2015–16 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is the club's 3rd season in the Scottish Premiership and their 6th consecutive season in the top flight. Inverness Caledonian Thistle will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup, and the Europa League.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kenny Cameron | ||
| Manager | John Hughes | ||
| Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Premiership | 7th | ||
| League Cup | Quarter Finals | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter Final Replay | ||
| Europa League | Second qualifying round, lost to Astra Giurgiu | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Miles Storey (11) All: Miles Storey (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,410 vs. Aberdeen | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,231 vs Stirling Albion 2015–16 Scottish Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,754 | ||
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season / Friendlies
| 27 June 2015[1] Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Inverness |
| 13:00 BST | goals | Trialist  18'Trialist 21'Tansey 26' |
Stadium: Grant Street Park |
| 1 July 2015[1] Friendly | Brora Rangers | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brora |
| 19:45 BST | goals | Trialist 16' Trialist 55'Doran 90' |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park |
| 3 July 2015[1] Friendly | Deveronvale | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Banff |
| 17:30 BST | Stadium: Princess Royal Park |
| 7 July 2015[1] Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 0–5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Forres |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Mosset Park |
| 11 July 2015[1] Friendly | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | St Mirren | Inverness |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 18 July 2015[1] Friendly | Nairn County | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Nairn |
| 15:00 BST | Foran 25' |
Stadium: Station Park |
Scottish Premiership
| 1 August 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Motherwell | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Fletcher 4' |
Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Allan |
| 8 August 2015 Premiership | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Cummins 90' |
BBC Report | Christie 9' |
Attendance: 2,959 Referee: Collum |
| 12 August 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,141 Referee: Finnie |
| 15 August 2015 Premiership | Celtic | 4–2 | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Lustig 8' Griffiths 12'Armstrong 55', 67' |
BBC Report | Christie 70' Lopez 77' |
Attendance: 42,727 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 22 August 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Morris 18' Longridge 90+1' |
Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Anderson |
| 29 August 2015 Premiership | Dundee | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Hemmings 90+1' |
BBC Report | Raven 60' Mbuyi-Mutombo  90+3' |
Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Dallas |
| 11 September 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Vincent 49' Storey 89' |
BBC Report | Oshaniwa 87' |
Attendance: 4,160 Referee: McLean |
| 19 September 2015 Premiership | Dundee United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | McKay 7' |
BBC Report | Meekings 56' |
Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Clancy |
| 26 September 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Storey 8' Christie 29'Christie  90'  |
BBC Report | Taylor 35' |
Attendance: 6,410 Referee: Beaton |
| 3 October 2015 Premiership | Ross County | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 90+1' |
BBC Report | Storey 42' Vincent 45' |
Attendance: 5,473 Referee: Collum |
| 17 October 2015 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kiltie 45+1' Magennis 66' |
Report | Storey 70' |
Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Finnie |
| 24 October 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Meekings 86' Devine 90+4' |
Report | Mackay 47' Scobbie 66'Craig 90+3' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Robertson |
| 31 October 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Dundee | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Raven 50' Tansey 64' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Loy 50' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Colvin |
| 7 November 2015 Premiership | Motherwell | 1–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Moult 58' McManus 90+5' |
Report | Tansey 11' (pen.) Storey 45'Vigurs 53' |
Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 November 2015 Premiership | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 42' Stevenson 90' |
BBC Report | Storey 6' |
Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Robertson |
| 29 November 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium |
| Storey 39' |
BBC Report | McGregor 7' Griffiths 59'Devine 85' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Collum |
| 5 December 2015 Premiership | Heart of Midlothian | P – P | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Referee: Muir | ||
| Note: Postponed due to adverse weather conditions | ||||
| 12 December 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Vigurs 14', 32' |
BBC Report | Connolly 87' |
Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Cook |
| 19 December 2015 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–2 | Dundee United | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Polworth 46' Horner 90+2' |
BBC Report | Rankin 26' McKay 81' |
Attendance: 2,981 Referee: Thomson |
| 26 December 2015 Premiership | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGinn 73' Rooney 90+1' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Polworth 41' Tansey 47' (pen.) |
Attendance: 15,142 Referee: Collum |
| 30 December 2015 Premiership | Hamilton Academical | 3–4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | New Douglas Park |
| Morris 66' Gordon 81'Nadé 90' |
BBC Report | Tansey 18', 88' Polworth 51', 90+3' |
Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Anderson |
| 2 January 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Storey 26' Tansey 45+2' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,388 Referee: Beaton |
| 16 January 2016 Premiership | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kiltie 9' Slater 51' |
BBC Report | Draper 41' |
Attendance: 2,937 Referee: Robertson |
| 23 January 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Aitken |
| 30 January 2016 Premiership | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Heart of Midlothian | Caledonian Stadium |
| 12:30 | BBC Report | Referee: Collum | ||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and extreme weather conditions in Inverness. | ||||
