2010–11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

For the 2010–11 season, Inverness Caley Thistle compete in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish First Division in 2009–10. They reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, and the third round of the League Cup, before being eliminated by Celtic in both competitions.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2010–11 season
ChairmanGeorge Fraser
ManagerTerry Butcher
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Scottish Premier League7th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Rooney (15)

All:
Adam Rooney (21)
Highest home attendance7,547 vs. Celtic Scottish Premier League 14 August 2010
Lowest home attendance1,001 vs. Peterhead League Cup 25 August 2010

Results and fixtures

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Scottish Premier League

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14 August 2010 SPL Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
BBC SPORT McCourt   56' Attendance: 7,547
Referee: Murray
18 September 2010 SPL Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Hearts Caledonian Stadium
Odhiambo   37' BBC SPORT Innes   45' (Og.)
Stevenson   55'
Elliot   69'
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Brines
25 September 2010 SPL St Mirren 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
McGowan   77' BBC SPORT Odhiambo   45+2' (50) Attendance: 3,954
Referee: Finnie
23 October 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park
Miguel   74' BBC SPORT Rooney   42' (pen.)
Hayes   66'
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Norris
9 November 2010 SPL Aberdeen 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Pittodrie
Velicka   49' BBC SPORT Rooney   34' (pen.)
Munro   81'
Attendance: 5,917
Referee: McKendrick
13 November 2010 SPL Hamilton 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park
Imrie   29' BBC SPORT Rooney   34'   59'
Hayes   52'
Attendance: 2,019
Referee: McLean
20 November 2010 SPL Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–2 Hibernian Caledonian Stadium
Foran   7'
Rooney   51' (pen.)   70'   80'
BBC SPORT Riordan   66'
Miller   78' (pen.)
Hanlon  
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Conroy
27 November 2010 SPL Celtic 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park
Ki   38'
McCourt   65'
BBC SPORT Foran   70'
Munro   83'
Attendance: 46,096
Referee: Hamer
18 December 2010 SPL Hearts 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Stadium
Kyle   25' (pen.) BBC SPORT Munro   17' Attendance: 12,994
Referee: Winter
18 January 2011 SPL Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ibrox
Davis   45' BBC SPORT Attendance: 41,623
Referee: Thomson
12 February 2011 SPL St Mirren 3–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
Higdon   28' (pen.)
Thomson   29'
McGregor   74'
BBC SPORT Rooney   6'   61'
Doran   33'
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Madden

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
8 St Johnstone 38 11 11 16 23 43 −20 44
9 Aberdeen 38 11 5 22 39 59 −20 38
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish Cup

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5 February 2011 Scottish Cup round 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5–1 Morton Caledonian Stadium
Foran   19'   86'
Rooney   38'   66'
Hogg   62'
BBC SPORT Lyle   83' Attendance: 1,893
Referee: Charleston

Scottish League Cup

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22 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Celtic 6–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park
Samaras   17' (37), 57'
Hooper   21'
Stokes   74' (pen.),   81'
BBC Sport Attendance: 17,429
Referee: McDonald

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SCO Ryan Esson
2 DF   SCO David Proctor
3 DF   SCO Ross Tokely
4 DF   SCO Stuart Duff
5 DF   SCO Stuart Golabek
6 MF   ENG Lee Cox
7 FW   TAN Eric Odhiambo
8 MF   SCO Russell Duncan
9 FW   IRL Richie Foran (club captain)
10 FW   IRL Adam Rooney
11 MF   IRL Jonathan Hayes
12 GK   NIR Jonathan Tuffey
14 DF   SCO Grant Munro
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   SCO Chris Innes
16 MF   SCO Roy McBain
17 MF   SCO Gavin Morrison
18 FW   ISR Gil Blumstein
19 MF   SCO Nick Ross
20 FW   SCO Shane Sutherland
21 DF   SCO Graeme Shinnie
22 GK   ENG Max Johnson
23 FW   ESP Dani Sánchez
24 DF   FRA Kenny Gillet
26 MF   IRL Aaron Doran (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27 FW   SCO Alex MacDonald (on loan from Burnley)
28 DF   ENG Chris Hogg

Transfers

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Transfers In
Player Age* From Fee
  Kenny Gillet 24   Barnet Free
  Jonathan Tuffey 23   Partick Thistle Free
  Chris Innes 33   St Mirren Free
  Chris Hogg 25   Hibernian Free
  Stuart Duff 28   Aberdeen Free
  Gil Blumstein 20   Hapoel Be'er Sheva Free
  Max Johnson 19   Newcastle United Undisclosed
  Kevin McCann 22   Hibernian Loan
  Aaron Doran 19   Blackburn Rovers Loan
  Alex MacDonald 20   Burnley Loan
Transfers Out
Player Age* To Fee
  Robert Eagle 23   Grimsby Town Free
  Dan Stratford 25   Hereford United Free
  Kyle Allison 20   Dunfermline Athletic Free
  Jamie Duff 21   Elgin City Free
  Lionel Djebi-Zadi 28   Saint Louisienne Free
  Roy McBain 36   Brechin City Loan

Captains

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No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Richie Foran   Club captain

Last updated: 25 March 2011
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.

Hat-tricks

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Player Competition Score Opponent Date
  Adam Rooney Scottish Premier League 4–2 Hibernian 20 November 2010

References

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