| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | George Fraser (Until 22 September 2011) Kenny Cameron (From 22 September 2011) | ||
| Manager | Terry Butcher | ||
| Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| SPL | Tenth | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost toCeltic | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost toAyr United | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Grégory Tadé (9) All: Grégory Tadé (9) Jonny Hayes (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,623 vRangers, 13 August 2011 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,036 vDunfermline Athletic, 2 May 2012 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,181 | ||
The2011–12 season wasInverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in theScottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the2009–10 season.[1] Inverness also competed in theLeague Cup and theScottish Cup.
Inverness finished tenth in theScottish Premier League.[2] They reached the fifth round of theScottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalistsCeltic.[3] They were beaten in the second round of theLeague Cup by First Division sideAyr United.[4]
Win Draw Loss
| 27 June 2011 | Clachnacuddin | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Grant Street Park, Inverness |
| 19:30BST |
| 2 July 2011 | Elgin City | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Borough Briggs,Elgin |
| 17:00BST | Elgin City Report | Foran 35' 56' 58' |
| 10 July 2011 | Livingston | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Huish Park,Yeovil |
| 17:00BST | Jacobs 66' | Livingston FC Report | Foran 38' | Attendance: 507 Referee:Steve Conroy |
Yeovil Town vInverness Caledonian Thistle| 12 July 2011 | Yeovil Town | 2–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Huish Park,Yeovil |
| 19:40BST | Upson 8'Blizzard 72' | YTFC Report | Tansey 18' (60),pen.'Shinnie 70'Foran 81' |
Bristol Rovers vInverness Caledonian Thistle| 14 July 2011 | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Twerton Park,Bath |
| 19:40BST | McGleish 26' (pen.) McLaggon 72' | Bristol Rovers Report | Ross 50' 80' | Attendance: 841 |
| 19 July 2011 | Buckie Thistle | 3–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park, Buckie |
| 19:40BST |
| 23 July 2011Scottish Premier League | Motherwell | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Fir Park,Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Hammell 25' Murphy 28'Lasley 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,190 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 30 July 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Connor 92' | Attendance: 3,600 Referee:Steve Conroy |
| 6 August 2011Scottish Premier League | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park,Dunfermline |
| Kirk 26',52' Hardie 90' | BBC | Tansey 46',83' Hayes 76' | Attendance: 3,378 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 13 August 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Rangers | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| Jelavic 60' Edu 68'Edu  75'  | BBC Report | Tokely 59' | Attendance: 6,623 Referee:Norris |
| 20 August 2011Scottish Premier League | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie, Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Milsom 12' Vernon 27' | BBC Sport | Foran 79' | Attendance: 7,989 Referee:Crawford Allan |
| 27 August 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tade 26' Shinnie 89' | BBC Sport | Shiels 35' | Attendance: 3,348 Referee:Madden |
| 10 September 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tadé 50' | BBC Report | Elliott 81' | Attendance: 4,106 Referee:Collum |
| 17 September 2011Scottish Premier League | Dundee United | 3–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Dalla Valle 13' Swanson 43'Daly 71' | BBC Sport | Ross 16' | Attendance: 6,497 Referee:Conroy |
| 24 September 2011Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 2–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Ledley 28' Forrest 33' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 47,382 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 1 October 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 31' Tade 78' | BBC Sport | McAusland 23' | Attendance: 3,249 Referee:Salmond |
| 15 October 2011Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park,Perth |
| 15:00 | Sandaza 12' Mackay 65' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,909 Referee:Thomson |
| 22 October 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tadé 33' | BBC Sport | Buchanan 86' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,241 Referee:McLean |
| 29 October 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–3 | Motherwell | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Davis 4' Shinnie 76'Hogg 83' | BBC Sport | Hutchinson 39' Lasley 77'Hateley 87' | Attendance: 3,188 Referee:Allan |
| 5 November 2011Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 3–6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park,Kilmarnock |
| Shiels 12',73' (pen.) Heffernan 90' | BBC Sport | Shinnie 39',60',66' Hayes 53'Tadé 62',83' | Attendance: 5,626 Referee:Madden |
| 19 November 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tansey 37' | BBC Sport | Stokes 61' (72) | Attendance: 6,435 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 26 November 2011Scottish Premier League | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Skacel 46' Jonsson 76' | BBC Sport | Tokely 58' | Attendance: 12,021 Referee:Thomson |
| 3 December 2011Scottish Premier League | St Mirren | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park,Paisley |
| 15:00 | Thompson 45+2' | BBC Sport | Shinnie 11' Hayes 69' | Attendance: 3,675 Referee:Norris |
| 10 December 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–3 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Hayes 2' McKay 47'Davis 82'  | BBC Sport | Russell 51',78' Golobart 64' (o.g.) | Attendance: 3,142 Referee:McLean |
| 17 December 2011Scottish Premier League | Rangers | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Bocanegra 55' Lafferty 83' | BBC Sport | Shinnie 67' | Attendance: 43,701 Referee:Madden |
| 24 December 2011Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 12:30 | Golobart 64' Tadé 69' | BBC Sport | Fallon 76' | Attendance: 5,888 Referee:Muir |
| 28 December 2011Scottish Premier League | Hibernian | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | O'Connor 8' | BBC Sport | Hayes 41' | Attendance: 6,923 Referee:McLean |
| 14 January 2012Scottish Premier League | Motherwell | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Fir Park,Motherwell |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Tadé 67' | Attendance: 4,152 Referee:Madden |
| 21 January 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Sutherland 49' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,812 Referee:Salmond |
| 28 January 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | St Mirren | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,044 Referee:Finnie |
| 11 February 2012Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Ledley 16' Majstorovic 60' | BBC Sport | Williams 78' | Attendance: 50,014 Referee:Mclean |
