2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2009–10 season
ManagerTerry Butcher[1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Scottish Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerAdam Rooney (24)

Scottish First Division
See also: 2009–10 Scottish First Division
8 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dunfermline 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
BBC SPORT Cox  90+1' Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Winter
22 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
Harkins  9',  29' BBC SPORT Sanchez  20'
Cox  38'		 Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Tumilty
29 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Hayes  60' BBC Sport di Giacomo  10'
Vigurs  53'
Brittain  76'		 Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Finnie
12 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Morton 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cappielow
BBC SPORT Sanchez  45'
Foran  60'
Proctor  85'		 Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Richmond
19 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Airdrie United 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Excelsior Stadium
Baird  25' BBC Sport Hayes  83' Attendance: 951
Referee: McKendrick
26 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  63' (pen.)
Foran  76'		 BBC SPORT Buchanan  38',  39'
Archibald  45'		 Attendance: 3,218
Referee: E. Norris
10 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
Hayes  18' BBC SPORT Holmes  1',  83',  90' Attendance: 3,011
Referee: I. Brines
13 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Raith Rovers 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
BBC SPORT Proctor  83' Attendance: 2,014
Referee: c Allen
17 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Proctor  45' BBC SPORT Kirk  69' Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Muir
24 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Ayr United 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Somerset Park
Roberts  13' BBC SPORT Foran  11',  25',  57'
Rooney  15'
Imrie  21'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Collum
31 October 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 Morton Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  19',  42',  51' (pen.)
Bulvītis  31'		 BBC SPORT =Paartalu  33' Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Murray
7 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Ross County 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
Boyd  18'
Gardyne  20'		 BBC SPORT Rooney  82' Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Somers
14 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Airdrie United Caledonian Stadium
Sanchez  45'
Odhiambo  69'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,780
Referee: MacKay
28 November 2009 Scottish Div 1 Partick Thistle 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
Adams  53'
Lovell  68'		 BBC SPORT Tokely  7' Attendance: 2,353
Referee: McDonald
5 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Queen of the South 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
Harris  75'
Lilley  77'		 BBC SPORT Hayes  18'
Foran  75' 
Duncan  77'		 Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Muir
12 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  23' BBC Sport Hill  69'  Attendance: 2,768
Referee: McDermott
19 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,280
Referee: J. McKendrick
26 December 2009 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  57' BBC SPORT Griffiths  45' (pen.)
Harkins  85' 		 Attendance: 3,660
Referee: S. Nicholls
23 January 2010 Scottish Div 1 Airdrie United 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Excelsior Stadium
BBC SPORT Rooney  43' (pen.) Attendance: 839
Referee: McLean
30 January 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Partick Thistle Caledonian Stadium
Hayes  38'
Rooney  89' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Corcoran  16'
Maxwell  88'		 Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Somers
13 February 2010 Scottish Div 1 Raith Rovers 0–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle St Mirren Park
BBC SPORT Rooney  67'
Hayes  70'
Bulvītis  77'
Stratford  90'		 Attendance: 1,568
Referee: C. Thomson
27 February 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium
Foran  45'
Hayes  61'
Rooney  90' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Aitken  25'
Roberts  30'
McManus  71'		 Attendance: 2,843
Referee: S. MacDonald
1 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
Kerr  78'
Harkins  84'		 BBC SPORT Foran  46'
Odhiambo  59'		 Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Brown
9 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Queen of the South Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  42',  52',  76' (pen.) BBC SPORT Holmes  61' (pen.) Attendance: 3,003
Referee: C. Allan
13 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Morton Caledonian Stadium
Ross  65' BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,788
Referee: S. McLean
20 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Ross County 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
Swanson  43' BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,928
Referee: M. Tumilty
23 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Airdrie United Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  10'
Foran  24'
Munro  47'
Hayes  83'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 2,008
Referee: C. Murray
27 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Partick Thistle 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
BBC Sport Rooney  32' Attendance: 2,380
Referee: McDermott
30 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Foran  14'
Odhiambo  16'
Hayes  40'		 BBC Sport Keddie  13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: McDonald
3 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–3 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Foran  29',  90'
Rooney  41'
Odhiambo  57'		 BBC Sport Williamson  12'
Tadé  66'
Mole  74'
Simmons  88' 		 Attendance: 3,562
Referee: Muir
6 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Morton 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cappielow Park
BBC Sport Foran  6'
Rooney  85'		 Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Winter
10 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Queen of the South 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Palmerston Park
McLaren  10'
Harris  74'		 BBC Sport Rooney  42',  88'
Munro  67'		 Attendance: 2,093
Referee: C. Richmond
17 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  55'
Foran  62'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,728
Referee: W. Collum
24 April 2010 Scottish Div 1 Ayr United 0–7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Somerset Park
BBC Sport Hayes  2'
Rooney  10'
Foran  13'
Odhiambo  42'
Sanchez  75'
Eagle  85'
Morrison  89'		 Attendance: 3,031
Referee: O'Reilly
1 May 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  28' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,031
Referee: S. Conroy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
18 January 2010 Scottish Cup Round 4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
Bulvītis  43'
Imrie  62'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Brines
6 February 2010 Scottish Cup Round 5 Kilmarnock 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park
Sammon  28'
Kelly  36',  59'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 4,473
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup
1 August 2009 League Cup Round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Annan Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Cox  22'
Odhiambo  55'
Tokely  57'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,095
Referee: McLean
25 August 2009 League Cup Round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 Albion Rovers Caledonian Stadium
Rooney  32' (pen.)
Munro  38'
Rooney  49'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 681
Referee: Somers
22 September 2009 League Cup Round 3 Motherwell 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
Samaras  17' (37), 57'
Hooper  21'
Stokes  74' (pen.),  81'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,905
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Montrose Caledonian Stadium
Sánchez  90+2'
Rooney  90+4'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Smith
18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Stranraer Caledonian Stadium
Foran  19' (86)
Rooney  38' (66)
Hogg  62'		 BBC SPORT Lyle  83' Attendance: 664
Referee: Charleston
6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-final Partick Thistle 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
Rooney  44' (pen.) BBC Sport Ledley  45+2' (68) Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Tumilty
4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Foran  19' (86)
Rooney  38' (66)
Hogg  62'		 BBC SPORT Lyle  83' Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Charleston
22 November 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Dundee 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McDiarmid Park
Rooney  44' (pen.) BBC Sport Ledley  45+2' (68) Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Tumilty

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division Play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundA
ResultW
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References
  1. "Terry Butcher: Hibernian to talk to Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss". BBC Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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