1996–97 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1996-97 season
ManagerSteve Paterson
Scottish Third Division1st - Champions
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Scottish League Cup1st Round
Scottish Challenge Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Stewart (27)
All: Iain Stewart (29)
Highest home attendance5,525 vs. Ross County, 15 March 1997 (Caledonian Stadium)
2,086 vs. Arbroath, 5 October 1996 (Telford Street Park)
Lowest home attendance1,316 vs. East Stirlingshire, 14 September 1996 (Telford Street Park)
1,397 vs. Alloa Athletic, 1 March 1997 (Caledonian Stadium)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Third Division in season 1996–97 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results

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Friendlies

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20 July 1996 Friendly (Buchan Cup) Fraserburgh 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
15:00
21 July 1996 Friendly (Buchan Cup) St. Johnstone F.C. 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
15:00
26 July 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Queen of the South  
19:30
29 July 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Hamilton Academical  
19:30
20 October 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3Highland League Select 
15:00
6 November 1996 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6–2Inverness & District Select 
19:30 Attendance: 921
14 May 1997 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Aberdeen  
19:30 Attendance: 2163

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Scottish Third Division

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Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Third Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
1 17 August Cowdenbeath H 1–3 Thomson 1,524
2 24 August Forfar Athletic A 1–3 Thomson 427
3 31 August Alloa Athletic H 1–0 Teasdale 1,685
4 7 September Albion Rovers A 0–0 845
5 14 September East Stirlingshire H 2–0 Hercher, Noble 1,316
6 21 September Queen's Park H 2–2 Stewart, Christie 1,452
7 28 September Ross County A 3–1 Stewart (2), Thomson 3,519
8 5 October Arbroath H 2–0 Thomson, Stewart 2,086
9 12 October Montrose A 2–2 Stewart, Ross 643
10 19 October Cowdenbeath A 4–3 Thomson (2), Hercher, Stewart 321
11 26 October Forfar Athletic A 0–2 454
12 2 November East Stirlingshire A 0–0 398
13 9 November Albion Rovers H 1–1 Stewart 3,734
14 16 November Ross County H 2–0 Stewart (2) 4,562
15 23 November Queen's Park A 3–2 McLean, Wilson, Christie 786
16 30 November Arbroath A 4–1 Wilson, Addicoat, Stewart, Christie 457
17 14 December Montrose H 2–0 Stewart, McLean 2,477
18 21 December Cowdenbeath H 2–1 Stewart (2) 2,188
19 18 January Arbroath H 4–1 Hercher (2), McLean, Ross 1,742
20 22 January Queen's Park H 1–0 Stewart 1,432
21 1 February Montrose A 2–0 McLean, Stewart, 520
22 8 February East Stirlingshire H 3–2 Stewart, Wilson, McLean 1,642
23 12 February Ross County A 3–0 McLean (2), Wilson 4,482
24 15 February Albion Rovers A 3–0 Teasdale, Tokely, Stewart 608
25 22 February Forfar Athletic H 1–1 Stewart 2,507
26 1 March Alloa Athletic H 3-1 Stewart (2), Ross 1,397
27 8 March Queen's Park A 2–1 Stewart, Tokely 857
28 11 March Alloa Athletic A 2–0 McLean, Noble 441
29 15 March Ross County H 3–0 Stewart (2), Thomson 5,525
30 22 March Arbroath A 0–0 570
31 5 April Montrose H 3–2 Stewart (3) 3,026
32 12 April Albion Rovers H 4–1 Thomson (2), Wilson, De Barros 2,960
33 19 April East Stirlingshire A 3–0 Stewart, Ross, Thomson 404
34 26 April Cowdenbeath A 1–2 Cherry 282
35 3 May Forfar Athletic H 0–4 3,852
36 10 May Alloa Athletic A 0-1 507

Final League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 23 7 6 70 37 +33 76 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Forfar Athletic (P) 36 19 10 7 74 45 +29 67
3 Ross County 36 20 7 9 58 41 +17 67
4 Alloa Athletic 36 16 7 13 50 47 +3 55
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 10 13 50 47 +3 49
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 5 August Clyde A 0-1 (aet) 899

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 10 August Livingston A 2–1 Thomson, Cherry 1,335
R2 27 August Stirling Albion A 1–3 Stewart 838

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 13 January Stranraer A 1–1 McLean 577
R2 R 15 January Stranraer H 0–0 (aet) (ICT won 4–3 on penalties) 1,407
R3 25 January Hamilton Academical H 1–3 Stewart 3,310

Hat-tricks

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Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Scotland Iain Stewart Scottish Third Division 3–2 Montrose 5 April 1997

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures". CaleyThistleOnline.

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