2008–09 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
2008–09 season
Manager	Craig Brewster, Terry Butcher
Scottish Premier League	12th (relegated)
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Adam Rooney (5); All: Adam Rooney (6)
Highest home attendance	7,143 vs. Celtic, 18 October 2008
Lowest home attendance	1,803 vs. Partick Thistle, 10 January 2009
Average home league attendance	4,186
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 15th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2008–09.

Results

Scottish Premier League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	9 August	Aberdeen	A	2–0	Barrowman, McBain	12,659
2	16 August	Hamilton Academical	H	0–1		3,595
3	23 August	Hibernian	H	1–1	Cowie	4,022
4	30 August	Falkirk	A	2–1	Cowie, Imrie	4,730
5	13 September	St Mirren	H	1–2	Rooney	3,501
6	20 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–1		12,890
7	27 September	Kilmarnock	H	3–1	McGuire, Barrowman, Black	3,426
8	4 October	Dundee United	A	1–2	Wilkie	6,279
9	18 October	Celtic	H	1–2	Wood	7,143
10	25 October	Motherwell	H	1–2	Rooney	3,110
11	1 November	Rangers	A	0–5		49,255
12	8 November	Hibernian	A	2–1	Cowie, Black	11,688
13	12 November	Falkirk	H	1–1	Rooney	3,111
14	15 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1		4,088
15	22 November	Kilmarnock	A	2–1	Imrie, Wood	4,328
16	29 November	Celtic	A	0–1		55,117
17	6 December	Dundee United	H	1–3	Rooney	3,560
18	13 December	St Mirren	A	0–2		3,364
19	20 December	Aberdeen	H	0–3		5,862
20	27 December	Motherwell	A	2–3	Tokely, Rooney	4,521
21	4 January	Rangers	H	0–3		7,056
22	17 January	Hamilton Academical	A	0–1		3,070
23	24 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–3	Mihadjuks, Imrie	13,224
24	1 February	Celtic	H	0–0		7,007
25	14 February	Dundee United	A	1–1	Wilkie	5,926
26	21 February	Hibernian	H	2–0	Proctor, Foran	4,116
27	28 February	Motherwell	H	1–2	Munro	3,611
28	4 March	Rangers	A	0–1	Black	48,129
29	14 March	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	Foran, Black	4,005
30	21 March	Falkirk	A	0–4		5,523
31	4 April	St Mirren	H	2–1	Morais (2)	3,794
32	11 April	Aberdeen	A	0–1	McDonald	11,114
33	18 April	Hamilton Academical	H	1–1	Kerr	3,646
34	2 May	St Mirren	A	2–1	Munro, Tokely	4,171
35	10 May	Hamilton Academical	H	1–1	Foran	3,623
36	13 May	Motherwell	A	2–2	Morais, Imrie	2,818
37	16 May	Kilmarnock	A	0–1		6,096
38	23 May	Falkirk	H	0–1		6,489

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
8	Kilmarnock	38	12	8	18	38	48	−10	44
9	Hamilton Academical	38	12	5	21	30	53	−23	41
10	Falkirk	38	9	11	18	37	52	−15	38	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]
11	St Mirren	38	9	10	19	33	52	−19	37
12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R)	38	10	7	21	37	58	−21	37	Relegation to the First Division

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(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.
^ Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	27 August	Arbroath	A	2–2 (4-2 on pens.)	Vigurs, Wood	596
R3	23 September	Greenock Morton	A	1–1 (2-1 After extra time.)	Hastings, Imrie	2,023
R4	28 October	Falkirk	A	0–1		3,007

Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
R4	10 January	Partick Thistle	H	3–0	Morais (2), Vigurs	1,803
R5	7 February	Kilmarnock	H	2–0	Mihadjuks, Rooney	2,578
QF	7 March	Falkirk	H	0–1		3,024

References

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[1] 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.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.96242771947869-2] Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

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