2023–24_Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C._season References

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2023–24 season
Manager	Billy Dodds; (until 17 September) Duncan Ferguson; (from 26 September)
Stadium	Caledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship	9th
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round; lost 3–1 to Hibernian
League Cup	Group Stage
Challenge Cup	Third Round; lost 4–2 to Arbroath
Highest home attendance	3,837; vs Hibernian,; 10 February 2024
Lowest home attendance	983; vs Broomhill,; 20 January 2024
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 30th campaign in the SPFL, and the club's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Championship.

Fixtures

Friendlies

8 July 2023 Friendly	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4 – 1	Elgin City	Inverness
15:00	Doran 6', Samuels 15', 45' Mckay 62'		Cameron 12'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,040

11 July 2023 Friendly	Nairn County	0 – 6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Nairn
19:45			Brooks 6', 7', Tokely ( o.g.) 19', Mckay 24', Cairns 55', Samuels 87'	Stadium: Station Park

League

5 August 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Queen's Park	Inverness
15:00	Davidson 86'		Thomas 31', Robson 48'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,030

12 August 2023 Scottish Championship	Ayr United	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Ayr
15:00	Amartey 8'			Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,989

26 August 2023 Scottish Championship	Airdrieonians	2 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Airdrie
15:00	Harper 1' (og), Gallagher 32'		Shaw 70'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

2 September 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness
15:00	Shaw 12'		Hamilton 80'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,338

16 September 2023 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Gullan 87'			Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,846

23 September 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Dundee United	Inverness
15:00			Tillson 69' , Mochrie 90+3'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,503

30 September 2023 Scottish Championship	Arbroath	2 – 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Arbroath
15:00	Stewart 69', McKenna 79'		Longstaff 10', Doran 31', Mckay 49'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,723

7 October 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Inverness
15:00				Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,364

21 October 2023 Scottish Championship	Greenock Morton	P – P	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Greenock
15:00				Stadium: Cappielow Park
Note: Postponed due to Storm Babet

28 October 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 0	Airdrieonians	Inverness
15:00	Wotherspoon 37'			Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,218

4 November 2023 Scottish Championship	Dundee United	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Holt 56'		Shaw 50'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,602

11 November 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3 – 1	Ayr United	Inverness
15:00	Wotherspoon 32', McAllister 43' (og) Mckay pen' (45+3)		Murphy pen' (61)	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,259

18 November 2023 Scottish Championship	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline
15:00	McCann 87'		Devine 43'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,034

2 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Inverness
15:00	Mckay 61'		Vaughan 86', Gullan pen' (90+4)	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,143

9 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Queen's Park	1 – 4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Glasgow
15:00	Turner 10'		Anderson 21', Ujdur 59', Wotherspoon 75', Mckay pen' (80)	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,203

12 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Greenock Morton	2 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Greenock
19:45	Oakley 20', Baird 80'		Brooks 90+4'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,315
Note: Rescheduled from 21 October

16 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Arbroath	Inverness
15:00	Mckay 39'		Bird 29', Gold 42'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,842

23 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Glasgow
15:00	McMillan 15'		Anderson 1'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,326

30 December 2023 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Inverness
15:00				Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,114

2 January 2024 Scottish Championship	Airdrieonians	2 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Airdrie
15:00	Todorov 61', Fordyce 84'			Stadium: Excelsior Stadium

6 January 2024 Scottish Championship	Ayr United	1 – 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Ayr
15:00	Chalmers 65'		Mckay 29', Boyes 55', 63'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,826

12 January 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Dundee United	Inverness
19:45			Watt 87'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,662

27 January 2024 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Hamilton 25', Vaughan 52'		Samuel 31', 36', 40'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 3,387

3 February 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Inverness
15:00			Thomas 50'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,962

17 February 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3 – 3	Partick Thistle	Inverness
15:00	Kerr 27', Savage 54', Shaw 79', Anderson 90+2'		Fitzpatrick 64', Graham pen' (77), 86'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,215

24 February 2024 Scottish Championship	Arbroath	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Arbroath
15:00	MacKinnon 82'		Harper 90+4'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,539

27 February 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness
19:45				Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,958

2 March 2024 Scottish Championship	Greenock Morton	0 – 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Greenock
15:00			Mckay 2', McAllister 34'	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 1,933

9 March 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 0	Airdrieonians	Inverness
15:00				Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,035

16 March 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Ayr United	Inverness
15:00	Mckay 45+3 pen.'		Stanger 5' Bryden 61'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,979

23 March 2024 Scottish Championship	Dundee United	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Moult 55'		Duffy 12'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,567

30 March 2024 Scottish Championship	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Glasgow
15:00	Robinson 41'		Kerr 66'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,371

6 April 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 1	Arbroath	Inverness
15:00	Duffy 45+3', Samuel 80'		McIntosh 61', Little 76'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,223

13 April 2024 Scottish Championship	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Glasgow
15:00			Harper 25'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,463

