inverness promoted to SPL". Evening Standard. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[2] "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[3] S. Broadfoot, Ian (2020). Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Milestones & Memories. pp. 315–317.

[4] "Inverness CT claim cup win". 26 October 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[5] "Inverness CT 2-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[6] "Aberdeen 0-0 Inverness (aet, 4-2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[7] "Celtic overcome Inverness to complete treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[8] "Inverness CT & Raith Rovers share cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[9] "Scotland call for ICT's Andrew Shinnie". Inverness Courier. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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