# 1995–96 Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Third Division in season 1995–96 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

## Results
### Scottish Third Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 12 August | Livingston | H | 0–3 | | 1,576 |
| 2 | 26 August | Brechin City | H | 1–2 | Stewart | 1,029 |
| 3 | 2 September | Albion Rovers | A | 2–2 | Hercher (2) | 284 |
| 4 | 9 September | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | Stewart, Green, Hercher | 1,141 |
| 5 | 16 September | Arbroath | A | 1–2 | Stewart | 587 |
| 6 | 23 September | Alloa Athletic | A | 5–0 | Christie (3), Stewart (2) | 387 |
| 7 | 30 September | Ross County | H | 1–1 | Hercher | 3,625 |
| 8 | 7 October | East Stirlingshire | A | 5–0 | Stewart (2), Brennan, Ross, Mitchell | 381 |
| 9 | 14 October | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–2 | Hercher, Hastings, Stewart | 1,378 |
| 10 | 21 October | Albion Rovers | H | 6–1 | Stewart (3), Mitchell (2), Ross | 1,167 |
| 11 | 28 October | Brechin City | A | 0–0 | | 374 |
| 12 | 4 November | Arbroath | H | 5–1 | Christie (2), Stewart (2), Hastings | 1,525 |
| 13 | 11 November | Queen's Park | A | 3–0 | Stewart (2), Hercher | 597 |
| 14 | 18 November | Ross County | A | 0–2 | | 4,288 |
| 15 | 25 November | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–1 | Christie | 1,181 |
| 16 | 2 December | East Stirlingshire | H | 1–1 | Ross | 1,142 |
| 17 | 16 December | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–0 | | 230 |
| 18 | 13 January | Alloa Athletic | A | 2–0 | Thomson, Christie | 410 |
| 19 | 17 January | Livingston | A | 2–0 | Christie, Teasdale | 2,326 |
| 20 | 20 January | East Stirlingshire | A | 5–1 | Stewart (3), Scott, Ross | 353 |
| 21 | 23 January | Ross County | H | 1–1 | Stewart | 4,931 |
| 22 | 3 February | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–2 | Stewart | 229 |
| 23 | 21 February | Arbroath | A | 2–1 | Stewart, Scott | 726 |
| 24 | 24 February | Brechin City | H | 0–1 | | 2,343 |
| 25 | 28 February | Albion Rovers | A | 2–0 | Stewart, Hercher | 368 |
| 26 | 2 March | Livingston | A | 2–2 | Sinclair (own goal), Teasdale | 2,152 |
| 27 | 5 March | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Hercher | 1,245 |
| 28 | 12 March | Alloa Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 1,162 |
| 29 | 16 March | Ross County | A | 1–2 | McAllister | 3,670 |
| 30 | 23 March | Arbroath | H | 1–1 | Hercher | 1,105 |
| 31 | 30 March | Queen's Park | A | 2–1 | Stewart, Christie | 575 |
| 32 | 6 April | East Stirlingshire | H | 0–3 | | 965 |
| 33 | 13 April | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | Christie, Thomson | 721 |
| 34 | 20 April | Albion Rovers | H | 1–1 | Christie | 673 |
| 35 | 27 April | Brechin City | A | 1–0 | Hercher | 756 |
| 36 | 4 May | Livingston | H | 1–2 | Stewart | 1,403 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 72 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Brechin City (P) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 63 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 57 | |
| 4 | Ross County | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 53 | |
| 5 | Arbroath | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 52 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 5 August | Berwick Rangers | A | 1–1 (aet, Berwick won 5–3 on penalties) | Graham (own goal) | 482 |

### Scottish Challenge Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 22 August | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–2 | Macmillan | 878 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 6 January | Livingston | H | 3–2 | Ross, Teasdale, Hercher | 1,845 |
| R3 | 27 January | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Stewart | 2,320 |
| R3 R | 12 February | East Fife | A | 1–1 (aet, ICT won 3–1 on penalties) | Hercher | 1,345 |
| R4 | 17 February | Stenhousemuir | A | 0-1 | Thomson | 2,300 |
| QF | 9 March | Rangers | H | 0–3 | | 11,296 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| Charlie Christie | Scottish Third Division | 0–5 | Alloa Athletic | 23 September 1995 |
| Iain Stewart | Scottish Third Division | 6–1 | Albion Rovers | 21 October 1995 |
| Iain Stewart | Scottish Third Division | 1–5 | East Stirlingshire | 20 January 1996 |