19 April 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Inverness
19:45		Report	Vaughan 49'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,385

27 April 2024 Scottish Championship	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline
15:00	Benedictus 41'	Report	Pepple 75'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,317

3 May 2024 Scottish Championship	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	v	Greenock Morton	Inverness
19:45				Stadium: Caledonian Stadium

Scottish Cup

25 November 2023 Scottish Cup Third Round	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Inverness
15:00	Wotherspoon 80' Mckay 84'			Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,037

20 January 2024 Scottish Cup Fourth Round	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4 – 0	Broomhill	Inverness
15:00	Gilmour 45', Samuel 62', Brooks 73', 88'		Miller 50'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 983

10 February 2024 Fifth Round	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 3	Hibernian	Inverness
15:00	Doran 90+5'		Maolida 55', Boyle 79', Youan 89'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,837

League Cup

15 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 1	Bonnyrigg Rose	Inverness
15:00	Doran 4', 40'		McGachie 90'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,077

18 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dumbarton
19:45	R. Wallace 27', T. Wallace 50'		Mckay 76'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium

25 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 3	Airdrieonians	Inverness
19:45	Gilmour 62', Mckay 72' (pen)		Ballantyne 22', Telfer 29', Todorov 88'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium

30 July 2023 Scottish League Cup Group E	Dundee	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dundee
15:00	Robinson 60'			Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,337

Challenge Cup

9 September 2023 Third round	Arbroath	4 – 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Arbroath
15:00	Gold 34', O'Brien 41', Stewart 70', Steele 84'		Brooks 43', Lodovica 63', Hyde 90+3'	Stadium: Gayfield Park

Inverness Cup

22 August 2023 Inverness Cup	Clachnacuddin	1 – 4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Inverness
19:30	Ferguson 64'		Lodovica 16', pen' (36), 39', Mackie 75'	Stadium: Grant Street Park

North of Scotland Cup

27 September 2023 North of Scotland Cup Quarter Final	Rothes	0 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI	Rothes
20:00			Bray 9'	Stadium: Mackessack Park

18 October 2023 North of Scotland Cup Semi Final	Nairn County	2 – 2 (7 – 6 p)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle XI	Nairn
20:00	Tokely 45', Mackay 51'		Lodovica 65', 88'	Stadium: Station Park
	Penalties
	MacLeod Dey Tokely Gillies Young Robesten Mackay		Davidson Walker Hyde Brooks Thompson Lodovica Delaney

Team statistics

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Dunfermline Athletic	35	11	11	13	40	45	−5	44
7	Ayr United	35	12	7	16	50	58	−8	43
8	Queen's Park	35	10	10	15	48	56	−8	40
9	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	35	9	12	14	38	39	−1	39	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Arbroath (R)	35	6	5	24	35	84	−49	23	Relegation to League One

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[2]
(R) Relegated

First Team Player Statistics

As of 27 April 2024 vs Queen's Park.

League Goalscorers


Rank	Player	Goals
1st	Billy Mckay	8
2nd	Nathan Shaw	4
2nd	Alex Samuel	4
4th	David Wotherspoon	3
5th	Max Anderson	2
	Morgan Boyes
	Wallace Duffy
	Cameron Harper
9th	Jake Davidson	1
	Aaron Doran
	Luis Longstaff
	Danny Devine
	Nikola Ujdur
	Adam Brooks
	Remi Savage
	Cammy Kerr
	Sean McAllister
	Aribim Pepple

Overall Goalscorers


Rank	Player	Goals
1st	Billy Mckay	11
2nd	Alex Samuel	5
3rd	David Wotherspoon	4
	Adam Brooks
	Aaron Doran
	Nathan Shaw
7th	Max Anderson	2
	Charlie Gilmour
	Morgan Boyes
	Wallace Duffy
	Cameron Harper
12th	Jake Davidson	1
	Lewis Hyde
	Luis Longstaff
	Danny Devine
	Nikola Ujdur
	Remi Savage
	Cammy Kerr
	Sean McAllister
	Aribim Pepple

*players in italics left the club during the season

Hat-tricks


Player	Competition	Score	Opponent	Date
Harry Lodovica	Inverness Cup	1–4	Clachnacuddin	22 August 2023
Alex Samuel	Scottish Championship	2–3	Raith Rovers	27 January 2024

Transfers

Transfers In
Player	Age*	Pos	From	Fee	Date	Notes
Jake Davidson	22	DF	Queen's Park	Free	16 June 2023
Charlie Gilmour	24	MF	St Johnstone	Free	20 June 2023
Adam Brooks	19	MF	Celtic	Free	8 July 2023
Luis Longstaff	22	MF	Cove Rangers	Free	20 July 2023
Harry Lodovica	24	ST	Aveley	Free	30 July 2023
Sam Nixon	17	DF	Academy		10 August 2023
Calum MacLeod	17	MF
Jack Walker	17	DF
Nikola Ujdur	24	DF	Rockdale Ilinden	Free	1 September 2023
David Wotherspoon	33	MF	Free Agent	N/A	17 October 2023	Short Term Deal
Cillian Sheridan	34	ST	Free Agent	N/A	26 October 2023	Short Term Deal
Remi Savage	22	DF	Newcastle United	Free	25 January 2024

