2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016–17 football season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2016–17 season
Chairman	Kenny Cameron
Manager	Richie Foran
Stadium	Caledonian Stadium
Premiership	Twelfth place
League Cup	Second round, lost to Alloa Athletic
Scottish Cup	Fifth round, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorer	League: Alex Fisher (8) All: Alex Fisher (8)
Highest home attendance	7,012 vs. Rangers, 14 October 2016
Lowest home attendance	1,316 vs. Arbroath, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance	3,949^[1]
Home colours Away colours
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Caley Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Season

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Caley Thistle finished twelfth in the Scottish Premiership and were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship.^[2] They reached the second round of the Scottish League Cup,^[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.^[4]

Management

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Caley Thistle were managed by Richie Foran, during the 2016–17 season.^[5] John Hughes departed the club during the close season on 20 May 2016,^[6] having negotiated his exit with the board.^[7] Hughes had previously raised concerns with the club's budget for 2016–17.^[8] On 30 May 2016, Foran was appointed manager on a four-year contract,^[9] marking his retirement as a player.^[10] Brian Rice remained as assistant manager.^[11]

Results and fixtures

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Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendlies

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Fraserburgh v Inverness CT

2 July 2016 Friendly/William West Testimonial Fraserburgh 3–3 Inverness CT Fraserburgh

15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park

Brora Rangers v Inverness CT

5 July 2016 Friendly Brora Rangers 1–1 Inverness CT Brora

19:30 Stadium: Dudgeon Park

Nairn County v Inverness CT

7 July 2016 Friendly Nairn County 0–3 Inverness CT Nairn

19:30 Stadium: Station Park

Buckie Thistle v Inverness CT

9 July 2016 Friendly/Andy Low Testimonial Buckie Thistle 1–8 Inverness CT Buckie

14:00 Stadium: Victoria Park

Clachnacuddin v Inverness CT

10 July 2016 Friendly Clachnacuddin 1–3 Inverness CT Inverness

12:00 Stadium: Grant Street Park

Elgin City v Inverness CT

12 July 2016 Friendly Elgin City 0–3 Inverness CT Elgin

19:45 Stadium: Borough Briggs

Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT

19 July 2016 Friendly Forres Mechanics 1–3 Inverness CT Forres

19:30 Stadium: Mosset Park

Scottish Premiership

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership

Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 August 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow

15:00 Gordon Yellow card 5'
Amoo Yellow card 24' 60'
Erskine 36' BBC Report Polworth Yellow card 69' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Walsh

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County

13 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Ross County Inverness

15:00 Raven Yellow card 12'
Williams Yellow card 18'
Boden 45'
Draper Yellow card 50' 65'
Horner Yellow card 75' BBC Report Boyce 7' 28' 47'
Curran Yellow card 28'
Davies Yellow card 75'
Foster Yellow card 80'
Gardyne Yellow card 82'
Routis Yellow card 85' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Dallas

Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

20 August 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh

15:00 Cowie 7' 47'
Sammon 18'
Kitchen Yellow card 29'
Nicholson 78' 79' BBC Report Tremarco Yellow card 10'
Mulraney Yellow card 12'
Polworth Yellow card 40'
Horner Yellow card 77'
Draper 87' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,880
Referee: McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone

27 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 St Johnstone Inverness

15:00 Draper 59' Yellow card 67'
Meekings 90+1'
Warren Yellow card 90+2' BBC Report Wotherspoon Yellow card 58'
Foster 79' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,729
Referee: Finnie

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

10 September 2016 Premiership Aberdeen 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen

15:00 McGinn 51' BBC Report Tansey Yellow card 31'
Tremarco Yellow card 45'
King Yellow card 45+1'
Vigurs 68' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,356
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic

18 September 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Celtic Inverness

15:00 King 28'
Fisher 89' BBC Report Rogić 17'
Sinclair 34' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee

24 September 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Dundee Inverness

15:00 Doumbouya 8'
Tansey 17'
Polworth 51' BBC report Low 84' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Allan

Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

1 October 2016 Premiership Hamilton Academical 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton

15:00 D'Acol 18'
MacKinnon Yellow card 81'
Imrie Yellow card 86' BBC report Doumbouya Yellow card 62'
Polworth 90+3' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Cook

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers

14 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Rangers Inverness

19:45 McKay Yellow card 33'
Draper Yellow card 51'
Warren Yellow card 84' BBC report Miller 22'
Waghorn Yellow card 51' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Collum

