2020–21 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
The 2020–21 Inverness Caledonian Thistle is the club's 27th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship, the second-tier of Scottish football.
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Ross Morrison | ||
Manager | John Robertson | ||
Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Scottish Championship | 7th | ||
Scottish Cup | Second Round | ||
League Cup | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nikolay Todorov (3) All: Nikolay Todorov (3) | ||
Highest home attendance | 300, vs. Raith Rovers (21 November 2020) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 0 | ||
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Fixtures and Results
Friendlies
26 September 2020 Friendly | Elgin City | 3 – 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Elgin |
14:00 | Hester 29', 70' Bronsky 80' | Keatings 3', 54' MacGregor 78', 85' | Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: Behind Closed Doors |
29 September 2020 Friendly | Nairn County | 0 – 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Nairn |
19:30 | Welsh
MacKay Keatings Hyde Storey Harkness Todorov |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors |
2 October 2020 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0 – 2 | Inverness Caledoninan Thistle | Inverness |
19:30 | Thompson MacKay | Stadium: Grant Street Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors |
3 October 2020 Friendly | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Elgin City | Inverness |
14:00 | Todorov | Hester | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors |
League
The league was cut down to 27 Games from 36 Games in accordance with Government Guidelines on COVID-19 and Social Distancing.
17 October 2020 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dunfermline |
15:00 | Murray 23', Dow 78', McManus 84' | Todorov 2' | Stadium: East End Park |
24 October 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Inverness |
15:00 | Todorov 86' | Cameron 57' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
31 October 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 1 | Arbroath | Inverness |
15:00 | MacKay 47', Allardice 71', Todorov 79' | Doolan 24' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
7 November 2020 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Naismith 47', Boyce 70' | Doran 86' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium |
21 November 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Inverness |
15:00 | Keatings 19', Allardice 68' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 300 |
5 December 2020 Championship | Queen of the South | 0 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumfries |
15:00 | Kennedy 21',
MacGregor 50', Storey 80' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park |
12 December 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 2 | Dundee | Inverness |
15:00 | Deas 72', Keatings 75' | Fontaine 37', McGhee 82' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 300 |
19 December 2020 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Alloa |
15:00 | Murray 61', Thomson 78' | McKay 7' | Stadium: Indodrill Stadium |
26 December 2020 Championship | Greenock Morton | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock |
15:00 | Stadium: Cappielow Park | |||
Note: Postponed due to Waterlogged Pitch |
29 December 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Inverness |
19:45 | Storey 67' | Turner 23' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
2 January 2021 Championship | Arbroath | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Arbroath |
15:00 | Stadium: Gayfield Park |
12 January 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Queen of the South | Inverness |
18:30 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to rescheduled Scottish Cup game |
16 January 2021 Championship | Raith Rovers | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Stadium: Stark's Park | |||
Note: Postponed due to COVID Outbreak in Raith Staff |
23 January 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Alloa Athletic | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch |
27 January 2021 Championship | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock |
18:30 | McGinty 3',
Omar 28' , Blues 66' |
Sutherland 4', Mackay 15' | Stadium: Cappielow |
30 January 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Queen of the South | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch |
3 February 2021 Championship | Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Arbroath |
19:45 | Hamilton 45' | Sutherland 48' | Stadium: Gayfield Park |
6 February 2021 Championship | Dundee | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dundee |
15:00 | Stadium: Dens Park | |||
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch |
13 February 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Greenock Morton | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
20 February 2021 Championship | Ayr United | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
27 February 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Heart of Midlothian | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
6 March 2021 Championship | Alloa Athletic | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Alloa |
15:00 | Stadium: Indodrill Stadium |
13 March 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Raith Rovers | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
20 March 2021 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dunfermline |
15:00 | Stadium: East End Park |
27 March 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Arbroath | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
3 April 2021 Championship | Greenock Morton | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Greenock |
15:00 | Stadium: Cappielow Park |
10 April 2021 Championship | Queen of the South | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumfries |
15:00 | Stadium: Palmerston Park |
17 April 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Dundee | Inverness |
15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
24 April 2021 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Stadium: Tynecastle Park |
30 April 2021 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Ayr United | Inverness |
19:05 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
Scottish Cup
9 January 2021 Second Round | Buckie Thistle | P – P | inverness Caledonian Thistle | Buckie |
15:00 | Stadium: Victoria Park | |||
Note: Postponed due to Frozen Pitch |
12 January 2021 Second Round | Buckie Thistle | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Buckie |
20:00 | Stadium: Victoria Park | |||
Note: Postponed after Scottish FA called a postponement to all competitions below the Scottish Championship, including the Scottish Cup. |
30 January 2021 Third Round | Ross County | P – P | Buckie Thistle or Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dingwall |
15:00 | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed after Scottish FA called a postponement to all competitions below the Scottish Championship, including the Scottish Cup. |
League Cup
6 October 2020 League Cup Group A | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Edinburgh |
19:45 | Walker (62 p) | Stadium: Tynecastle | ||
Note: Live on Premier Sports |
13 October 2020 League Cup Group A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) | Cowdenbeath | Inverness |
19:45 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium | |||
Penalties | ||||
Nikolay Todorov , Scott Allardice | Graham Taylor,
Oliver Hamilton, Harvey Swann, Kris Renton |
10 November 2020 League Cup Group A | Raith Rovers | 3 – 3 (3 – 2 p) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kirkcaldy |
19:45 | Duku 11', 90' Devine (o.g.) | Sutherland 24', MacGregor 69' | Stadium: Stark's Park | |
Penalties | ||||
Regan Hendry ,
Ross Matthews , Daniel Armstrong , Brad Spencer |
Nikolay Todorov,
James Keatings, Robbie Deas, Scott Allardice, Kai Kennedy |
14 November 2020 League Cup Group A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Inverness |
15:00 | Sutherland 64' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
Challenge Cup
The Scottish Challenge Cup was unanimously cancelled due to the Coronavirus stopping fans from attending with 34 of the 42 agreeing it was not financially viable to play the tournament behind closed doors.[1] The previous season's final against Raith Rovers has been rescheduled for a date later in the 20/21 season, with expectations that it won't take place before Christmas.
