List of Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. records and statistics

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle are a Scottish professional association football club based in Inverness. They have played at their home ground, the Caledonian Stadium, since 1996, prior to that they played at Telford Street Park, as well as a brief spell at Pittodrie in Aberdeen whilst the Caledonian Stadium was being refurbished following their promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2004. Inverness CT joined the Scottish Football League in 1994, and the Scottish Premier League in 2004[1] as well being a founding member of the Scottish Premiership in 2013.

The club's record appearance maker is Ross Tokely, who made 545 appearances between 1996 and 2012. Billy Mckay is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 103 goals in major competitions during his 3 spells with Inverness CT, passing previous record holder Dennis Wyness in a 3–2 loss to Airdrieonians in July 2023.

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These lists encompass the major honours won by Inverness CT, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions.[3] It also records notable achievements by Inverness CT players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at the Caledonian Stadium are also included in the list, as well as record wins and defeats.

Honours[edit]

Inverness's first trophy was the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2003,[4] which was won after a 2–0 win against Airdrie United. Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 2015, beating Falkirk 2–1.[5] Inverness CT are yet to lift the Scottish League Cup, however they came close in 2014, losing 4–2 on Penalties to Aberdeen after a tight 0–0 draw.[6] Inverness reached their second Scottish Cup Final in 2023, where they lost 3–1 to Celtic.[7]

Inverness's most recent trophy win was in 2020, when they shared the Scottish Challenge Cup with Raith Rovers due to the final being cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.[8]

National[edit]

League[edit]

Scottish Cup[edit]

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Scottish Challenge Cup

Regional[edit]

  • North of Scotland Cup (4): 1999–00, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
  • Inverness Cup (8): 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2023–24

Other cups[edit]

  • Chic Allan Memorial Cup (2): 1994–95, 1998–99
  • Football Times Cup (1): 1998–99
  • PCT Cup (1): 1998–99

Player records[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Ross Tokely is the club's all time record appearance holder with 545 appearances in all competitions, including playoffs and Challenge Cups.

  • Most appearances in all competitions: Ross Tokely, 545.
  • Most League appearances: Ross Tokely, 456.
  • Most Scottish Cup appearances: Ross Tokely, 42.
  • Most League Cup appearances: Ross Tokely, 32
  • Most European appearances: 12 Players, 2
  • Youngest first-team player: Daniel MacKay, 16 years, 51 days (against Peterhead on 7 October 2017)

Top 50 most appearances[edit]

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season.

# Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Scotland Ross Tokely 1996–2012 456 42 32 - 530
2 Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2011– 303 35 31 2 371
3 Scotland Grant Munro 1998–2011 312 25 19 - 356
4 Scotland Russell Duncan 2001–2011 289 29 21 - 339
5 Scotland Roy McBain 2000–2011 285 26 20 - 331
6 Scotland Barry Wilson 1996–2000

2003–2008

253 18 20 - 291
7 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 2011–2015

2017

2021–

237 23 18 - 278
8 Scotland Mark Ridgers 2017– 214 22 23 - 259
9 Canada Richard Hastings 1994–2001

2004–2009

221 17 15 - 253
10 Scotland Stuart Golabek 1999–2007

2009–2011

211 17 18 - 246
11 Scotland Dennis Wyness 1999–2003

2005–2008

199 20 16 - 235
12 England Gary Warren 2012–2018 181 20 14 2 217
13 England Ross Draper 2012–2017 170 17 18 2 207
14= Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 2009–2016 174 18 10 2 204
Northern Ireland Danny Devine 2013–2016

2020–

168 19 15 2 204
15= Scotland Bobby Mann 1999–2004 171 18 12 - 201
Scotland Liam Polworth 2011–2019 166 17 18 - 201
16 England Carl Tremarco 2013–2020 165 15 18 - 198
17 Scotland Mark Brown 2002–2007 170 16 11 - 197
18