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock

22 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Kilmarnock Inverness

15:00 Polworth Yellow card 63'
Meekings Yellow card 80'
Doumbouya 86'
Vigurs Yellow card 90+4' BBC report Coulibaly 7' (pen.)
Boyd Yellow card 26'
Hendrie Yellow card 88' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Walsh

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 October 2016 Premiership Motherwell 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell

19:45 BBC report Tremarco 57' Yellow card 86'
Doumbouya 71'
Polworth 83' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Robertson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian

29 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Heart of Midlothian Inverness

15:00 Raven 15'
Doumbouya 32'
Doran 55'
Meekings Yellow card 79'
McKay Yellow card 85'
Vigurs Yellow card 86' BBC report Johnsen 38'
Rherras Yellow card 50' 51'
Djoum 74'
Kitchen Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Thomson

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

5 November 2016 Premiership Celtic 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow

15:00 Sinclair 48'
Griffiths 63'
Rogic 83' BBC report Tansey Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,152
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen

19 November 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Aberdeen Inverness

15:00 Doumbouya 15'
Vigurs Yellow card 54' BBC report McLean 28' 89'
Rooney 33' (pen.)
Maddison Yellow card 68' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Clancy

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 November 2016 Premiership Dundee 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee

15:00 Wighton 25'
Vincent Yellow card 57'
Gadzhalov 60'
Hateley Yellow card 78'
O'Dea Yellow card 90+2' BBC report Tremarco 81'
Cole Yellow card 85'
Horner Red card 90+4' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Dallas

St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3 December 2016 Premiership St Johnstone 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Perth

15:00 Craig 14'
Coulson Yellow card 57'
Davidson 62'
Wotherspoon Yellow card 75'
Swanson 81' BBC report Draper Yellow card 45+1'
Doumbouya Yellow card 51'
Warren Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Anderson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical

10 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Inverness

15:00 Draper Yellow card 36'
Cole 51'
McKay Yellow card 86'
King Yellow card 90' BBC report Crawford 16'
Imrie Yellow card 58'
Gillespie Yellow card 74'
McMann Yellow card 76' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Aitken

Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

17 December 2016 Premiership Kilmarnock 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock

15:00 McKenzie Yellow card 45+2'
Taylor Yellow card 64'
Coulibaly 73'
Smith Yellow card 90' BBC report Draper Yellow card 16'
Warren 84'
Polworth Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Walsh

Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

24 December 2016 Premiership Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow

12:30 McKay 13' (o.g.)
Tavernier Yellow card 43' BBC report Cole Yellow card 37'
Vigurs Yellow card 45+2'
Meekings Yellow card 85' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,528
Referee: Robertson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

28 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Motherwell Inverness

19:45 Cole Yellow card 36'
McKay Yellow card 40'
Fisher Yellow card 77'
Vigurs Yellow card 89'
Tansey 90' BBC report Clay 50'
Moult Yellow card 59'
McDonald 87' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Cook

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

31 December 2016 Premiership Ross County 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall

15:00 Boyce 2' 35'
Woods 61'
McEveley Yellow card 76' BBC report Tremarco 28'
Warren Yellow card 46'
Fisher 81'
McKay Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle

28 January 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Partick Thistle Inverness

15:00 Warren Yellow card 66'
Henri Anier Yellow card 73' BBC report Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Finnie

Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

31 January 2017 Premiership Hamilton Academical 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton

19:45 D'Acol 11'
Devlin Yellow card 26'
Redmond Yellow card 32'
Gillespie 47'
MacKinnon Yellow card 54'
Bingham 61' BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 30'
Tansey Yellow card 39' Stadium: SuperSeal Stadium
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Anderson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee

4 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dundee Inverness

15:00 Billy Mckay 53' (pen.) Yellow card 58'
Tremarco Yellow card 75'
Tansey 79' BBC report Haber 37'
O'Dea 43' Yellow card 48'
Julen Etxabeguren Yellow card 52'
McGowan Yellow card 63' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,606
Referee: Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

18 February 2017 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh

15:00 Djoum 64' BBC report Tremarco Yellow card 15' 24'
Mulraney Yellow card 36'
Raven Yellow card 38' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,372
Referee: Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers

24 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Rangers Inverness

19:45 Tansey 45' Yellow card 66'
Laing Yellow card 56'
Vigurs 86' (pen miss)
Billy Mckay 89' BBC report Jon Toral Yellow card 14'
Waghorn 67' (pen.)
Wilson Yellow card 86' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic

