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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1996-97 season
Manager Steve Paterson
Scottish Third Division1st - Champions
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Scottish League Cup1st Round
Scottish Challenge Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Stewart (27)
All: Iain Stewart (29)
Highest home attendance5,525 vs. Ross County, 15 March 1997 ( Caledonian Stadium)
2,086 vs. Arbroath, 5 October 1996 ( Telford Street Park)
Lowest home attendance1,316 vs. East Stirlingshire, 14 September 1996 ( Telford Street Park)
1,397 vs. Alloa Athletic, 1 March 1997 ( Caledonian Stadium)
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Third Division in season 1996–97 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results

Friendlies

20 July 1996 Friendly (Buchan Cup) Fraserburgh 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00
21 July 1996 Friendly (Buchan Cup) St. Johnstone F.C. 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00
26 July 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Queen of the South
19:30
29 July 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Hamilton Academical
19:30
20 October 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3Highland League Select
15:00
6 November 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6–2Inverness & District Select
19:30 Attendance: 921
14 May 1997 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Aberdeen
19:30 Attendance: 2163

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Scottish Third Division

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Third Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
1 17 August Cowdenbeath H 1–3 Thomson 1,524
2 24 August Forfar Athletic A 1–3 Thomson 427
3 31 August Alloa Athletic H 1–0 Teasdale 1,685
4 7 September Albion Rovers A 0–0 845
5 14 September East Stirlingshire H 2–0 Hercher, Noble 1,316
6 21 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Stewart, Christie 1,452
7 28 September Ross County A 3–1 Stewart (2), Thomson 3,519
8 5 October Arbroath H 2–0 Thomson, Stewart 2,086
9 12 October Montrose A 2–2 Stewart, Ross 643
10 19 October Cowdenbeath A 4–3 Thomson (2), Hercher, Stewart 321
11 26 October Forfar Athletic A 0–2 454
12 2 November East Stirlingshire A 0–0 398
13 9 November Albion Rovers H 1–1 Stewart 3,734
14 16 November Ross County H 2–0 Stewart (2) 4,562
15 23 November Queen's Park A 3–2 McLean, Wilson, Christie 786
16 30 November Arbroath A 4–1 Wilson, Addicoat, Stewart, Christie 457
17 14 December Montrose H 2–0 Stewart, McLean 2,477
18 21 December Cowdenbeath H 2–1 Stewart (2) 2,188
19 18 January Arbroath H 4–1 Hercher (2), McLean, Ross 1,742
20 22 January Queen's Park H 1–0 Stewart 1,432
21 1 February Montrose A 2–0 McLean, Stewart, 520
22 8 February East Stirlingshire H 3–2 Stewart, Wilson, McLean 1,642
23 12 February Ross County A 3–0 McLean (2), Wilson 4,482
24 15 February Albion Rovers A 3–0 Teasdale, Tokely, Stewart 608
25 22 February Forfar Athletic H 1–1 Stewart 2,507
26 1 March Alloa Athletic H 3-1 Stewart (2), Ross 1,397
27 8 March Queen's Park A 2–1 Stewart, Tokely 857
28 11 March Alloa Athletic A 2–0 McLean, Noble 441
29 15 March Ross County H 3–0 Stewart (2), Thomson 5,525
30 22 March Arbroath A 0–0 570
31 5 April Montrose H 3–2 Stewart (3) 3,026
32 12 April Albion Rovers H 4–1 Thomson (2), Wilson, De Barros 2,960
33 19 April East Stirlingshire A 3–0 Stewart, Ross, Thomson 404
34 26 April Cowdenbeath A 1–2 Cherry 282
35 3 May Forfar Athletic H 0–4 3,852
36 10 May Alloa Athletic A 0-1 507

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 23 7 6 70 37 +33 76 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Forfar Athletic (P) 36 19 10 7 74 45 +29 67
3 Ross County 36 20 7 9 58 41 +17 67
4 Alloa Athletic 36 16 7 13 50 47 +3 55
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 50 47 +3 49
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 5 August Clyde A 0-1 (aet) 899

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 10 August Livingston A 2–1 Thomson, Cherry 1,335
R2 27 August Stirling Albion A 1–3 Stewart 838

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 13 January Stranraer A 1–1 McLean 577
R2 R 15 January Stranraer H 0–0 (aet) (ICT won 4–3 on penalties) 1,407
R3 25 January Hamilton Academical H 1–3 Stewart 3,310

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Third Division 3–2 Montrose 5 April 1997

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures". CaleyThistleOnline.

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