Scotland Jim Calder

1994–2002 167 19 4 - 194
19 England Josh Meekings 2011–2017 163 16 11 2 192
20 England Greg Tansey 2011–2012

2014–2017

162 17 10 2 191
21 Scotland Stuart McCaffrey 2000–2008 162 17 11 - 190
22 Scotland Charlie Christie 1994–2004 158 17 13 - 188
23 Scotland Graeme Shinnie 2009–2015 156 18 12 - 186
24 England David Raven 2012–2018 153 15 15 2 185
25 Scotland Ryan Esson 2008–2017 163 10 8 - 181
26 Scotland Nick Ross 2010–2015 149 13 9 - 171
27 Scotland Barry Robson 1997–2003 135 14 11 - 160
28= Scotland David Proctor 2003–2006

2007–2012

139 12 8 - 159
Scotland Richie Hart 2002–2008 142 8 9 - 159
29 Scotland Brad McKay 2016–2021 124 16 14 - 154
30 England David Carson 2019–2024 124 14 15 - 153
31 Scotland Shane Sutherland 2010–2013

2020–2023

131 9 12 - 152
32= Scotland Ian Black 2004–2009 132 7 5 - 144
Scotland Cameron Harper 2018– 116 11 17 - 144
33 Scotland Iain Vigurs 2006–2009

2015–2018

113 10 13 - 136
34 Scotland Graham Bayne 2004–2008 119 7 7 - 133
35= Scotland Iain Stewart 1995–2000 115 11 6 - 132
Scotland Sean Welsh 2018–2024 109 17 6 - 132
36 Scotland Paul Sheerin 1998–2001 115 9 6 - 130
37 Scotland Mike Teasdale 1995–2002 107 9 10 - 126
38 Scotland Paul Ritchie 2001–2004 99 13 8 - 120
39 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 2008–2011 103 8 6 - 117
40 Scotland Mark McCulloch 1997–2000 100 9 5 - 114
41 Scotland Darren Dods 2004–2007 100 9 3 - 112
42 Scotland Martin Bavidge 1998–2002 96 7 8 - 111
43= Scotland Mike Noble 1994–1997 95 9 5 - 109
England Danny Williams 2013–2016 89 14 4 2 109
44 Scotland Roddy MacGregor 2018– 77 11 18 - 106
45= Scotland Robbie Deas 2020–2023 84 7 2 - 103
Scotland Dean Brill 2013–2016 86 10 7 - 103
46 England James Vincent 2013–2016

2019–2021

82 9 11 - 102
47 Scotland Liam Keogh 2002–2007 86 8 6 - 100
48= Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 2009–2012 85 6 5 - 96
Scotland Tom Walsh 2018–2020

2021–2023

74 10 12 - 96
Scotland Wallace Duffy 2020– 75 8 12 - 95
49= England Miles Storey 2015–2016

2019–2021

77 11 5 - 93
Scotland Daniel MacKay 2017–2021

2022–2023

72 11 10 - 93
50 Scotland Coll Donaldson 2017–2020 76 7 8 - 91

Top 10 non-UK appearances[edit]

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2022/23 season.

#
(non UK)
#
(Exc ROI)
Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 x Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2011– 303 35 31 2 371
2 1 Canada Richard Hastings 1994–2001
2004–2009
221 17 15 0 253
3 x Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 2009–2016 174 18 10 2 204
4 x Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 2008–2011 103 8 6 0 117
5 x Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 2009–2012 85 6 5 0 96
6 2 Canada Charlie Trafford 2017–2020 70 10 6 0 86
7 x Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney 2016–2018 52 2 8 0 62
8 3 Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 2019–2021 48 4 8 0 60
9 x

Republic of Ireland Zak Delaney

2022–2024 37 5 8 0 50
10 4 Spain Dani Sánchez 2009–2011 41 4 1 0 48
11 5 Canada Davide Xausa 1999–2001 41 4 2 0 47
12 6

