The 2021-22Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 28th campaign, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship - the second-tier of Scottish football.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2021 22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2021 22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club s 28th campaign and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship the second tier of Scottish football Inverness Caledonian Thistle2021 22 seasonChairmanRoss MorrisonManagerBilly Dodds 1 StadiumCaledonian StadiumScottish Championship3rd lost play off Final 6 2 on Aggregate to St JohnstoneScottish CupThird Round Replay lost 5 4 on Penalties to Greenock MortonLeague CupGroup StageChallenge CupQuarter Finals lost 5 4 on Penalties to Raith RoversTop goalscorerLeague Shane Sutherland 10 All Billy Mckay 15Highest home attendance4 811 vs St Johnstone 20 May 2022Lowest home attendance478 vs Raith Rovers 8 January 2022Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2020 212022 23 Contents 1 Events 1 1 Pre Season 2 Fixtures and results 2 1 Friendlies 2 2 League 2 3 Scottish Premiership play offs 2 4 Scottish Cup 2 5 League Cup 2 6 SPFL Trust Challenge Cup 2 7 North of Scotland Cup 3 Team statistics 3 1 League table 3 2 Management statistics 4 First Team Player Statistics 4 1 League Goalscorers 4 2 Overall Goalscorers 4 3 Hat tricks 4 4 Transfers 5 ReferencesEvents editPre Season edit 1 June 2021 Billy Dodds is named as the team s new manager resulting in mixed reception from fans Fixtures and results editFriendlies edit Clachnacuddin v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 June 2021 FriendlyClachnacuddin0 5Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness19 30 Stadium Grant Street ParkForres Mechanics v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 26 June 2021 FriendlyForres Mechanics0 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleForres15 00 Stadium Mosset ParkAberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 8 July 2021 FriendlyAberdeen1 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAberdeen13 00 Stadium Cormack Park League edit Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 31 July 2021 Scottish ChampionshipArbroath0 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleArbroath15 00 Sutherland nbsp 66 Stadium Gayfield Park Attendance 1 008Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers 7 August 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 0Raith RoversInverness15 00 MacGregor nbsp 80 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 675Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ayr United 21 August 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 0Ayr UnitedInverness15 00 Walsh nbsp 54 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 032Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 28 August 2021 Scottish ChampionshipKilmarnock0 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleKilmarnock15 00 Gardyne nbsp 5 Stadium Rugby Park Attendance 5 004Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle 11 September 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle3 1Partick ThistleInverness15 00 Broadfoot nbsp 51 Sutherland nbsp 68 Doran nbsp 71 Tiffoney nbsp 17 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 148Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 18 September 2021 Scottish ChampionshipDunfermline Athletic0 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleDunfermline15 00 Stadium East End Park Attendance 3 158Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South 25 September 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 1Queen of the SouthInverness15 00 Welsh nbsp 12 Gardyne nbsp 81 Connelly nbsp 74 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 884Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 October 2021 Scottish ChampionshipHamilton Academical2 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleHamilton15 00 Smith nbsp 5 Ryan nbsp 26 Mimnaugh nbsp 30 nbsp Gardyne nbsp 90 Stadium Fountain of Youth Stadium Attendance 1 088Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton 16 October 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 0Greenock MortonInverness15 00 Mckay nbsp 20 Gardyne nbsp 49 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 900Raith Rovers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 October 2021 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleKirkcaldy15 00 Matthews nbsp 45 Connolly nbsp 62 Welsh nbsp 79 Stadium Stark s Park Attendance 1 900Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Arbroath 26 October 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0 1ArbroathInverness19 45 McKenna nbsp 54 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 900Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 October 2021 Scottish ChampionshipPartick Thistle0 