1 March 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–4 Celtic Inverness

19:45 Laing Yellow card 65' BBC report Sinclair 43'
Dembélé 46' 73'
Armstrong 66' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Dallas

Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

11 March 2017 Premiership Partick Thistle 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow

15:00 Doolan 56'
Amoo Yellow card 83' BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 21'
McCart Yellow card 45+3'
Warren 90+2' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Collum

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County

18 March 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Ross County Inverness

15:00 Tansey 48' BBC report Schalk 86' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock

1 April 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Kilmarnock Inverness

15:00 Mckay 25'
Brad McKay Yellow card 34' BBC report Boyd 19' (pen.)
Dicker Yellow card 76' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Madden

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

4 April 2017 Premiership Aberdeen 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen

19:45 Warren 22' (o.g.) BBC report Billy Mckay Yellow card 40'
Tremarco Yellow card 66' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: Dallas

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone

8 April 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3 St Johnstone Inverness

15:00 Cole Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card BBC report MacLean 40'
Alston Yellow card 65'
Craig 88' (pen.)
Cummins 90+1' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Finnie

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

15 April 2017 Premiership Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell

15:00 Cadden 7'
Moult 9'
McDonald 65'
Campbell 70' BBC report Fisher 21' 54'
Brad McKay Yellow card 89' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,696
Referee: Scotland Collum

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

28 April 2017 Premiership Ross County 4–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall

19:45 O'Brien Yellow card 10'
Boyce 21' 34' 49' (pen.) 60' (pen.)
Chow Yellow card 53' BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 49'
Polworth Red card 60' Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical

6 May 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Hamilton Academical Inverness

12:15 Brad McKay 10'
Tansey 36' (pen.) Yellow card 54'
Draper Yellow card 40'
Billy Mckay Yellow card 51'
Boden Yellow card 74' BBC report Donati Yellow card 35'
Redmond 90+4' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Dallas

Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

13 May 2017 Premiership Kilmarnock 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock

15:00 Wilson Yellow card 15'
Smith Yellow card 16'
Longstaff 17'
Jones 57' BBC report Brad McKay Yellow card 15'
Fisher 71' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: Beaton

Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

17 May 2017 Premiership Dundee 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee

19:45 BBC report Billy Mckay 2'
Fisher 10'
Vigurs Yellow card 65'
Henri Anier Yellow card 81' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,574
Referee: Clancy

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

20 May 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Motherwell Inverness

15:00 Tansey 64'
Fisher 66', 67' BBC report McFadden 73'
Bowman 90+3' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5351
Referee: Thomson

League Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Cowdenbeath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

16 July 2016 Group C Cowdenbeath 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Central Park

15:00 Brett 23' Yellow card 53'
Rutherford Yellow card 63'
Chris Turner Yellow card 69' SPFL Report Draper 13'
Warren Yellow card 68' 74' Attendance: 487
Referee: Finnie

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United

23 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
(1–4 p) Dundee United Caledonian Stadium

15:00 Boden 35'
Draper Yellow card 37' BBC Report Murdoch 46'
van der Velden Yellow card 49'
Durnan Yellow card 79'
Obadeyi Yellow card 81' Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Anderson

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 July 2016 Group C Dunfermline Athletic 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park

19:45 Geggan Yellow card 24' 28'
Cardle Yellow card 61' SPFL Report Vigurs 16' 42' 66'
King 54'
Tremarco 89' Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Allan

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Arbroath

30 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7–0 Arbroath Caledonian Stadium

15:00 King 10'
Boden 18' 25' 71'
Tremarco 37' 87'
Vigurs 47' BBC Report Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Aitken

Alloa Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

9 August 2016 Second Round Alloa Athletic 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle The Indodrill Stadium

19:30 Marr 28'
Flannigan Yellow card 35'
Jamie Longworth Yellow card 44'
Waters Yellow card 90+1' Sky Report Attendance: 613
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup

Elgin City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Elgin City 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs

15:00 Mark Nicolson 25'
Archie MacPhee Yellow card 53'
Darryl McHardy Yellow card 78' BBC Report Cole 32'
Doumbouya 66'
Doran Yellow card 76' Attendance: 3,624
Referee: McKendrick

Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

11 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round Celtic 6–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park

12:15 Lustig 20' Yellow card 73'
Dembélé 45' 50' 59'
Tierney 86'
Brown 90+1' BBCReport Tremarco Yellow card 29'
Draper Yellow card 35'
Vigurs Yellow card 37'
Warren Yellow card 42' Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Clancy

Squad statistics

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During the 2016–17 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

