2021–22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
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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.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ross Morrison | |||
| Manager | Billy Dodds[1] | |||
| Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | |||
| Scottish Championship | 3rd; lost play-off Final 6–2 on Aggregate to St. Johnstone | |||
| Scottish Cup | Third Round Replay; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Greenock Morton | |||
| League Cup | Group Stage | |||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter Finals; lost 5–4 on Penalties to Raith Rovers | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Shane Sutherland: 10 All: Billy Mckay: 15 | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,811; vs St. Johnstone, 20 May 2022 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 478; vs Raith Rovers, 8 January 2022 | |||
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1 June 2021: Billy Dodds is named as the team's new manager, resulting in mixed reception from fans.
Fixtures and results
Scottish Premiership play-offs
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.
SPFL Trust Challenge Cup
Inverness are due to enter the Challenge Cup at Round 2 which will be played on the 4th and 5 September.
North of Scotland Cup
Did not enter.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilmarnock (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 67 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 52 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 50 |
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
First Team Player Statistics
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Sutherland | 10 |
| 2nd | Billy Mckay | 9 |
| 3rd | Michael Gardyne | 5 |
| Logan Chalmers | ||
| 5th | Reece McAlear | 4 |
| Sean Welsh | ||
| Tom Walsh | ||
| 8th | Kirk Broadfoot | 2 |
| Roddy MacGregor | ||
| 10th | Aaron Doran | 1 |
| Cameron Harper | ||
| Lewis Jamieson | ||
| Joe Hardy | ||
| Lewis Nicolson | ||
| Sam Pearson | ||
| Austin Samuels |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Billy Mckay | 15 |
| 2nd | Shane Sutherland | 12 |
| 3rd | Reece McAlear | 6 |
| 4th | Michael Gardyne | 5 |
| Logan Chalmers | ||
| 6th | Sean Welsh | 4 |
| Tom Walsh | ||
| 8th | Lewis Jamieson | 3 |
| Roddy MacGregor | ||
| Austin Samuels | ||
| 11th | Aaron Doran | 2 |
| Manny Duku | ||
| Cameron Harper | ||
| Kirk Broadfoot | ||
| 15th | Danny Devine | 1 |
| Joe Hardy | ||
| Lewis Nicolson | ||
| Sam Pearson |
*as of match played 23 May 2022
**players in italics left the club during the season.
| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Mckay | SPFL Trust Trophy | 2–4 | Elgin City | 9 October 2021 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Gardyne | 35 | MF | Ross County | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Tom Walsh | 24 | MF | Ayr United | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Manny Duku | 28 | FW | Raith Rovers | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Billy Mckay | 32 | FW | Ross County | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Kirk Broadfoot | 36 | DF | Kilmarnock | Free | 12 July 2021 | |
| Austin Samuels | 21 | FW | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | 28 January 2022 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Keatings | 29 | FW | Raith Rovers | Pre-Contract Agreement | 3 March 2021 | [5] |
| Daniel MacKay | 20 | FW | Hibernian | Undisclosed | 13 May 2021 | [6] |
| Brad McKay | 28 | DF | Falkirk | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Nikolay Todorov | 24 | FW | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Miles Storey | 27 | FW | Hereford | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| James Vincent | 31 | MF | Hereford | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| Lewis Toshney | 29 | DF | Retired | N/A | 3 July 2021 | |
| Shane Harkness | 20 | MF | Rothes | Free | January 2022 | |
| Michael Gardyne | 36 | FW | Montrose | Contract Terminated | January 2022 | |
| Anthony McDonald | 20 | MF | Edinburgh City | Free | January 2022 | |
| Manny Duku | 29 | FW | Havant & Waterlooville | Free | January 2022 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Duration | Date In | Date Out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Jamieson | 19 | FW | St Mirren | Full Season | 1 July 2021 | 25 January 2022 | |
| Reece McAlear | 19 | MF | Norwich City | Full Season | 1 July 2021 | 1 July 2022 | |
| Logan Chalmers | 21 | FW | Dundee United | Half Season | 21 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 | |
| Sam Pearson | 20 | FW | Bristol City | Half Season | 21 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 | |
| Joe Hardy | 23 | FW | Accrington Stanley | Half Season | 27 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Duration | Date Out | Date In | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Lyall | 17 | MF | Rangers | Return | 1 July 2021 | N/A | |
| Scott Allan | 29 | MF | Hibernian | Return | 1 July 2021 | N/A | |
| Lewis Jamieson | 19 | FW | St Mirren | Recalled | 25 January 2022 | N/A | |
| Sam Pearson | 20 | FW | Bristol City | Mutually Terminated | 1 April 2022 | N/A | Mutually terminated due to Family Bereavment |
*at time of transfer/loan
- ^ Third, Paul (1 June 2021). "Time is right for Billy Dodds to take the lead in the dugout with Caley Thistle". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "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.