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| 2024–25 season | ||
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| Chairman | Ross Morrison (until 2 June 2024) Panos Thomas (31 July 2024 to 3 October 2024) Scott Young (from 3 October) | |
| Manager | Duncan Ferguson (until 23 October) Scott Kellacher (from 23 October) | |
| Stadium | Caledonian Stadium | |
| League One | 9th | |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round; lost 0-2 to Cove Rangers | |
| League Cup | Group Stage | |
| Challenge Cup | Fourth Round; lost 5–4 on penalties to Livingston | |
| Highest home attendance | 1,902; vs. Montrose, 17 August 2024 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 682; vs. Bonnyrigg Rose, 20 July 2024 | |
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The 2024–25 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 31st season in the SPFL and will be the club's first season in League One since the 1998–99 season where they got promoted as runner-up in the old Second Division.[1]
13 July: Inverness played their first competitive game since relegation and lose 1-0 at Annan Athletic
3 August: Inverness drew 1-1 at home against Dumbarton in their first game in the third tier since 1999
13 August: After writing off loans, the club suspended the takeover of Seventy7 Ventures and appointed Alan Savage who was the chairman from 2006 to 2008 as an advisor while Scot Gardiner left the club.
1 October: The club put up a Crwonfunding donation that said Save ICT Fund and needed £200,000 by October 16 to avoid administration.
18 October: Despite holding talks with multiple potential investors, most notably Anders Holch Povlsen, the owner of Danish football club FC Midtjylland, it was announced that Inverness would be heading into administration, becoming the first football club in Scotland to do so since Heart of Midlothian in 2013.
22 October: Caley Thistle appointed James Stephen, Malcolm Cohen and Shane Crooks at BDO as joint administrators at the club and were deducted 15 points dropping them to last place at -3 points 12 behind 9th placed Dumbarton.
23 October: A day after entering administration, the club sacked Head Coach Duncan Ferguson, Assistant Head Coach Gary Bollan and Goalkeeping coach Stuart Garden and appointed first team coach Scott Kellacher as head coach.
24 October: As they started to clear debts after entering administration, Cameron Ferguson, Wallace Duffy, Adam Brooks, Jack Newman and Flynn Duffy left the club with immediate effect following the ongoing review of the financial position with the Joint Administrators.
26 October: Four days after entering administration, Inverness lost their first game after administration at Dumbarton losing 3-1.
30 October: After being named assistant player-manager, club captain Billy McKay relinquished his captaincy role to Danny Devine.
4 November: It was announced that the club have confirmed that they have received expressions of interest from 20 parties following the commencement of the sale process for the club.
9 November: Inverness beat Cove Rangers 2-1 and moved into positive points.
13 November: The club was denied battery site plan approval due to the project does not comply with Highland Council local development plans.
19 November: The club moved off the bottom of the league table to ninth place after 8th place Dunbarton went into administration.
23 November: The club game against Queen of the South was postponed due to a waterlog pitch.
30 November: Inverness were eliminated from the Scottish Cup after losing two late goals in a 2-0 defeat to Cove Rangers.
7 December: After falling two behind after 38 minutes, Inverness came back and scored three unanswered goals to beat ten-man Montrose 3-2 with two of the goals coming from Paul Allan.
10 December: Head Coach Scott Kellacher was named manager of the month in League One after gaining 7 points out of a possible nine against Kelty Hearts, Cove Rangers and Alloa Athletic.
