2012–13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2012–13 season
ChairmanKenny Cameron
ManagerTerry Butcher
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
Premier League4th place
League CupSemi-final, lost to Heart of Midlothian
Scottish Cup5th round, lost to Kilmarnock
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy McKay (23)

All:
Billy McKay (27)
Highest home attendance6,766 v Ross County, 5 October 2012
Lowest home attendance2,529 v Kilmarnock, 13 February 2013
Average home league attendanceLeague: 4,038[1]

The 2012–13 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2] Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

7 July 2012[3] Friendly Buckie Thistle 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs
15:00 Robertson 85' Inverness Report
Report
Sutherland 26'
Laing 80'

Scottish Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
9 FW Richie Foran 22 Club captain
1 GK Ryan Esson 2
3 DF Graeme Shinnie 1

Last updated: 16 February 2013 - List incomplete
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances & Goals

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013[8][9]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SCO Ryan Esson 18 0 15+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  ENG David Raven 43 0 36+0 0 3+1 0 3+0 0
3 DF  SCO Graeme Shinnie 44 1 37+0 0 4+0 1 3+0 0
4 DF  WAL Owain Tudur Jones 39 2 31+2 2 3+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF  ENG Gary Warren 38 6 31+0 5 4+0 1 3+0 0
6 MF  ENG Chris Hogg 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  NIR Billy McKay 45 27 33+5 23 4+0 1 3+0 3
8 MF  ENG Ross Draper 40 5 33+1 5 4+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW  IRL Richie Foran 34 10 25+3 8 2+1 0 3+0 2
10 MF  SCO Andrew Shinnie 45 16 37+1 12 4+0 4 3+0 0
11 MF  SCO Nick Ross 22 3 8+13 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK  ESP Antonio Reguero 28 0 23+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF  ENG Josh Meekings 41 0 31+3 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
15 DF  ENG Simon King 5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW  ENG Jason Oswell 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  IRL Aaron Doran 45 3 38+0 3 4+0 0 3+0 0
18 FW  SCO Shane Sutherland 25 0 5+16 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
19 MF  SCO Gavin Morrison 11 0 2+7 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
20 MF  SCO Martin Laing 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF  SCO Liam Polworth 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF  IRL Conor Pepper 15 2 2+10 2 1+2 0 0+0 0
23 FW  IRL Philip Roberts 23 1 8+9 1 1+2 0 0+3 0
25 DF  ENG Andre Blackman 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  ENG Jordan Gibbons 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 DF  NIR Daniel Devine 10 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF  ENG Charlie Taylor 8 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 GK  SCO Scott Mathieson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF  SCO Matthew Cooper 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF  CAN Calum Ferguson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF  SCO Ryan Christie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF  SCO Kyle Whyte 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Billy Mckay Scottish Premier League 4–4 Dundee United 15 December 2012
Billy Mckay Scottish Premier League 4–3 Motherwell 4 May 2013

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Ryan Esson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF David Raven 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 1
3 DF Graeme Shinnie 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
4 DF Owain Tudur Jones 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
5 DF Gary Warren 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
6 MF Chris Hogg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Billy Mckay 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Ross Draper 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
9 FW Richie Foran 6 1 1 0 2 0 9 1
10 MF Andrew Shinnie 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
11 MF Nick Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Antonio Reguero 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF Josh Meekings 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
15 DF Simon King 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 FW Jason Oswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Aaron Doran 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 FW Shane Sutherland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF Gavin Morrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Martin Laing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Liam Polworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Conor Pepper 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 FW Philip Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Andre Blackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Jordan Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Daniel Devine 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 DF Charlie Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK Scott Mathieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Matthew Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Calum Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Ryan Christie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Kyle Whyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 −11 47[a]
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.

Position summary

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GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultDDDLLDDWWWDWDLWWWDWDDWLLDLWDDDWWDLLWLL
Position35881111119635347522322222223233433333334
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Most frequent line-up

By number of appearances

As of 19 May 2013

Formation: 4–2–3–1.

Personnel Awards

Last updated 19 April 2013

Player Award Month
Terry Butcher SPL Manager of the Month [11] November
Billy Mckay SPL Player of the Month [11] November
Aaron Doran SPL Young Player of the Month [11] November
Josh Meekings SPL Young Player of the Month [12] March

Transfers

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