# 2021–22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2021-22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 28th campaign, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship - the second-tier of Scottish football.

## Events
### Pre-Season

1 June 2021: Billy Dodds is named as the team's new manager, resulting in mixed reception from fans.

## Fixtures and results
### League Cup

The Group Stage for the cup was drawn on 28 May 2021, with Cove Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness, Peterhead and Stirling Albion being drawn into Group A. The first match will be played on 13 July 2021.

### SPFL Trust Challenge Cup

Inverness are due to enter the Challenge Cup at Round 2 which will be played on the 4th and 5 September.

### North of Scotland Cup

Did not enter.

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kilmarnock (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 67 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 52 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 50 | |

## First Team Player Statistics
### League Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Shane Sutherland | 10 |
| 2nd | Billy Mckay | 9 |
| 3rd | Michael Gardyne | 5 |
| 3rd | Logan Chalmers | 5 |
| 5th | Reece McAlear | 4 |
| 5th | Sean Welsh | 4 |
| 5th | Tom Walsh | 4 |
| 8th | Kirk Broadfoot | 2 |
| 8th | Roddy MacGregor | 2 |
| 10th | Aaron Doran | 1 |
| 10th | Cameron Harper | 1 |
| 10th | Lewis Jamieson | 1 |
| 10th | Joe Hardy | 1 |
| 10th | Lewis Nicolson | 1 |
| 10th | Sam Pearson | 1 |
| 10th | Austin Samuels | 1 |

### Overall Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1st | Billy Mckay | 15 |
| 2nd | Shane Sutherland | 12 |
| 3rd | Reece McAlear | 6 |
| 4th | Michael Gardyne | 5 |
| 4th | Logan Chalmers | 5 |
| 6th | Sean Welsh | 4 |
| 6th | Tom Walsh | 4 |
| 8th | Lewis Jamieson | 3 |
| 8th | Roddy MacGregor | 3 |
| 8th | Austin Samuels | 3 |
| 11th | Aaron Doran | 2 |
| 11th | Manny Duku | 2 |
| 11th | Cameron Harper | 2 |
| 11th | Kirk Broadfoot | 2 |
| 15th | Danny Devine | 1 |
| 15th | Joe Hardy | 1 |
| 15th | Lewis Nicolson | 1 |
| 15th | Sam Pearson | 1 |
*as of match played 23 May 2022
**players in italics left the club during the season.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| Billy Mckay | SPFL Trust Trophy | 2–4 | Elgin City | 9 October 2021 |

### Transfers

Transfers In :
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Fee | Date |
| Michael Gardyne | 35 | MF | Ross County | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Tom Walsh | 24 | MF | Ayr United | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Manny Duku | 28 | FW | Raith Rovers | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Billy Mckay | 32 | FW | Ross County | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Kirk Broadfoot | 36 | DF | Kilmarnock | Free | 12 July 2021 |
| Austin Samuels | 21 | FW | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | 28 January 2022 |
Transfers Out :
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Fee | Date |
| James Keatings | 29 | FW | Raith Rovers | Pre-Contract Agreement | 3 March 2021 |
| Daniel MacKay | 20 | FW | Hibernian | Undisclosed | 13 May 2021 |
| Brad McKay | 28 | DF | Falkirk | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Nikolay Todorov | 24 | FW | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Miles Storey | 27 | FW | Hereford | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| James Vincent | 31 | MF | Hereford | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| Lewis Toshney | 29 | DF | Retired | N/A | 3 July 2021 |
| Shane Harkness | 20 | MF | Rothes | Free | January 2022 |
| Michael Gardyne | 36 | FW | Montrose | Contract Terminated | January 2022 |
| Anthony McDonald | 20 | MF | Edinburgh City | Free | January 2022 |
| Manny Duku | 29 | FW | Havant & Waterlooville | Free | January 2022 |
Loans In/Return :
| Player | Age* | Pos | From | Duration | Date In | Date Out |
| Lewis Jamieson | 19 | FW | St Mirren | Full Season | 1 July 2021 | 25 January 2022 |
| Reece McAlear | 19 | MF | Norwich City | Full Season | 1 July 2021 | 1 July 2022 |
| Logan Chalmers | 21 | FW | Dundee United | Half Season | 21 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
| Sam Pearson | 20 | FW | Bristol City | Half Season | 21 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
| Joe Hardy | 23 | FW | Accrington Stanley | Half Season | 27 January 2022 | 1 July 2022 |
Loans Out/Return :
| Player | Age* | Pos | To | Duration | Date Out | Date In | Notes |
| Arron Lyall | 17 | MF | Rangers | Return | 1 July 2021 | N/A | |
| Scott Allan | 29 | MF | Hibernian | Return | 1 July 2021 | N/A | |
| Lewis Jamieson | 19 | FW | St Mirren | Recalled | 25 January 2022 | N/A | |
| Sam Pearson | 20 | FW | Bristol City | Mutually Terminated | 1 April 2022 | N/A | Mutually terminated due to Family Bereavment |
*at time of transfer/loan