| 18 February 2012Scottish Premier League | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park,Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Cardle 45' | BBC Sport | Ross 73' | Attendance: 2,881 Referee:Madden |
| 26 February 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–4 | Rangers | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 12:45 | Williams 40' | BBC Sport | Davis 6' Aluko 16'Little 36'McCulloch 72' | Attendance: 6,416 Referee:Collum |
| 5 March 2012Scottish Premier League | Dundee United | 3–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Rankin 15' Robertson 52'Russell 78' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,994 Referee:Muir |
| 10 March 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Golobart 83' | BBC Sport | Golobart 31' (Own goal) | Attendance: 3,060 Referee:Murray |
| 24 March 2012Scottish Premier League | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Tadé 10' Meekings 58' | Attendance: 8,939 Referee:Finnie |
| 28 March 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Sandaza 41' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,035 Referee:Collum |
| 1 April 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–3 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tansey 60' (pen.) Hayes 83' | BBC Sport | Hanlon 64' O'Connor 75'Griffiths 85' | Attendance: 3,274 Referee:Madden |
| 7 April 2012Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park,Perth |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,326 Referee:Clancy |
| 21 April 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Golobart 46' (o.g.) Gillet 89' (o.g.) | Attendance: 3,487 Referee:McLean |
| 28 April 2012Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 4–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park,Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Fowler 14' Nelson 66'Shiels 80',85' | BBC Sport | McKay 29',35' Hayes 58' Williams 90' | Attendance: 3,848 Referee:Salmond |
| 2 May 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,036 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 5 May 2012Scottish Premier League | St Mirren | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | St Mirren Park,Paisley |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Foran 85' | Attendance: 3,540 Referee:Murray |
| 12 May 2012Scottish Premier League | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Tansey 62' Hayes 71' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Attendance: 4,457 Referee:Beaton |
| 24 August 2011Scottish League Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Somerset Park,Ayr |
| 15:00 | Malone 60' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 987 Referee:Winter |
| 7 January 2012Scottish Cup round 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 15:00 | Gillet 29' Hayes 90' | Sky Report | Barrowman 30' | Attendance: 1,601 Referee:Norris |
| 18 January 2012Scottish Cup round 4 replay | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | East End Park,Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | Barrowman 40' | BBC Sport | Hayes 54' A. Shinnie 93'Tansey 110' | Attendance: 1,594 Referee:Norris |
| 4 February 2012Scottish Cup round 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness |
| 12:45 | BBC Report | Samaras 33' Brown 68' | Attendance: 5,743 Referee:Murray |
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Richie Foran |  | 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.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO | Ryan Esson | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  AUT | Thomas Piermayr | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Ross Tokely | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  WAL | Owain Tudur Jones | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Chris Hogg | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Cox | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jonny Hayes | 29 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Greg Tansey | 39 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Richie Foran | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 19 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nick Ross | 32 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK |  NIR | Jonathan Tuffey | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | David Proctor | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  FRA | Grégory Tadé | 40 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF |  ESP | Roman Golobart | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Gavin Morrison | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Shane Sutherland | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Tom Aldred | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Aidan Chippendale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Kenny Gillet | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Aaron Doran | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Steve Williams | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | David Davis | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Claude Gnakpa | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Josh Meekings | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches.
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
| | | | | | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | GK | Ryan Esson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Thomas Piermayr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Ross Tokely | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Owain Tudur Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Chris Hogg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | | MF | Lee Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Greg Tansey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6' | 1 |
| 9 | | FW | Richie Foran | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Nick Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | GK | Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | David Proctor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | FW | Grégory Tadé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Roman Golobart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Gavin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Shane Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Tom Aldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Aidan Chippendale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Sam Winnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Billy McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Kenny Gillet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | | MF | Aaron Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | DF | Steve Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | | MF | David Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | | MF | Claude Gnakpa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Josh Meekings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | | MF | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 theFirst Division |
| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Foran | Friendly | 0–3 | Elgin City | 2 July 2011 |
| Andrew Shinnie | Scottish Premier League | 3–6 | Kilmarnock | 5 November 2011 |
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]
