Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2011–12 season
ChairmanGeorge Fraser
(Until 22 September 2011)
Kenny Cameron
(From 22 September 2011)
ManagerTerry Butcher
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
SPLTenth
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Celtic
League CupSecond round, lost to Ayr United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grégory Tadé (9)
All:
Grégory Tadé (9)
Jonny Hayes (9)
Highest home attendance6,623 v Rangers, 13 August 2011
Lowest home attendance3,142 v Dundee United, 10 December 2011
Average home league attendance4,181

The 2011–12 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2009–10 season.[1] Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Inverness finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League.[2] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalists Celtic.[3] They were beaten in the second round of the League Cup by lower league opposition Ayr United.[4]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre season

2 July 2011 Elgin City 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs, Elgin
17:00 BST Elgin City Report Foran 35' 56' 58'

Scottish Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Richie Foran Republic of Ireland 41 Club captain

Last updated: 13 May 2012
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.

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 3303300000
2 DF Austria AUT Thomas Piermayr 2302002010
3 DF Scotland SCO Ross Tokely 3212912010
4 DF Wales WAL Owain Tudur Jones 1501500000
5 MF England ENG Chris Hogg 100900010
6 MF England ENG Lee Cox 90702000
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonny Hayes 2992573210
8 MF England ENG Greg Tansey 3953643100
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 4123723010
10 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Shinnie 1981771110
11 MF Scotland SCO Nick Ross 3222922010
12 GK Northern Ireland NIR Jonathan Tuffey 90503010
14 DF Scotland SCO David Proctor 1901702000
15 FW France FRA Grégory Tadé 4093693010
16 DF Spain ESP Roman Golobart 2522222010
17 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Morrison 50400010
18 FW Scotland SCO Shane Sutherland 3012811010
19 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Shinnie 3212813010
20 DF Scotland SCO Tom Aldred 40400000
20 MF England ENG Aidan Chippendale 50500000
20 FW England ENG Sam Winnall 30201000
21 FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy McKay 2432232000
22 DF France FRA Kenny Gillet 2702502000
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Doran 1201001010
24 DF England ENG Steve Williams 92920000
25 MF England ENG David Davis 1511411000
25 MF France FRA Claude Gnakpa 80701000
26 DF England ENG Josh Meekings 2101902000
31 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 00000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1ScotlandGKRyan Esson 00000000
2AustriaDFThomas Piermayr 60100070
3ScotlandDFRoss Tokely 51000051
4WalesDFOwain Tudur Jones 10000010
5EnglandMFChris Hogg 21000021
6EnglandMFLee Cox 10100020
7Republic of IrelandMFJonny Hayes 21100031
8EnglandMFGreg Tansey 6100006'1
9Republic of IrelandFWRichie Foran 1101000120
10ScotlandMFAndrew Shinnie 10000010
11ScotlandMFNick Ross 10000010
12Northern IrelandGKJonathan Tuffey 00000000
14ScotlandDFDavid Proctor 10100020
15FranceFWGrégory Tadé 20001030
16SpainFWRoman Golobart 50001060
17ScotlandMFGavin Morrison 00000000
18ScotlandFWShane Sutherland 10000010
19ScotlandDFGraeme Shinnie 60000060
20ScotlandDFTom Aldred 00000000
20EnglandMFAidan Chippendale 00000000
20EnglandFWSam Winnall 00000000
21Northern IrelandFWBilly McKay 00000000
22FranceDFKenny Gillet 40010041
23Republic of IrelandMFAaron Doran 10000010
24EnglandDFSteve Williams 21000021
25EnglandMFDavid Davis 51000051
25FranceMFClaude Gnakpa 10000010
26EnglandDFJosh Meekings 41000041
31ScotlandMFLiam Polworth 00000000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 −12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 −18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67 −27 33
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82 −42 25 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Friendly 0–3 Elgin City 2 July 2011
Scotland Andrew Shinnie Scottish Premier League 3–6 Kilmarnock 5 November 2011

Transfers

Inverness' first significant move in the close season was to release 10 first team players.[5] Two players also returned from loan back to their parent club. Chris Hogg was originally released by Caley Thistle at end of the season but later re-signed.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Inverness boss Terry Butcher hails promotion to SPL". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011/12 Scottish Premier League Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. v Celtic F.C". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ayr United 1 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle : Wednesday, 24th August 2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Inverness CT to part company with 10 players in summer". BBC News. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Hogg Tied!". ictfc.co.uk. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Inverness Caley Thistle snap up striker Gregory Tade". BBC News. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Greg Tansey looking forward to SPL challenge after move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle". Stockport Express. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "ALDRED LEAVES ON LOAN". Watford FC. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Double Capture". ictfc.com. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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  13. ↑ "DOUBLE SWOOP!". ictfc.com. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Jones Joins Inverness". ictfc.com. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Golobart heads to Inverness". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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