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleMaryhill15 00 Stadium Firhill Stadium Attendance 2 527Ayr United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 November 2021 Scottish ChampionshipAyr United2 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleAyr15 00 Chalmers nbsp 15 Reading nbsp 53 Welsh nbsp 13 Gardyne nbsp 26 Stadium Somerset Park Attendance 1 289Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic 13 November 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 2Dunfermline AthleticInverness15 00 Mckay nbsp 22 Devine o g 51 Thomas nbsp 64 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 111Queen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 19 November 2021 Scottish ChampionshipQueen of the South1 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleDumfries19 45 Connelly nbsp 75 Mckay nbsp pen 19 nbsp 50 Stadium Palmerston Park Attendance 942Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock 3 December 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 0KilmarnockInverness19 45 Welsh nbsp 69 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 296Greenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 December 2021 Scottish ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 6Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock15 00 Ugwu nbsp pen 45 1 Hamilton o g 15 Sutherland nbsp 33 nbsp 60 Mckay nbsp 43 McAlear nbsp 51 Jamieson nbsp 78 Stadium Cappielow Attendance 1 192Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical 18 December 2021 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 2Hamilton AcademicalInverness15 00 Harper nbsp 65 Moyo nbsp 79 Winter nbsp 82 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 862Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 January 2022 Scottish ChampionshipArbroath0 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleArbroath15 00 Stadium Gayfield Park Attendance 494Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers 8 January 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 1Raith RoversInverness15 00 McAlear nbsp 86 Ross nbsp 24 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 478Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Queen of the South 15 January 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 2Queen of the SouthInverness15 00 Mckay nbsp 62 Walsh nbsp 73 Connelly nbsp 39 Roy nbsp 77 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 479Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 January 2022 Scottish ChampionshipDunfermline Athletic1 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleDunfermline15 00 Lawless nbsp pen 80 Sutherland nbsp 39 Stadium East End Park Attendance 3 138Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 29 January 2022 Scottish ChampionshipKilmarnock1 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleKilmarnock15 00 Lafferty nbsp 9 Stadium Rugby Park Attendance 4 790Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton 5 February 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle0 1Greenock MortonInverness15 00 Strapp nbsp 24 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 808Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle 9 February 2022 Scottish Championship Inverness Caledonian Thistle3 3Partick ThistleInverness19 45 McKay nbsp 21 Sutherland nbsp 45 1 Broadfoot nbsp 90 4 Graham nbsp 8 nbsp 27 nbsp pen 72 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 781Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ayr United 19 February 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle1 2Ayr UnitedInverness15 00 Carson nbsp 68 nbsp Nicholson nbsp 86 McGinty nbsp 35 Adeloye nbsp 64 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 1 850Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 25 February 2022 Scottish ChampionshipHamilton Academical1 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleHamilton19 45 Mullin nbsp 13 Pearson nbsp 30 Stadium New Douglas Park Attendance 1 187Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 March 2022 Scottish ChampionshipPartick Thistle1 0Inverness Caledonian ThistlePartick19 45 Holt nbsp 85 Stadium Firhill Stadium Attendance 2 099Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Arbroath 12 March 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle3 0ArbroathInverness15 00 Sutherland nbsp 5 McAlear nbsp 11 McKay nbsp 68 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 149Raith Rovers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 19 March 2022 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 3Inverness Caledonian ThistleKirkcaldy15 00 Connolly nbsp 13 Poplatnik nbsp 30 Benedictus nbsp 71 Williamson nbsp 90 4 nbsp Sutherland nbsp 27 Chalmers nbsp 89 nbsp 90 2 Stadium Stark s Park Attendance 1 591Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic 26 March 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 0Dunfermline AthleticInverness15 