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As of 20 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Scotland SCO	Ryan Esson	7	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	England ENG	David Raven	26	1	19+2	1	4+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	England ENG	Carl Tremarco	36	7	29+0	4	5+0	3	2+0	0
4	DF	Scotland SCO	Kevin McNaughton	14	0	5+4	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	England ENG	Gary Warren	40	3	33+0	2	5+0	1	2+0	0
6	DF	England ENG	Josh Meekings	18	1	18+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	Scotland SCO	Liam Polworth	38	3	26+6	3	5+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	England ENG	Ross Draper	43	4	35+2	3	2+3	1	1+0	0
9	FW	Republic of Ireland IRL	Dean Ebbe	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Aaron Doran	19	1	6+11	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
11	MF	Scotland SCO	Iain Vigurs	39	5	28+4	1	5+0	4	2+0	0
12	DF	Scotland SCO	Jamie McCart	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	England ENG	Billy Mckay	14	4	13+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	Scotland SCO	Jason Brown	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	MF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Jake Mulraney	32	0	10+16	0	3+2	0	0+1	0
16	MF	England ENG	Greg Tansey	44	7	37+0	7	5+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF	England ENG	Lewis Horner	11	0	5+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	England ENG	Alex Fisher	25	8	8+13	8	0+4	0	0+0	0
19	FW	England ENG	Scott Boden	19	5	3+10	1	5+0	4	1+0	0
20	MF	Scotland SCO	Billy King	32	3	17+9	1	5+0	2	1+0	0
21	FW	Scotland SCO	Alisdair Sutherland	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	DF	England ENG	Louis Laing	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	Scotland SCO	Brad McKay	29	1	25+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	FW	Estonia EST	Henri Anier	15	0	8+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
25	GK	Wales WAL	Owain Fôn Williams	35	0	31+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
26	FW	Guinea GUI	Lonsana Doumbouya	20	6	17+2	5	0+0	0	1+0	1
29	MF	England ENG	Larnell Cole	23	2	13+8	1	0+0	0	1+1	1
31	GK	Scotland SCO	Cameron Mackay	4	0	1+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
33	DF	England ENG	Cameron Gilchrist	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Overall goalscorers

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Rank	Player	Goals
1st	England Alex Fisher	9
2nd	England Greg Tansey England Carl Tremarco	7
4th	Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya	6
5th	England Scott Boden Scotland Iain Vigurs	5
7th	England Ross Draper	4
8th	Scotland Billy King Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Scotland Liam Polworth England Gary Warren	3
12th	England Larnell Cole	2
13th	Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran Scotland Brad McKay England Josh Meekings England David Raven	1

Hat-tricks

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Player	Competition	Score	Opponent	Date
Scotland Iain Vigurs	Scottish League Cup	1–5	Dunfermline Athletic	26 July 2016
England Scott Boden	Scottish League Cup	7–0	Arbroath	30 July 2016

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
8	Kilmarnock	38	9	14	15	36	56	−20	41
9	Motherwell	38	10	8	20	46	69	−23	38
10	Dundee	38	10	7	21	38	62	−24	37
11	Hamilton Academical (O)	38	7	14	17	37	56	−19	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R)	38	7	13	18	44	71	−27	34	Relegation to the Scottish Championship

Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).^[12]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results by matchday

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Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W
Position	12	12	12	12	11	11	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	7	9	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

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Last updated on 20 May 2017

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Richie Foran ^[13]	14 July 2016	31 May 2017	45	11	13	21	024.44

Transfers

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Players In
Player	Age*	Pos	From	Fee	Date
Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney	20	MF	England Queens Park Rangers	Free	1 July 2016
Scotland Jason Brown	19	DF	Academy	N/A	1 July 2016
Scotland Ali Sutherland	19	MF			1 July 2016
Scotland Cameron Mackay	19	GK			1 July 2016
England Scott Boden	26	ST	England Newport County	Free	1 July 2016
Scotland Kevin McNaughton	33	DF	England Wigan Athletic	Free	12 July 2016
Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya	25	ST	Belgium Cercle Brugge	Free	25 August 2016
Scotland Brad McKay	23	DF	Scotland St Johnstone	Free	31 August 2016
Republic of Ireland Dean Ebbe	22	ST	Republic of Ireland Bluebell United	Undisclosed	4 January 2017
Estonia Henri Anier	26	ST	Sweden Kalmar FF	Free	16 January 2017
England Louis Laing	23	MF	Free Agent	N/A	16 February 2017

