1996–97 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

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.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1996-97 season
Manager Steve Paterson
Scottish Third Division 1st - Champions
Scottish Cup 3rd Round
Scottish League Cup 1st Round
Scottish Challenge Cup 2nd Round
Top goalscorer League: Iain Stewart (27)
All: Iain Stewart (29)
Highest home attendance 5,525 vs. Ross County, 15 March 1997 (Caledonian Stadium)
2,086 vs. Arbroath, 5 October 1996 (Telford Street Park)
Lowest home attendance 1,316 vs. East Stirlingshire, 14 September 1996 (Telford Street Park)
1,397 vs. Alloa Athletic, 1 March 1997 (Caledonian Stadium)
1997-98 →

Results

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

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 23 7 6 70 37 34 76
2 Forfar Athletic 36 19 10 7 74 45 30 67
3 Ross County 36 20 7 9 58 41 17 67

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

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

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

References

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