00 McAlear nbsp 58 Samuels nbsp 77 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 2 171Ayr United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 9 April 2022 Scottish ChampionshipAyr United2 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleAyr15 00 Bryden nbsp 54 Fjortoft nbsp 76 Sutherland nbsp 6 Chalmers nbsp 13 Stadium Somerset Park Attendance 1 756Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock 15 April 2022 Scottish ChampionshipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 1KilmarnockInverness19 45 Mckay nbsp 76 Chalmers nbsp 82 Taylor nbsp 60 Stadium Caledonian StadiumQueen of the South v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 19 April 2022 Scottish ChampionshipQueen of the South2 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleDumfries19 45 Todd nbsp 6 East nbsp 40 Chalmers nbsp 17 Stadium Palmerston ParkGreenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 April 2022 Scottish ChampionshipGreenock Morton0 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock15 00 MacGregor nbsp 29 Stadium Cappielow ParkInverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical 29 April 2022Inverness Caledonian Thistle4 0Hamilton AcademicalInverness15 00 Walsh nbsp 4 nbsp 22 Sutherland nbsp 15 Hardy nbsp 28 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Scottish Premiership play offs edit Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play off Quarter Final First LegPartick Thistle1 2Inverness Caledonian ThistlePartick19 45 Crawford nbsp 54 Sutherland nbsp 71 Samuels nbsp 82 Stadium Firhill StadiumInverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle 6 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play offs Quarter Final Second LegInverness Caledonian Thistle1 0 3 1 agg Partick ThistleInverness19 45 Samuels nbsp 29 Stadium Caledonian StadiumNote Inverness CT progress to the semi FinalInverness Caledonian Thistle v Arbroath 10 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play off Semi Final First LegInverness Caledonian Thistle0 0ArbroathInverness19 45 Stadium Caledonian StadiumArbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 13 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play off Semi Final Second LegArbroath0 0 a e t 0 0 agg 3 5 p Inverness Caledonian ThistleArbroath19 45 Devine nbsp 66 Duffy nbsp 113 nbsp Stadium Gayfield ParkPenaltiesMcKenna nbsp Low nbsp Hamilton nbsp Linn nbsp nbsp Mckay nbsp Hardy nbsp Welsh nbsp Harper nbsp BroadfootNote Inverness CT progress to the finalInverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone 20 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play off Final First LegInverness Caledonian Thistle2 2St JohnstoneInverness19 45 McAlear nbsp 73 nbsp 80 Rooney nbsp 18 Hallberg nbsp 24 Stadium Caledonian StadiumSt Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23 May 2022 Scottish Premiership play off Final Second LegSt Johnstone4 0 6 2 agg Inverness Caledonian ThistlePerth19 45 May nbsp 46 MacPherson nbsp 53 Hendry nbsp 87 Rooney nbsp 90 Stadium McDiarmid Park Scottish Cup edit Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton 27 November 2021 Scottish Cup Third RoundInverness Caledonian Thistle1 1Greenock MortonInverness15 00 Mckay nbsp 12 Reilly nbsp 81 Stadium Caledonian StadiumGreenock Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7 December 2021 Scottish Cup Third Round ReplayGreenock Morton1 1 5 4 p Inverness Caledonian ThistleGreenock19 45 Muirhead nbsp 42 Devine nbsp 47 Stadium CappielowPenaltiesReilly nbsp Lyon nbsp Ugwu nbsp Muirhead nbsp Oliver nbsp nbsp Doran nbsp McAlear nbsp Allardice nbsp Jamieson nbsp Devine League Cup edit The Group Stage for the cup was drawn on 28 May 2021 with Cove Rangers Heart of Midlothian Inverness Peterhead and Stirling Albion being drawn into Group A The first match will be played on 13 July 2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Peterhead 13 July 2021 Group AInverness Caledonian Thistle2 0PeterheadInverness19 45 Duku nbsp 50 Doran nbsp 54 Stadium Caledonian StadiumInverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion 17 July 2021 Group AInverness Caledonian Thistle2 2 2 3 p Stirling AlbionInverness15 00 MacGregor nbsp 27 Sutherland nbsp 49 Mackin nbsp 4 Moore nbsp 20 Stadium Caledonian StadiumPenaltiesWalsh nbsp Allardice nbsp McAlear nbsp Carson nbsp Sutherland nbsp nbsp Carrick nbsp Leitch nbsp Flanagan nbsp Omar nbsp BannerCove Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20 July 2021 Group ACove Rangers3 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleAberdeen19 45 McIntosh nbsp 35 Megginson nbsp 38 Yule nbsp 85 Duku nbsp pen 90 Stadium Balmoral StadiumHeart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 25 July 2021 Group AHeart of Midlothian1 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleEdinburgh17 15 Walker nbsp 75 Gardyne nbsp 88 Stadium Tynecastle ParkNote Live on Premier Sports SPFL