France Kenny Gillet

2010–2012 38 2 1 0 41
13 7

France Grégory Tadé

2011–2012 36 3 1 0 40
14= 8=

Latvia Nauris Bulvītis

2009–2010 32 2 3 0 37

Romania Marius Niculae

2007–2008 35 1 1 0 37
15= 9=

France Lionel Djebi-Zadi

2008–2010 27 4 4 0 35

Spain Juanjo

2004–2005 31 2 2 0 35
16 10

Democratic Republic of the Congo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo

2015–2017 25 4 1 0 30


Goalscorers[edit]

Dennis Wyness was Inverness's all time leading goalscorer with 101 goals across two spells in all competitions including playoffs and Challenge Cups. Billy Mckay became the second player to surpass the 100 goal mark in all competitions, with a brace in a 3–0 win over Falkirk in the 2023 Scottish Cup Semi Final, equalling Wyness's record in a 2–1 away defeat to Dumbarton in the League Cup before taking the record a week later in a 3–2 home loss to Airdrieonians.

  • Most goals scored: Billy Mckay, 110.
  • Most goals scored in League: Billy Mckay, 92.
  • Most goals scored in Scottish Cup: Billy Mckay, 13.
  • Most goals scored in Scottish League Cup: Dennis Wyness, 8.
  • Most goals scored in Europe: N/A.
  • Most goals scored in a season: Iain Stewart, 29, 1996–97.
  • Most league goals in a season: Iain Stewart, 27, 1996–97.

Top 50 goalscorers[edit]

Competitive, professional matches only, as of match played 3 May 2024.

# Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 2011–2015

2017, 2021–

94 13 5 - 112
2 Scotland Dennis Wyness 1999–2003

2005–2008

81 11 8 - 100
3 Scotland Iain Stewart 1995–2000 70 6 1 - 77
4 Scotland Barry Wilson 1996–2000

2003–2008

60 3 5 - 68
5 Scotland Paul Richie 2001–2004 46 7 5 - 58
6 Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2011– 38 11 6 - 55
7 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 2008–2011 44 5 4 - 53
8 Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 2009–2016 39 4 0 - 43
9 Scotland Paul Sheerin 1998–2001 36 3 2 - 41
10 Scotland Ross Tokely 1996–2012 30 1 3 - 34
11= Scotland Charlie Christie 1994–2004 32 0 1 - 33
Scotland Brian Thomson 1996–1998 25 4 4 33
12= Scotland Craig Dargo 2005–2007 26 4 1 - 31
England Greg Tansey 2011–2012

2014–2017

25 4 2 - 31
13 Scotland Barry Robson 1997–2003 17 7 2 - 26
14 Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 2009–2012 23 2 0 - 25
15= Scotland Scott McLean 1996–1999 21 0 3 - 24
Scotland Andrew Shinnie 2011–2013 19 1 4 - 24
Scotland Iain Vigurs 2007–2009

2015–2018

16 3 5 - 24
16= Scotland Alan Hercher 1994–1997 20 2 1 - 23
Scotland Jordan White 2018–2020 14 7 2 - 23
17= Scotland Shane Sutherland 2010–2013

2020–2023

16 1 3 - 20
Canada Davide Xausa 1999–2001 17 2 1 - 20
18= Scotland Graham Bayne 2004–2008 15 1 3 - 19
Scotland Roy McBain 2000–2011 15 3 1 - 19
Scotland Duncan Shearer 1997–2002 17 1 1 - 19
England Miles Storey 2015–2016

2019–2021

17 1 1 - 19
England Gary Warren 2012–2018 13 1 5 - 19
19 England George Oakley 2017–2019

2022–2023

13 1 4 - 18
20= Scotland Martin Bavidge 1998–2002 16 0 1 - 17
Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 2019–2021 12 3 2 - 17
Scotland Tom Walsh 2018–2020

