# 2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2009–10 season. Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Inverness finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalists Celtic. They were beaten in the second round of the League Cup by First Division side Ayr United.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 9 | FW | Richie Foran | | 41 | Club captain |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 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.

### Squad

    Last updated 13 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUT | Thomas Piermayr | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Ross Tokely | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Owain Tudur Jones | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Chris Hogg | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Cox | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jonny Hayes | 29 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Greg Tansey | 39 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Richie Foran | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 19 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nick Ross | 32 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | NIR | Jonathan Tuffey | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO | David Proctor | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | FRA | Grégory Tadé | 40 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Roman Golobart | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Gavin Morrison | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Shane Sutherland | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Tom Aldred | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Aidan Chippendale | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Kenny Gillet | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Aaron Doran | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Steve Williams | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | David Davis | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Claude Gnakpa | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Josh Meekings | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 13 May 2012
| Number | Position | Name | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ryan Esson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Thomas Piermayr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ross Tokely | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Owain Tudur Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Chris Hogg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Lee Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Greg Tansey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6' | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Richie Foran | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Nick Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Jonathan Tuffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | David Proctor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Grégory Tadé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Roman Golobart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Gavin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Shane Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Tom Aldred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Aidan Chippendale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Sam Winnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Billy McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kenny Gillet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Aaron Doran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Steve Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | David Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Claude Gnakpa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Josh Meekings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 43 | |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 41 | |
| 10 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 39 | |
| 11 | Hibernian | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 33 | |
| 12 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 82 | −42 | 25 | Relegation to the First Division |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| Richie Foran | Friendly | 0–3 | Elgin City | 2 July 2011 |
| Andrew Shinnie | Scottish Premier League | 3–6 | Kilmarnock | 5 November 2011 |

## Transfers

Inverness' first significant move in the close season was to release 10 first team players. Two players also returned from loan back to their parent club. Chris Hogg was originally released by Caley Thistle at end of the season but later re-signed.