Trust Challenge Cup edit Inverness are due to enter the Challenge Cup at Round 2 which will be played on the 4th and 5 September Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Buckie Thistle 4 September 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 2Inverness Caledonian Thistle4 0Buckie ThistleInverness15 00 Jamieson nbsp 24 Harper nbsp 67 Mckay nbsp 81 nbsp 90 Stadium Caledonian StadiumElgin City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 9 October 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Round 3Elgin City2 4Inverness Caledonian ThistleElgin14 00 Grivosti nbsp 9 Cameron nbsp 22 Mckay nbsp 38 nbsp 40 nbsp 68 Jamieson nbsp 72 Stadium Borough BriggsInverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers 30 November 2021 SPFL Trust Trophy Quarter FinalInverness Caledonian Thistle0 0 4 5 p Raith RoversInverness19 45 Stadium Caledonian StadiumPenaltiesDoran nbsp Harper nbsp Deas nbsp Jamieson nbsp Allardice nbsp Sutherland nbsp nbsp Tait nbsp Berra nbsp Matthews nbsp Varian nbsp Connolly nbsp Dick North of Scotland Cup edit Did not enter Team statistics editLeague table edit Management statistics editFirst Team Player Statistics editLeague Goalscorers edit Rank Player Goals1st nbsp Shane Sutherland 102nd nbsp Billy Mckay 93rd nbsp Michael Gardyne 5 nbsp Logan Chalmers5th nbsp Reece McAlear 4 nbsp Sean Welsh nbsp Tom Walsh8th nbsp Kirk Broadfoot 2 nbsp Roddy MacGregor10th nbsp Aaron Doran 1 nbsp Cameron Harper nbsp Lewis Jamieson nbsp Joe Hardy nbsp Lewis Nicolson nbsp Sam Pearson nbsp Austin SamuelsOverall Goalscorers edit Rank Player Goals1st nbsp Billy Mckay 152nd nbsp Shane Sutherland 123rd nbsp Reece McAlear 64th nbsp Michael Gardyne 5 nbsp Logan Chalmers6th nbsp Sean Welsh 4 nbsp Tom Walsh8th nbsp Lewis Jamieson 3 nbsp Roddy MacGregor nbsp Austin Samuels11th nbsp Aaron Doran 2 nbsp Manny Duku nbsp Cameron Harper nbsp Kirk Broadfoot15th nbsp Danny Devine 1 nbsp Joe Hardy nbsp Lewis Nicolson nbsp Sam Pearson as of match played 23 May 2022 players in italics left the club during the season Hat tricks edit Player Competition Score Opponent Date nbsp Billy Mckay SPFL Trust Trophy 2 4 Elgin City 9 October 2021Transfers edit Transfers In Player Age Pos From Fee Date Notes nbsp Michael Gardyne 35 MF nbsp Ross County Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Tom Walsh 24 MF nbsp Ayr United Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Manny Duku 28 FW nbsp Raith Rovers Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Billy Mckay 32 FW nbsp Ross County Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Kirk Broadfoot 36 DF nbsp Kilmarnock Free 12 July 2021 nbsp Austin Samuels 21 FW nbsp Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 28 January 2022Transfers Out Player Age Pos To Fee Date Notes nbsp James Keatings 29 FW nbsp Raith Rovers Pre Contract Agreement 3 March 2021 2 nbsp Daniel MacKay 20 FW nbsp Hibernian Undisclosed 13 May 2021 3 nbsp Brad McKay 28 DF nbsp Falkirk Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Nikolay Todorov 24 FW nbsp Dunfermline Athletic Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Miles Storey 27 FW nbsp Hereford Free 1 July 2021 nbsp James Vincent 31 MF nbsp Hereford Free 1 July 2021 nbsp Lewis Toshney 29 DF Retired N A 3 July 2021 nbsp Shane Harkness 20 MF nbsp Rothes Free January 2022 nbsp Michael Gardyne 36 FW nbsp Montrose Contract Terminated January 2022 nbsp Anthony McDonald 20 MF nbsp Edinburgh City Free January 2022 nbsp Manny Duku 29 FW nbsp Havant amp Waterlooville Free January 2022Loans In Return Player Age Pos From Duration Date In Date Out Notes nbsp Lewis Jamieson 19 FW nbsp St Mirren Full Season 1 July 2021 25 January 2022 nbsp Reece McAlear 19 MF nbsp Norwich City Full Season 1 July 2021 1 July 2022 nbsp Logan Chalmers 21 FW nbsp Dundee United Half Season 21 January 2022 1 July 2022 nbsp Sam Pearson 20 FW nbsp Bristol City Half Season 21 January 2022 1 July 2022 nbsp Joe Hardy 23 FW nbsp Accrington Stanley Half Season 27 January 2022 1 July 2022Loans Out Return Player Age Pos To Duration Date Out Date In Notes nbsp Arron Lyall 17 MF nbsp Rangers Return 1 July 2021 N A nbsp Scott Allan 29 MF nbsp Hibernian Return 1 July 2021 N A nbsp Lewis Jamieson 19 FW nbsp St Mirren Recalled 25 January 2021 N A nbsp Sam Pearson 20 FW nbsp Bristol City Mutually Terminated 1 April 2022 N A Mutually terminated due to Family Bereavment at time of transfer loanReferences edit Third Paul 1 June 2021 Time is right for Billy Dodds to take the lead in the dugout with Caley Thistle Press amp Journal Retrieved 1 June 2021 James Keatings Signs Raith Rovers FC www raithrovers net Retrieved 2021 04 26 McPartlin Patrick 12 May 2021 A massive club in a massive city Daniel Mackay eager to repay Hibs after signing four year deal Edinburgh Evening News Retrieved 12 May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 22 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