Players Out
Player	Age*	Pos	To	Fee	Date	Notes
England Danny Williams	28	MF	Scotland Dundee	Free	1 July 2016
England Nat Wedderburn	26	MF	Scotland Dunfermline Athletic	Free	1 July 2016
England Jordan Roberts	22	MF	England Crawley Town	Free	1 July 2016
England James Vincent	26	MF	Scotland Dundee	Free	1 July 2016
England Dean Brill	30	GK	Scotland Motherwell	Free	1 July 2016
Northern Ireland Danny Devine	23	DF	Scotland Partick Thistle	Free	1 July 2016
England Liam Hughes	23	MF	England Barrow	Free	1 July 2016
Republic of Ireland Richie Foran	36	MF	Retired	N/A	1 July 2016	Took Managerial Role
Canada Calum Ferguson	21	ST	Scotland Albion Rovers	Free	2 July 2016
England Ryan Williams	25	MF	Canada Ottawa Fury	Free	19 July 2016
Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya	26	ST	Austria SKN St. Pölten	Free	26 January 2018
Scotland Alisdair Sutherland	20	MF	Scotland Elgin City	Free	1 February 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo	26	MF	Croatia RNK Split	Free	17 February 2017

Loans In/Returns
Player	Age*	Pos	From	Duration	Date In	Date Out
Scotland Billy King	22	MF	Scotland Heart of Midlothian	Season	12 July 2016	29 May 2017
England Larnell Cole	23	MF	England Fulham	Season	31 August 2016	31 May 2017
Scotland Cameron Mackay	19	GK	Scotland Elgin City	Return	9 September 2016	N/A
Scotland Jason Brown	20	DF	Scotland Arbroath	Return	19 October 2016	N/A
Scotland Jamie McCart	19	DF	Scotland Celtic	Half Season	31 January 2017	31 May 2017
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay	28	ST	England Wigan Athletic	Half Season	31 January 2017	31 May 2017
Scotland Jason Brown	20	DF	Scotland Cove Rangers	Return	1 May 2017	N/A
Scotland Cameron Mackay	20	GK	Scotland Elgin City	Return	15 May 2017	N/A

Loans Out/Returns
Player	Age*	Pos	To	Duration	Date Out	Date In
Scotland Cameron Mackay	19	GK	Scotland Elgin City	Emergency Loan	13 August 2016	9 September 2016
Scotland Jason Brown	20	DF	Scotland Arbroath	Short Term	26 August 2016	19 October 2016
Scotland Cameron Mackay	20	GK	Scotland Elgin City	Half Season	10 December 2016	15 May 2017
Scotland Jason Brown	20	DF	Scotland Cove Rangers	Half Season	27 January 2017	1 May 2017
Scotland Billy King	23	MF	Scotland Heart of Midlothian	Season	29 May 2017	N/A
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay	28	ST	England Wigan Athletic	Half Season	31 May 2017	N/A
England Larnell Cole	24	MF	England Fulham	Season	31 May 2017	N/A
Scotland Jamie McCart	19	DF	Scotland Celtic	Season	31 May 2017	N/A

* - Age at time of signing

Notes

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^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
^ "The reasons behind Inverness CT's relegation". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Jason Marr's first-half strike earned Alloa Athletic a place in the Scottish League Cup". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Moussa Dembele hat-trick puts Celtic in Scottish Cup quarter-finals". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Inverness Caley Thistle appoint Richie Foran as manager". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Manager John Hughes leaves Inverness Caledonian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Manager John Hughes 'poised to leave' Inverness Caledoinian Thistle". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Inverness CT manager negotiating exit from club". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Richie Foran given four-year contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "RICHIE FORAN TO RETIRE FROM PLAYING AFTER BECOMING INVERNESS MANAGER". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link ‍]}
^ "Brian Rice stays on as assistant manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Richie Foran Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase . Retrieved 22 May 2017.

External links

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Official website

v t e Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. seasons
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v t e 2016–17 in Scottish football
« 2015–16 2017–18 »
Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League SWPL 2016 2017 SWPL2 2016 2017 Women's First Division 2016 2017
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2016 2017 Women's League Cup 2016 2017
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F
Transfers	Summer 2016 Winter 2016–17
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Ross County St Johnstone
Championship	Ayr United Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Queen of the South Raith Rovers St Mirren
League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Brechin City East Fife Livingston Peterhead Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer
League Two	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Montrose Stirling Albion

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Summary

Season

Management

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

Overall goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Team statistics

League table

Results by matchday

Management statistics

Transfers

See also

Notes

References

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