2021–2023

13 2 2 - 17
Scotland Bobby Mann 1999–2004 14 2 1 - 17
21= Scotland Liam Polworth 2010–2019 15 1 0 - 16
England Ross Draper 2012–2017 14 0 2 - 16
Scotland Sean Welsh 2018–2024 12 4 0 - 16
Scotland Grant Munro 1998–2011 12 0 4 - 16
22 Scotland Daniel MacKay 2017–2021

2022–2023

10 3 2 - 15
23= England Carl Tremarco 2013–2020 10 1 3 - 14
Scotland Nick Ross 2009–2015 11 2 1 - 14
Scotland Richie Hart 2002–2008 12 0 2 - 14
24= England Paul Cherry 1996–1999 12 0 1 - 13
England Nathan Austin 2018–2019 10 0 3 - 13
England Nathan Shaw 2022– 13 0 0 - 13
25= Scotland Don Cowie 2007–2009 12 0 0 - 12
Scotland Cameron Harper 2018– 10 0 2 - 12
Scotland Craig Brewster 2004–2006

2007–2008

11 1 0 - 12
26= Scotland Mike Teasdale 1995–2002 10 0 1 - 11
Scotland James Keatings 2019–2021 8 1 2 - 11
Scotland Ryan Christie 2012–2015

2015–2016

11 0 0 - 11
Scotland Steve Hislop 2002–2006 11 0 0 - 11
Scotland David Bagan 2000–2003 10 1 0 - 11
Scotland Russell Duncan 2001–2011 9 1 1 - 11
27= Tanzania Eric Odhiambo 2009–2011 10 0 0 - 10
Wales Marley Watkins 2013–2015 8 2 0 - 10
Scotland Dougie Imrie 2008–2010 7 1 2 - 10
Romania Marius Niculae 2007–2008 8 0 2 - 10
Scotland Davie Ross 1996–1998 9 1 0 - 10
28= France Grégory Tadé 2011–2012 9 0 0 - 9
Scotland John Rankin 2006–2008 9 0 0 - 9
Scotland Shaun Rooney 2018–2020 8 1 0 - 9

Scotland Mark McCulloch

1997–2000 8 1 0 - 9
29= Scotland Graeme Shinnie 2009–2015 6 1 1 - 8
England Alex Fisher 2016–2017 8 0 0 - 8
Scotland Ian Black 2004–2009 8 0 0 - 8
Scotland David Proctor 2003–2006

2007–2012

8 0 0 - 8
Scotland Brad McKay 2016–2021 7 1 0 - 8
30= Spain Dani Sánchez 2009–2011 5 1 1 - 7
Spain Juanjo 2004–2006 7 0 0 - 7
Scotland Stuart McCaffrey 2000–2008 6 1 0 - 7
Northern Ireland Danny Devine 2013–2016

2020–

4 2 1 - 7
31= England Connor Bell 2017–2018 6 0 0 - 6
Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 2016–2017 5 1 0 - 6
Nigeria Edward Ofere 2015 5 1 0 - 6
Scotland Reece McAlear 2021–2022 6 0 0 - 6
32–50 50+ Players

Top 10 non-UK goalscorers[edit]

Competitive, professional matches only, as of match played 30 March 2024.

#
(non UK)
#
(exc ROI)
Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 x Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran 2011– 38 11 6 - 55
2 x Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 2008–2011 44 5 4 - 53
3 x Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 2009–2016 39 4 0 - 43
4 x Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 2009–2012 23 2 0 - 25
5 1 Canada Davide Xausa 1999–2001 17 2 1 - 20
6 2 Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 2019–2021 12 3 2 - 17
7= 3= Romania Marius Niculae 2007–2008 8 0 2 - 10
Tanzania Eric Odhiambo 2009–2011 10 0 0 - 10
8 4 France Grégory Tadé 2011–2012 9 0 0 - 9
9= 5= Spain Juanjo 2004–2006 7 0 0 - 7
Spain Dani Sánchez 2009–2011 5 1 1 - 7
10= 6= Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 2016–2017 5 1 0 - 6
Nigeria Edward Ofere 2015 5 1 0 - 6
11 7

