# 1999–2000 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their sixth season in the Scottish Football League competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup where they made their first major final against Second Division team Alloa Athletic where they lost on a penalty shoot-out after a 4–4 draw and Scottish Cup where they famously beat Scottish Premier League team Celtic 3–1 in the 3rd Round in season 1999–2000.

## Results
### Scottish First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 7 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–4 | | 4,677 |
| 2 | 14 August | Falkirk | H | 2–3 | Sheerin, Tokely | 3,022 |
| 3 | 21 August | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Sheerin, Teasdale | 3,040 |
| 4 | 28 August | Ayr United | A | 0–1 | | 2,157 |
| 5 | 4 September | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1 | Glancy | 2,414 |
| 6 | 11 September | Clydebank | H | 1–0 | Sheerin | 1,697 |
| 7 | 18 September | Livingston | A | 2–2 | Bavidge, Sheerin | 2,584 |
| 8 | 25 September | Raith Rovers | H | 0–2 | | 2,961 |
| 9 | 2 October | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | Glancy | 2,097 |
| 10 | 16 October | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | Wyness, McLean | 2,403 |
| 11 | 23 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | Bavidge | 3,006 |
| 12 | 30 October | Clydebank | A | 3–0 | Sheerin, Teasdale, Wilson | 220 |
| 13 | 6 November | Livingston | H | 2–0 | Golabek, McLean | 2,474 |
| 14 | 12 November | Greenock Morton | A | 1–5 | Tokely | 812 |
| 15 | 27 November | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Wilson, Xausa | 2,022 |
| 16 | 30 November | Ayr United | H | 1–1 | Christie | 1,073 |
| 17 | 4 December | Raith Rovers | A | 2–4 | Sheerin, Bavidge | 1,971 |
| 18 | 11 December | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Wilson | 2,893 |
| 19 | 18 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 3,775 |
| 20 | 27 December | Clydebank | H | 4–1 | Sheerin (2), Wilson (2) | 1,640 |
| 21 | 3 January | Livingston | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 2,656 |
| 22 | 8 January | Greenock Morton | H | 6–2 | Wilson (2), Byers, Bavidge, Sheerin, Tokely | 1,524 |
| 23 | 22 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Glancy | 2,302 |
| 24 | 5 February | Airdrieonians | A | 4–1 | Wyness, Sheerin, Xausa, Wilson | 1,597 |
| 25 | 12 February | St Mirren | A | 0–2 | | 3,742 |
| 26 | 26 February | Falkirk | H | 0–3 | | 2,727 |
| 27 | 4 March | Clydebank | A | 1–0 | Wyness | 168 |
| 28 | 7 March | Ayr United | A | 3–1 | Wilson, Sheerin, Xausa | 1,274 |
| 29 | 18 March | Livingston | H | 4–1 | Xausa (3), Wyness | 2,206 |
| 30 | 25 March | Ayr United | H | 1–1 | Wilson | 1,790 |
| 31 | 1 April | Greenock Morton | A | 2–0 | Wyness, Xausa | 567 |
| 32 | 8 April | Raith Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 2,538 |
| 33 | 15 April | Airdrieonians | H | 1–5 | Wyness | 1,404 |
| 34 | 22 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Xausa | 2,677 |
| 35 | 29 April | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Xausa, Wilson | 4,449 |
| 36 | 6 May | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | McCulloch (2), Xausa, Wilson, Bavidge | 3,218 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 49 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 |
| 8 | Morton | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 36 |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 31 July | Stenhousemuir | A | 3–1 | McLean, Wilson | 528 |
| R2 | 17 August | St Mirren | H | 2–0 (aet) | Sheerin, Byers | 1,238 |
| R3 | 12 October | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | | 2,195 |

### Scottish Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 10 August | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Teasdale | 1,343 |
| R2 | 24 August | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | Stewart (2), McLean | 298 |
| QF | 14 September | Clydebank | H | 2–0 | Glancy, Robson | 635 |
| SF | 28 September | Livingston | H | 1–0 | Sheerin | 1,025 |
| Final | 21 November | Alloa Athletic | N | 4–4 (aet, Alloa won 5–4 on penalties) | Sheerin (3), Wilson | 4,047 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 8 February | Celtic | A | 3–1 | Wilson, Moravcik (own goal), Sheerin | 34,389 |
| R4 | 20 February | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Mann | 6,290 |
| R4 R | 29 February | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | | 18,451 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| Paul Sheerin | Scottish Challenge Cup Final | 4–4 | Alloa Athletic | 21 November 1999 |
| Davide Xausa | Scottish First Division | 4–1 | Livingston | 18 March 2000 |