2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2009–10 season
ManagerTerry Butcher[1]
Scottish First Division1st
Scottish CupFifth Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Scottish Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerAdam Rooney (24)

The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.

Scottish First Division

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8 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dunfermline 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
BBC SPORT Cox 90+1' Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Dougie McDonald
22 August 2009 Scottish Div 1 Dundee 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dens Park
Harkins 9', 29' BBC SPORT Sanchez 20'
Cox 38'
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Tumilty
12 September 2009 Scottish Div 1 Morton 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cappielow
BBC SPORT Sanchez 45'
Foran 60'
Proctor 85'
Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Richmond
27 February 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Ayr United Caledonian Stadium
Foran 45'
Hayes 61'
Rooney 90' (pen.)
BBC SPORT Aitken 25'
Roberts 30'
McManus 71'
Attendance: 2,843
Referee: S. MacDonald
30 March 2010 Scottish Div 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Foran 14'
Odhiambo 16'
Hayes 40'
BBC Sport Keddie Red card 13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: McDonald

Scottish Cup

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Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Challenge Cup

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Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundA
ResultW
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Hat-tricks

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Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Scottish First Division 1–5 Ayr United 24 October 2009
Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Scottish First Division 4–1 Morton 31 October 2009
Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Scottish First Division 3–1 Queen of the South 9 March 2010

Transfers

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Transfers In
Player Age From Free
England Robert Eagle 22 England Norwich City Free
Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 22 England Leicester City Free
Scotland Stuart Golabek 34 Scotland Ross County Free
Spain Dani Sánchez 24 Spain Real Murcia Imperial Free
England Lee Cox 18 England Leicester City Undisclosed
England Dan Stratford 24 United States D.C. United Free
Latvia Nauris Bulvitis 22 Latvia FC Tranzits Loan
Scotland Stuart Duff 27 Scotland Aberdeen Loan
Player Age To Fee
Scotland Dougie Imrie 26 Scotland Hamilton Academical £54,000
Scotland Iain Vigurs 21 Scotland Ross County Free
Canada Richard Hastings 32 Scotland Hamilton Academical Free
Scotland Ian Black 24 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free
Scotland Garry Wood 21 Scotland Ross County Free
Scotland Ally Ridgers 27 Scotland Nairn County Free
Scotland Brian Kerr 27 Scotland Dundee Free
Portugal Filipe Morais 23 Scotland St Johnstone Free
Scotland Dale Gillespie 20 Scotland Nairn County Free
Scotland Andy Barrowman 25 Scotland Ross County Free
Republic of Ireland Andy McNulty 20 Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Free
Scotland Michael Fraser 25 Scotland Motherwell Undisclosed
Latvia Pāvels Mihadjuks 29 Latvia FK Ventspils Undisclosed
Republic of Ireland Richie Byrne 27 England Darlington Free
Scotland Zander Sutherland 21 Scotland Peterhead Free
Scotland Shane Sutherland 19 Scotland Elgin City Loan
Scotland Gavin Morrison 19 Scotland Elgin City Loan

References

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  1. ^ "Terry Butcher: Hibernian to talk to Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss". BBC Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.