Portugal Filipe Morais

2009 3 2 0 - 5
12= 8=

Latvia Nauris Bulvītis

2009–2010 2 1 1 - 4

Canada David Wotherspoon

2023–2024 3 1 0 - 4
13 9

Finland Markus Paatelainen

2007–2008 3 0 0 - 3
14= x

Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney

2016–2018 2 0 0 - 2
x

Republic of Ireland Conor Pepper

2012–2014 2 0 0 - 2
x

Republic of Ireland Darren McCauley

2019 2 0 0 - 2
10=

Canada Charlie Trafford

2017–2020 1 1 0 - 2

Canada Richard Hastings

1994–2001;

2004–2009

1 0 1 - 2

Spain Román Golobart

2011–2012 2 0 0 - 2

Netherlands Manny Duku

2021–2022 0 0 2 - 2

Democratic Republic of the Congo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo

2015–2017 0 2 0 - 2

International caps[edit]

Score for capped country listed first

Player Country First Cap Last Cap
Richard Hastings Canada Canada 1–0 vs. North Macedonia Macedonia, 18 May 1998 2–2 vs. Costa Rica Costa Rica, 11 July 2009
Davide Xausa Canada Canada 0–2 vs. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, 9 July 1999 1–0 vs. Panama Panama, 9 October 2000
Henri Anier Estonia Estonia 0–0 vs. Cyprus Cyprus, 25 March 2017 2–1 vs. Latvia Latvia, 12 June 2017
Lonsana Doumbouya Guinea Guinea 1–2 vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo, 13 November 2016
Pāvels Mihadjuks Latvia Latvia 4–0 vs. Luxembourg Luxembourg, 28 March 2009 2–0 vs. Luxembourg Luxembourg, 1 April 2009
Billy Mckay Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–0 vs. Malta Malta, 6 February 2013 0–2 vs. Romania Romania, 14 November 2014
Jonathan Tuffey Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–1 vs. Morocco Morocco, 17 November 2010 0–2 vs. Wales Wales, 27 May 2011
Marius Niculae Romania Romania 3–0 vs. Russia Russia, 26 March 2008 0–2 vs. Netherlands Netherlands, 17 June 2008
Andrew Shinnie Scotland Scotland 2–1 vs. Luxembourg Luxembourg, 14 November 2012
Owain Fôn Williams Wales Wales 2–3 vs. Netherlands Netherlands, 13 November 2015
Owain Tudur Jones Wales Wales 1–2 vs. Australia Australia, 10 August 2011

Transfers[edit]

Record Fee Paid[edit]

Player From Fee Date
Scotland John Rankin Scotland Ross County £87,000 July 2006
Scotland Dougie Imrie Scotland Clyde £65,000 January 2008
Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney England Stoke City £56,000 July 2008
Scotland Martin Glancy Scotland Dumbarton £26,000 February 1999

Record Fee Received[edit]

Player To Fee Date
Scotland Ryan Christie Scotland Celtic £595,000 September 2015
Romania Marius Niculae Romania Dinamo București £525,000 July 2008
Scotland Craig Brewster Scotland Dundee United £350,000 January 2006
Scotland Daniel MacKay Scotland Hibernian £203,000 July 2021
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay England Wigan Athletic £175,000 January 2015

Hat-tricks[edit]