| 29 June 2024 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Inverness |
| 14:00 | Brooks MacKay |
Stadium: Grant Street Park |
| 2 July 2024 Friendly | Nairn County | 1 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Nairn |
| 19:30 | Wright |
Mckay Thompson MacKay |
Stadium: Station Park |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kirkcaldy |
| 14:00 | Hanlon |
Stadium: Stark's Park |
| 9 July 2024 Friendly | Brora Rangers | 4 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brora |
| 19:30 | Dingwall Ewan MacRae |
Keogh |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park |
| 3 August 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Devine |
Report | Pignatiello Niang |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,439 |
| 10 August 2024 League One | Annan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Annan |
| 15:00 | Goss |
Report | Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 386 |
| 17 August 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Montrose | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Mackinnon |
Report | Hester Dillon |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,902 |
| 24 August 2024 League One | Kelty Hearts | 0 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 692 |
| 31 August 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Mckay |
Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,703 |
| 14 September 2024 League One | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Sammon Donnelly |
Report | Devine MacLeod |
Stadium: Indodrill Stadium |
| 21 September 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Cove Rangers | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Nolan |
Report | Emslie |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,505 |
| 28 September 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,601 |
| 5 October 2024 League One | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Reilly Watson |
Report | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,381 |
| 19 October 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Devine |
Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,501 |
| 26 October 2024 League One | Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Hilton Blair |
Report | Davidson |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 872 |
| 2 November 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Kelty Hearts | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Longstaff |
Report | Cunningham |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,502 |
| 9 November 2024 League One | Cove Rangers | 1 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Megginson |
Report | Mackinnon Bray |
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 551 |
| 16 November 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Gilmour |
Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,578 |
| 7 December 2024 League One | Montrose | 2 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Montrose |
| 15:00 | Webster Lyons |
Report | Longstaff Allan |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 502 |
| 14 December 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 2 | Arbroath | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Report | Smith Reilly |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 21 December 2024 League One | Stenhousemuir | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ochilview Park |
| 28 December 2024 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Cove Rangers | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 4 January 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Dumbarton | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 11 January 2025 League One | Annan Athletic | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Annan |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Galabank |
| 21 January 2025 League One | Queen of the South | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumfries |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Palmerston Park | |||
| Note: Rescheduled due to waterlogged pitch on November 23 | ||||
| 25 January 2025 League One | Alloa Athletic | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Indodrill Stadium |
| 1 February 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Queen of the South | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 8 February 2025 League One | Arbroath | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Gayfield Park |
| 15 February 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Stenhousemuir | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 League One | Kelty Hearts | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Stadium: New Central Park |
| 1 March 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Montrose | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 8 March 2025 League One | Dumbarton | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15 March 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Annan Athletic | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 22 March 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Alloa Athletic | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 29 March 2025 League One | Queen of the South | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Palmerston Park |
| 5 April 2025 League One | Cove Rangers | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium |
| 12 April 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Kelty Hearts | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 19 April 2025 League One | Stenhousemuir | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ochilview Park |
| 26 April 2025 League One | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | v | Arbroath | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium |
| 3 May 2025 League One | Montrose | v | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Montrose |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Links Park |
| 30 November 2024 Third Round | Cove Rangers | 2 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Balmoral Stadium |
| 15:00 | Glass McGrath |
Report | Attendance: 533 |
As with other sides that failed to qualify for European Competition, Inverness will be drawn into the Premier Sports Cup Group Stage on 29 May 2024.[2] Inverness were drawn into Group D with Annan Athletic and Arbroath of League One, Bonnyrigg Rose of League Two, and Dundee of the Premiership.
| 13 July 2024 Group D | Annan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Annan |
| 15:00 | Goss |
Stadium: Galabank Stadium Attendance: 428 |
| 20 July 2024 Group D | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Bonnyrigg Rose | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Brooks Bray |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 682 |
| 23 July 2024 Group D | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 – 0 (3 – 5 p) | Arbroath | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 794 | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Mckay Gilmour |