North of Scotland Cup
The North of Scotland Cup, was initially said to be cancelled, but talks are underway as to whether it should go ahead this season, due to the very short timeframe it takes up.
Team Statistics
First Team Player Statistics
League Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1st | Nikolay Todorov | 3 |
2nd | Scott Allardice | 2 |
= | James Keatings | 2 |
= | Miles Storey | 2 |
= | Shane Sutherland | 2 |
= | Daniel Mackay | 2 |
7th | Aaron Doran | 1 |
= | Roddy MacGregor | 1 |
= | Kai Kennedy | 1 |
= | Robbie Deas | 1 |
= | Brad McKay | 1 |
Overall Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1st | Shane Sutherland | 4 |
2nd | Nikolay Todorov | 3 |
= | James Keatings | 3 |
4th | Scott Allardice | 2 |
= | Roddy MacGregor | 2 |
= | Miles Storey | 2 |
7th | Aaron Doran | 1 |
= | Daniel Mackay | 1 |
= | Kai Kennedy | 1 |
= | Robbie Deas | 1 |
= | Brad McKay | 1 |
*as of match played 3 February 2021
**players in italics left the club during the season, so cannot move up the table
Transfers
Player | Age* | Pos | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
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Shane Sutherland | 29 | FW | Elgin City | Pre-Contract Agreement | 16 January 2020 | |
Robbie Deas | 20 | DF | Celtic | Free | 6 August 2020 | |
Scott Allardice | 22 | MF | Waterford | Undisclosed | 13 August 2020 | |
Danny Devine | 27 | DF | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | 17 August 2020 | |
Ryan Fyffe | 19 | DF | Free Agent | Free | 11 September 2020 | Initially released 30 June 2020 |
Harry Nicholson | 19 | DF | Free Agent | Free | 11 September 2020 | Initially released 30 June 2020 |
Wallace Duffy | 21 | DF | St Johnstone | Free | 5 October 2020 | |
Anthony McDonald | 19 | MF | Córdoba CF | Free | 8 February 2021 |
Player | Age* | Pos | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
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Shaun Rooney | 23 | DF | St Johnstone | Pre-Contract Agreement | 30 January 2020 | |
Jordan White | 28 | ST | Motherwell | Pre-Contract Agreement | January 2020 | |
Charlie Trafford | 28 | MF | Hamilton Academical | Free | 29 June 2020 | |
Ryan Fyffe | 19 | DF | Free Agent | Released | 30 June 2020 | Resigned 11 September 2020 |
Harry Nicholson | 19 | DF | Free Agent | Released | 30 June 2020 | Resigned 11 September 2020 |
Matheus Machado | 18 | MF | Rio Ave | Free | 1 July 2020 | |
Daniel Hoban | 22 | GK | Forfar Athletic | Free | 11 July 2020 | |
Carl Tremarco | 34 | DF | Ross County | Free | 16 July 2020 | |
Tom Walsh | 23 | MF | Ayr United | Free | 6 August 2020 | |
Jack Brown | 19 | MF | Rothes | Free | 5 October 2020 | |
Roddy Kennedy | 19 | ST | Strathspey Thistle | Free | 11 October 2020 | |
Donald Morrison | 18 | DF | Dumbarton | Free | 16 October 2020 | |
Gabriel Hastings | 19 | DF | Strathspey Thistle | Free | 20 November 2020 | |
Ross Gunn | 19 | MF | Rothes | Free | 26 November 2020 |
Player | Age* | Pos | From | Duration | Date In | Date Out | Notes |
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Kai Kennedy | 18 | FW | Rangers | Half Season | 4 October 2020 | 5 January 2021 |
Player | Age* | Pos | To | Duration | Date Out | Date In | Notes |
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Shane Harkness | 18 | FW | Rothes | 2 Months | 26 November 2020 | January 2021 | |
Lewis Hyde | 18 | MF | Rothes | 1 Month | 10 December 2020 | January 2021 | |
Ryan Fyffe | 18 | DF | Clachnacuddin | 1 Month | 11 December 2020 | January 2021 | |
Martin MacKinnon | 20 | GK | Buckie Thistle | 1 Month | 18 December 2020 | January 2021 |
*at time of transfer/loan
References
- "Challenge Cup cancelled for 2020-21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-10-02.