Transfers Out
Player	Age*	Pos	To	Fee	Date	Notes
Robbie Deas	23	DF	Kilmarnock	Free	5 June 2023	^[3]
Lewis Munro	17	GK	Nairn County	Free	6 June 2023
Jamie Carnihan	17	DF	Nairn County	Free	6 June 2023
Steven Boyd	26	ST	Greenock Morton	Free	7 June 2023
Ben Woods	20	MF	Released	N/A	7 June 2023
Shane Sutherland	32	ST	Released	N/A	9 June 2023
Scott Allardice	25	MF	Ross County	Free	18 June 2023
Tom Walsh	26	MF	Released	N/A	1 July 2023
Aaron Nicolson	18	ST	Nairn County	Free	11 July 2023
Max Ram	22	DF	Gloucester City	Free	24 August 2023
Sean Welsh	33	MF	Queen's Park	Free	12 January 2024
Zak Delaney	22	DF	Arbroath	Free	12 January 2024
Harry Hennem	19	MF	Nairn County	Free	12 January 2024
David Wotherspoon	33	ST	Dundee United	Free	15 January 2024
Cillian Sheridan	34	ST	Queen's Park	N/A	15 January 2024
David Carson	28	MF	Livingston	Undisclosed	1 February 2024

Loans In/Return
Player	Age*	Pos	From	Duration	Date In	Date Out	Notes
Matthew Strachan	18	DF	Nairn County	Return	1 July 2023	N/A
Max Anderson	22	MF	Dundee	Season	28 August 2023	30 June 2024
Morgan Boyes	22	DF	Livingston	Season	1 September 2023
James Carragher	21	DF	Wigan Athletic	Half Season	10 January 2024
Alex Samuel	28	FW	Ross County	Half Season	19 January 2024
Cammy Kerr	28	DF	Dundee	Half Season	25 January 2024
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	19	DF	Leeds United	Half Season	25 January 2024	26 February 2024	Injury Recall
Sean McAllister	21	MF	Everton	Half Season	1 February 2024	26 March 2024	Injury Recall
Aribim Pepple	21	FW	Luton Town	Half Season	1 February 2024	30 June 2024
Samson Lawal	19	MF	Livingston	Half Season	1 March 2024	30 June 2024

Loans Out/Return
Player	Age*	Pos	To	Duration	Date Out	Date In	Notes
Daniel MacKay	22	FW	Hibernian	Return	1 July 2023	N/A
Jay Henderson	21	MF	St Mirren	Return	1 July 2023	N/A
Harry Hennem	19	MF	Clachnacuddin	Half Season	28 July 2023	1 January 2024
Ethan Cairns	18	MF	Forres Mechanics	Half Season	29 July 2023	1 January 2024
Matthew Strachan	18	DF	Brora Rangers	Season	1 August 2023	30 June 2024	Loans Extended
Jack Walker	17	DF	Forres Mechanics	Season	20 October 2023
Sam Nixon	17	DF	Forres Mechanics	Season	20 October 2023
Calum MacKay	18	MF	Nairn County	Season	20 October 2023
Ethan Cairns	18	FW	Banks O' Dee	Half Season	10 January 2024
Lewis Hyde	21	MF	Brora Rangers	Half Season	12 January 2024
Keith Bray	17	MF	Elgin City	Half Season	23 January 2024
Robbie Thompson	19	MF	The Spartans	Half Season	1 February 2024
Jake Davidson	23	MF	Hamilton Academical	Half Season	1 February 2024
Calum MacLeod	17	MF	Clachnacuddin	Half Season	15 February 2024
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	19	DF	Leeds United	Return	26 February 2024	N/A	Injury Recall
Sean McAllister	21	MF	Everton	Return	26 March 2024	N/A	Injury Recall

*Age at time of transfer

References

^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Kilmarnock sign Deas from Inverness". BBC Sport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

[1] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[2] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[3] "Kilmarnock sign Deas from Inverness". BBC Sport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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2023–24 season
Manager	Billy Dodds (until 17 September) Duncan Ferguson (from 26 September)
Stadium	Caledonian Stadium
Scottish Championship	9th
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round; lost 3–1 to Hibernian
League Cup	Group Stage
Challenge Cup	Third Round; lost 4–2 to Arbroath
Highest home attendance	3,837; vs Hibernian, 10 February 2024
Lowest home attendance	983; vs Broomhill, 20 January 2024
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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland Midlands North Caledonian North Region Junior East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 Women's Championship
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final Challenge Cup Final South Region Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup Women's Premier League Cup Final
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's UEFA Euro 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
Transfers	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers
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