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| 27 July 2024 Group D | Dundee | 6 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brechin |
| 15:00 | Murray Palmer-Houlden |
Report | Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,057 |
| 7 September 2024 Third round | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Brooks Mackinnon |
Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 774 |
| 12 October 2024 Fourth round | Livingston | 2 – 2 (5 – 4 p) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Livingston |
| 14:00 | May Pittman |
Report | Allan Gilmour |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 943 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Shinnie Kelly |
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| 21 August 2024 First round | Nairn County | 4 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Nairn |
| MacLean Wright |
Keogh |
Stadium: Station Park |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cove Rangers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 21 | |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 18 | |
| 9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 7[a] | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 1[b] | Relegation to League Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DND | ANN | ARB | ICT | BON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 3–1 | — | 6–0 | — | |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2p | ||
| 3 | Arbroath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | — | — | 0–0p | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | 1–7 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Previous Club | Date Acquired | Fee | Contract end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 13 | Szymon Rebilas | GK | (16) | Academy | 2 August 2024 | Trainee | 31 May 2028 | ||
| 21 | Musa Dibaga | GK | Zaragoza | 27 April 2000 (24) | 10 August 2024 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 4 | Jake Davidson | RB | Stirling | 6 October 2000 (23) | 1 July 2023 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| 5 | Remi Savage | CB | Liverpool | 26 October 2001 (22) | 25 January 2024 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| 6 | Danny Devine | CB | Belfast | 7 September 1992 (31) | 17 August 2020 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| 18 | Matthew Strachan | CB | Inverness | 3 June 2005 (19) | Academy | 11 July 2022 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 17 | Sam Nixon | CB | Inverness | 17 March 2006 (18) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 16 | Jack Walker | CB | Inverness | 11 January 2006 (18) | Academy | 2 August 2024 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 33 | Lewis Nicolson | LB | Inverness | 5 May 2004 (20) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| - | Connall Ewan | CB | Inverness | 11 March 2006 (19) | 29 August 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2025 | ||
| - | James Nolan | RB | Chorley | 2 October 2005 (18) | 30 August 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2025 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 7 | Charlie Gilmour | DM | 11 February 1999 (25) | 1 July 2023 | Free | 31 May 2025 | |||
| 8 | Adam Mackinnon | CM | Stornoway | 30 April 2003 (21) | 2 August 2024 | Free | 31 May 2026 | ||
| 14 | Robbie Thompson | AM | Inverness | 26 April 2024 (20) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 15 | Calum MacKay | CM | Inverness | 30 April 2005 (19) | Academy | 11 July 2022 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 22 | Keith Bray | CM | Aird Tong | 1 April 2006 (18) | Academy | 11 July 2022 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 17 | Calum MacLeod | DM | Inverness | 25 May 2006 (18) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
| 19 | Shae Keogh | CM | Inverness | 11 April 2007 (17) | Academy | 2 August 2024 | Trainee | 31 May 2028 | |
| 20 | Ben Corner | CM | Fort William | 2007 (17) | Academy | 2 August 2024 | Trainee | 31 May 2028 | |
| 26 | Paul Allan | DM | Dunfermline | 7 February 2000 (24) | 24 August 2024 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Billy Mckay | CF | 22 October 1988 (35) | 1 July 2021 | Free | 31 May 2025 | |||
| 11 | Luis Longstaff | RW | Darlington | 24 February 2001 (23) | 20 July 2023 | Free | 31 May 2025 | ||
| 33 | Charlie Reilly | CF | Glasgow | 5 December 2001 (22) | 1 October 2024 | Loan | 1 January 2025 | ||
| - | Ethan Cairns | CF | Grantown-on-Spey | 17 December 2004 (19) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | Trainee | 31 May 2025 | |
(As of match played 7 December, 2024 vs Montrose)
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | |
| 2nd | 2 | |
| 3rd | 1 | |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | |
| 2nd | 2 | |
| 3rd | 1 | |
*players in italics left during the season
| Player | Competition | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | ST | Free | 26 June 2024 | Intended to join in January but failed registration | ||
| 21 | MF | Free | 2 August 2024 | |||
| 20 | DF | Free | 2 August 2024 | |||
| 24 | GK | Free | 10 August 2024 | |||
| 24 | MF | Free | 24 August 2024 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | MF | Free | 31 May 2024 | |||
| 23 | ST | Contract Expired | Free | 31 May 2024 | ||
| 17 | DF | Free | 1 June 2024 | |||
| 27 | GK | Pre-Contract | 3 June 2024 | |||
| 22 | DF | Undisclosed | 14 June 2024 | |||
| 23 | MF | Free | 24 June 2024 | |||
| 22 | MF | Free | 2 July 2024 | |||
| 33 | GK | Free | 19 July 2024 | |||
| 25 | DF | Undisclosed | 27 July 2024 | |||
| 25 | ST | Free | 13 September 2024 | |||
| 20 | ST | Released | N/A | 24 October 2024 | Released by Administrators | |
| 21 | ST | |||||
| 25 | DF | |||||
| 21 | DF |
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Duration | Date In | Date Out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF | Return | 1 July 2024 | N/A | |||
| 18 | DF | ||||||
| 17 | DF | ||||||
| 19 | MF | ||||||
| 19 | FW | ||||||
| 21 | MF | ||||||
| 18 | MF | ||||||
| 19 | MF | ||||||
| 23 | MF | ||||||
| 17 | MF | ||||||
| 22 | GK | Season | 27 June 2024 | 24 October 2024 | Loan terminated by Administrators | ||
| 24 | GK | Emergency | 17 August 2024 | September 2024 | |||
| 19 | DF | Season | 29 August 2024 | 31 May 2025 | |||
| 18 | DF | Season | 30 August 2024 | 31 May 2025 | |||
| 22 | FW | Half Season | 1 October 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Duration | Date Out | Date In | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF | Return | 1 July 2024 | N/A | |||
| 23 | DF | ||||||
| 21 | DF | ||||||
| 28 | FW | ||||||
| 28 | DF | ||||||
| 21 | MF | ||||||
| 21 | FW | ||||||
| 20 | MF | ||||||
| 18 | DF | Short term | 3 August 2024 | 1 January 2024 | |||
| 18 | DF | Short term | 30 August 2024 | 1 January 2024 | |||
| 24 | GK | Return | 13 September 2024 | N/A | |||
| 22 | GK | Return | 24 October 2024 | N/A | Loan terminated by Administrators |
*Age at time of transfer