# 2014–15 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season. Inverness also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Results & Fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

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

| No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| 3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 43 | |
| 5 | DF | Gary Warren | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Richie Foran | 0 | Club captain |
Last updated: 30 May 2015 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 30 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 20 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | David Raven | 39 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 43 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | James Vincent | 24 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gary Warren | 41 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Josh Meekings | 44 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Edward Ofere | 13 | 6 | 7+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ross Draper | 38 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Aaron Doran | 38 | 6 | 15+18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nick Ross | 32 | 3 | 13+13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Dean Brill | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Ibra Sekajja | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NIR | Daniel Devine | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Marley Watkins | 39 | 9 | 29+4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Greg Tansey | 42 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lewis Horner | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Carl Tremarco | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Danny Williams | 41 | 3 | 27+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Ryan Christie | 42 | 4 | 26+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | EST | Tarmo Kink | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SCO | Cameron Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Alisdair Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | CAN | Calum Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | 26 | 10 | 22+1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| Calum Ferguson | Friendly | 2–6 | Fort William | 5 July 2014 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 30 May 2015
| Number | Position | Name | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| 2 | DF | David Raven | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | James Vincent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gary Warren | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Josh Meekings | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Edward Ofere | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ross Draper | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Aaron Doran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Nick Ross | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Daniel Devine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Marley Watkins | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Greg Tansey | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Carl Tremarco | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Danny Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ryan Christie | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 17 | +67 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 56 | |
* ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

### Position summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

### Personnel Awards

Last updated 24 May 2015
| Player | Award | Month |
| Ross Draper | SPFL Player of the Month | August |
| John Hughes | SPFL Manager of the Month | August |
| Ryan Christie | SPFL Young Player of the Month | August |
| John Hughes | SPFL Manager of the Month | January |
| Ryan Christie | SPFL Young Player of the Month | February |
| John Hughes | PFA Scotland Manager of the Year |
| Ryan Christie | SFWA Young Player of the Year |
| John Hughes | SFWA Manager of the Year |

## Transfers

Transfers In :
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Fee | Date |
| Lewis Horner | 22 | MF | Blyth Spartans | Free | 8 August 2014 |
| Ibra Sekajja | 21 | ST | Free Agent | N/A | 7 October 2014 |
| Edward Ofere | 28 | ST | Free Agent | N/A | 27 February 2015 |
| Tarmo Kink | 29 | MF | Free Agent | N/A | 2 March 2015 |
Transfers Out :
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Fee | Date |
| Nick Draper | 20 | GK | Released | N/A | 1 July 2014 |
| Joe Gorman | 19 | DF | Bray Wanderers | Free | 1 July 2014 |
| Matthew Cooper | 20 | DF | Elgin City | Free | 1 July 2014 |
| Conor Pepper | 20 | DF | Greenock Morton | Free | 1 July 2014 |
| Jay Cheyne | 19 | DF | Buckie Thistle | Free | 1 July 2014 |
| Adam Evans | 20 | MF | Bohemian | Free | 3 July 2014 |
| Ben Greenhalgh | 22 | ST | Maidstone United | Free | 10 August 2014 |
| Ibra Sekajja | 22 | ST | Livingston | Free | 16 January 2015 |
| Billy Mckay | 26 | ST | Wigan Athletic | £150,000 | 30 January 2015 |