All recorded hat-tricks in all professional competitions since 1994–95

No. Player Competition H/A Score Opponent Date
1 Scotland Alan Hercher Scottish Third Division H 5–2 Arbroath 13 August 1994
2 Scotland Charlie Christie Scottish Third Division A 0–5 Alloa Athletic 23 September 1995
3 Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Third Division H 6–1 Albion Rovers 21 October 1995
4 Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Third Division A 1–5 East Stirlingshire 20 January 1996
5 Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Third Division H 3–2 Montrose 5 April 1997
6 Scotland Brian Thomson Scottish League Cup H 51 Stenhousemuir 2 August 1997
7 Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Second Division A 15 East Fife 25 October 1997
8 Scotland Paul Sheerin Scottish Challenge Cup Final N 4–4 Alloa Athletic 21 November 1999
9 Canada Davide Xausa Scottish First Division H 4–1 Livingston 18 March 2000
10 Scotland Dennis Wyness Scottish First Division H 7–3 Ayr United 2 December 2000
11 Scotland Dennis Wyness Scottish First Division H 4–2 Morton 13 March 2001
12 Scotland Dennis Wyness Scottish First Division H 5–1 Arbroath 8 September 2001
13 Scotland Dennis Wyness Scottish First Division H 5–2 Raith Rovers 19 September 2001
14 Scotland Paul Ritchie Scottish First Division H 4–2 St Mirren 2 March 2002
15 Scotland Dennis Wyness Scottish First Division A 0–6 Alloa Athletic 19 October 2002
16 Scotland Paul Ritchie
17 Scotland Paul Ritchie Scottish First Division H 5–3 Queen of the South 16 November 2002
18 Scotland Paul Ritchie Scottish First Division H 3–1 St Mirren 1 March 2003
19 Scotland Paul Ritchie Scottish First Division A 1–5 Alloa Athletic 16 April 2003
20 Scotland Paul Ritchie Scottish Cup H 5–1 Brechin City 10 January 2004
21 Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Scottish First Division A 1–5 Ayr United 24 October 2009
22 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Scottish First Division H 4–1 Morton 31 October 2009
23 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Scottish First Division H 3–1 Queen of the South 9 March 2010
24 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Scottish Premier League H 4–2 Hibernian 20 November 2010
25 Scotland Andrew Shinnie Scottish Premier League A 3–6 Kilmarnock 5 November 2011
26 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Scottish Premier League A 4–4 Dundee United 15 December 2012
27 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Scottish Premier League H 4–3 Motherwell 4 May 2013
28 Scotland Iain Vigurs Scottish League Cup A 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic 26 July 2016
29 England Scott Boden Scottish League Cup H 7–0 Arbroath 30 July 2016
30 England Nathan Austin Scottish Championship H 5–1 Dumbarton 14 April 2018
31 Scotland Jordan White Scottish Cup H 6–1 Edinburgh City 4 December 2018
32 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Scottish Challenge Cup A 2–4 Elgin City 9 October 2021
33 Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Scottish Championship H 6–1 Cove Rangers 2 January 2023
34 Wales Alex Samuel Scottish Championship A 2–3 Raith Rovers 27 January 2024

Club records[edit]

Matches[edit]

Firsts[edit]

Wins[edit]

Defeats[edit]

Attendances[edit]

At Telford Street Park

  • Highest attendance: 4,931 v Ross County, Scottish Third Division, 23 January 1996.
  • Lowest attendance: 491 v Albion Rovers, Scottish Third Division, 11 April 1995.

At Caledonian Stadium*

  • Highest attendance: 7,753 v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, 20 January 2008.
  • Lowest attendance: 300 v Raith Rovers, Scottish Championship, 21 November 2020; and Dundee, Scottish Championship 12 December 2020.
  • Lowest attendance (excluding capacity limits): 478 v Raith Rovers, Scottish Championship, 8 January 2022.

*During the COVID-19 pandemic, where fans were not permitted inside stadia, Inverness and Hearts fans virtually sold out the stadium for the match between the two on 26 February 2021, with the final count being 11,356. Though not an official attendance, it is the largest number of tickets sold for a home match involving the club.

At Pittodrie Stadium

  • Highest attendance: 9,530 v Aberdeen, Scottish Premier League, 16 October 2004.
  • Lowest attendance: 1,125 v Dundee United, Scottish Premier League, 23 November 2004.