| 15 February 2016 Premiership | Inverness CT | 3–1 | Aberdeen | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Vigurs 18'
Tansey 65' |
Rooney 7' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Collum |
| 20 February 2016 Premiership | Celtic | 3–0 | Inverness CT | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Mackay-Steven 54'
Griffiths 59' 90+3' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Robertson |
Qualifying phase
| 16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–1 | Astra Giurgiu  | Inverness, Scotland |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Budescu 24' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 5,534 Referee: Henry Johnsen |
| 23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Astra Giurgiu | 0–0 (1–0 agg.) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Giurgiu, Romania |
| 19:00 | BBC Report | Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 3,067 Referee: Kuchin |
Scottish League Cup
| 22 September 2015 League Cup Third Round | Livingston | 0–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Storey 12' Devine 43' |
Attendance: 644 Referee: Muir |
| 27 October 2015 League Cup Quarter Final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:05 | Tansey 78' |
BBC Sport Report | Irvine 41' Gardyne 48' |
Attendance: 3,004 Referee: McLean |
Scottish Cup
| 9 January 2016 Scottish Cup Fourth round | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Forthbank Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Northcroft |
| 19 January 2016 Scottish Cup Fourth round replay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mbuyi-Mutombo 28' Vigurs 61' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Northcroft |
| 6 February 2016 Scottish Cup Fifth round | Motherwell | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Fir Park |
| Mcdonald (67) |
Miles Storey 39'
Roberts 90' |
Attendance: 3,907 Referee: McLean |
| 6 March 2016 Scottish Cup QF | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Hibernian | Easter Road |
| Mbuyi-Mutombo 77' |
Keatings (54) |
Attendance: 9,884 Referee: Allan |
| 16 March 2016 Scottish Cup QF replay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | Hibernian | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Vigurs 77' |
Report | Stokes 36' 41' |
Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Finnie |
Squad statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Appearances
- As of 30 January 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europa League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  |
David Raven | 24 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Carl Tremarco | 20 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  |
James Vincent | 16 | 2 | 14+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Gary Warren | 15 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Josh Meekings | 16 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  |
Dani López | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ross Draper | 23 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF |  |
Richie Foran | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Aaron Doran | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Jordan Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  |
Daniel Devine | 28 | 1 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Nat Wedderburn | 16 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Greg Tansey | 29 | 7 | 23+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Lewis Horner | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Tobi Sho-Silva | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | |
Alex Fisher | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
Danny Williams | 28 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Liam Polworth | 25 | 4 | 18+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Ryan Christie | 17 | 2 | 12+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
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Owain Fôn Williams | 29 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | |
Iain Vigurs | 20 | 4 | 11+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |  |
Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo | 20 | 1 | 7+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | |
Alisdair Sutherland | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | |
Miles Storey | 20 | 8 | 16+0 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Overall Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Miles Storey |
13 |
| 2nd | Greg Tansey |
9 |
| 3rd | Iain Vigurs |
8 |
| 4th | Liam Polworth |
6 |
| 5th | Ross Draper |
5 |
| 6th | Ryan Christie
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3 |
| 9th | Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo
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2 |
| 13th | Richie Foran
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1 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 January 2016
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europa League | Total | |||||
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| 2 | | DF | David Raven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Carl Tremarco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Gary Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Josh Meekings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Dani López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Ross Draper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | | DF | Jordan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Daniel Devine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Nat Wedderburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Greg Tansey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Danny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | | MF | Liam Polworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Ryan Christie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | | GK | Owain Fôn Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Iain Vigurs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | | FW | Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | | FW | Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 3 | |||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 50 | |
| 6 | Ross County | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 48 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 52 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 48 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 46 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2016. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
- Last updated on 30 January 2016
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hughes[4] | 23 July 2015 | Present | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31.03 |
Transfers
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