At Tannadice Park*

*One-off, as Telford Street was deemed unsuitable for a Scottish Cup Quarter Final.

Record attendance involving the club: 47,247 against Celtic, 2023 Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, 3 June 2023.

Best and Worst Finishes[edit]

Scottish Premier League/Premiership (Tier 1)

  • Highest finish: 3rd in 2014–15.
  • Lowest finish: 12th in 2008–09 and 2016–17.

Scottish First Division/Championship (Tier 2)

  • Highest finish: 1st in 2003–04 and 2009–10.
  • Lowest finish: 9th in 2023–24.

Scottish Second Division/League One (Tier 3)

  • Highest finish: 2nd in 1998–99.
  • Lowest finish: 5th in 1997–98.

Scottish Third Division/League Two (Tier 4)

  • Highest finish: 1st in 1996–97.
  • Lowest finish: 6th in 1994–95.

Scottish Cup

  • Best finish: Winners in 2014–15.
  • Worst finish: First round in 1994–95.

Scottish League Cup

  • Best finish: Finalists in 2013–14.
  • Worst finish: Group Stage/First round in 1995–96, 2003–04, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2023–24.

Scottish Challenge Cup

  • Best finish: Winners in 2003–04, 2017–18 and 2019–20.
  • Worst finish: First round in 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03 and 2018–19.

UEFA Europa League

  • Best and Worst finish: 2nd Qualifying round in 2015–16.

Managers[edit]

This list is of every individual who has managed Inverness, either permanently or as a caretaker role, as well as their honours.

† indicates caretaker managers

Name From To Played Won Drawn Lost Win% Honours Departure Reason
Ukraine Sergei Baltacha 1994 1995 40 13 10 17 32.50 Resigned
Scotland Steve Paterson 1995 2002 329 147 92 90 44.68 1996–1997 Scottish Third Division

1999–2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Runner Up

Signed by Aberdeen
Scotland Graeme Bennett † &

Scotland John Docherty †

2002 2 0 2 0 0.00 Interim
Scotland John Robertson 2002 2004 84 44 13 27 52.38 2003–2004 Scottish First Division

2003–2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner

Signed by Heart of Midlothian
Scotland Donald Park 2004 3 0 2 1 0.00 Interim
Scotland Craig Brewster 2004 2006 50 17 18 15 34.00 Player Manager, signed by Dundee United
Scotland Charlie Christie 2006 2007 67 24 18 15 42.10 Resigned
Scotland Donald Park 2 2007 2 1 0 1 50.00 Interim
Scotland Craig Brewster 2 2007 2009 64 22 7 35 34.38 Sacked
Scotland John Docherty 2 2009 1 0 0 1 0.00 Interim
England Terry Butcher 2009 2013 209 87 58 64 41.68 2009–2010 Scottish First Division

2009–2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Runner Up

Signed by Hibernian
Scotland Duncan Shearer † &

Scotland Scott Kellagher †

2013 2 2 0 0 100.00 Interim
Scotland John Hughes 2013 2016 122 50 31 41 41.30 2013–2014 Scottish League Cup Runner Up

2014–2015 Scottish Cup Winner

Resigned
Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 2016 2017 45 13 11 21 24.44 Sacked
Scotland John Robertson 2 2017 2021 173 65 34 38 47.45 2017–2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner Compassionate Leave
2019–2020 Scottish Challenge Cup Winner
Scotland Neil McCann 2021 16 6 6 4 37.50 Interim
Scotland Billy Dodds 2021 2023 108 44 31 33 40.74 2022–2023 Scottish Cup Runner Up Sacked
Scotland John Robertson † &

Scotland Charlie Christie

2023 1 0 0 1 0.00 Interim
Scotland Duncan Ferguson 2023 Present 8 4 3 1 50.00 N/A

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