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Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
1997-98 season
ManagerSteve Paterson
Scottish Second Division5th
Scottish Cup4th Round
Scottish League Cup2nd Round
Scottish Challenge Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Stewart (16)
All: Iain Stewart
Brian Thomson (20)
Highest home attendance5,821 vs. Dundee United, 18 February 1998
Lowest home attendance944 vs. Queen of the South, 13 August 1997

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. competed in the Scottish Second Division in season 1997–98 and the Scottish League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results

Friendlies

19 July 1997 Friendly Wick Academy 5–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
15:00 Attendance: 150
20 July 1997 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic  
15:00 Attendance: 753
21 July 1997 Friendly Lewis & Harris Select (B) 4–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
19:30 Attendance: 250
22 July 1997 Friendly Lewis & Harris Select (A) 7–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
19:30 Attendance: 550
23 July 1997 Friendly Deveronvale 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
19:30 Attendance: 150
25 July 1997 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Huntly  
19:30 Attendance: 253
28 July 1997 Testimonial/Alan Hercher Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 St. Johnstone  
19:30 Attendance: 1204
7 October 1997 Friendly Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–4 Rangers  
19:30 Attendance: 4336
17 May 1998 Friendly/Cerebral Palsy Benefit Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Chic Charnley Select  
15:00
7 April 1998 Testimonial/Charlie Christie Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Celtic  
19:30 Attendance: 1565

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Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Second Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
1 6 August Livingston H 1–1 Thomson 2,232
2 16 August Brechin City A 2–2 Thomson, Stewart 459
3 23 August East Fife H 0–1 1,746
4 30 August Albion Rovers A 2–3 Thomson, Addicoat 442
5 13 September Stranraer H 2–2 Shearer, Stewart 1,571
6 20 September Queen of the South A 1–2 Wilson 1,145
7 27 September Clyde H 1–2 McCulloch 1,751
8 4 October Forfar Athletic A 1–2 Stewart 531
9 18 October Clydebank H 0–0 1,542
10 25 October East Fife A 5–1 Stewart (3), Shearer, Cherry 772
11 1 November Brechin City H 0–0 1,905
12 8 November Stenhousemuir H 4–1 Thomson, Wilson, Addicoat, Stewart 1,669
13 15 November Stranraer A 1–2 Thomson 644
14 22 November Clyde A 3–4 Thomson, Cherry, Stewart 953
15 29 November Queen of the South H 2–1 Stewart (2) 1,820
16 13 December Clydebank A 1–1 Ross 326
17 20 December Forfar Athletic H 2–2 Cherry (2) 1,521
18 27 December East Fife H 4–0 Cherry, Robson, Teasdale, Wilson 2,134
19 17 January Clyde H 5–1 Stewart (2), Thomson, Wilson, Robertson 1,505
20 31 January Queen of the South A 0–1 1,322
21 7 February Clydebank H 3–2 Shearer (2), Thomson 1,863
22 21 February Livingston H 2–2 Shearer, McCulloch 2,197
23 25 February Brechin City A 1–3 Cherry 388
24 28 February Stenhousemuir A 3–0 Robson, Thomson, Cherry 643
25 3 March Livingston A 2–2 Robson, Wilson 751
26 7 March Stranraer H 1-2 Cherry 1,582
27 10 March Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Sheerin (2) 432
28 14 March Clyde A 6–1 Thomson (2), Wilson, Sheerin, McLean, Stewart 766
29 21 March Queen of the South H 0–2 1,989
30 28 March Clydebank A 0–1 344
31 4 April Forfar Athletic H 0–0 1,315
32 11 April Stenhousemuir H 2–1 Teasdale (2) 1,414
33 18 April Stranraer A 1–3 Stewart 667
34 25 April East Fife A 1–0 Thomson 650
35 2 May Brechin City H 2–1 Thomson, Stewart 1,955
36 9 May Livingston A 2-1 Stewart, Sheerin 2,812

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 +16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54
5 Inverness CT 36 13 10 13 65 51 +14 49
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 51 59 −8 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 12 10 14 51 61 −10 46
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 2 August Stenhousemuir H 5–1 Thomson (3), Christie, Wilson 1,715
R2 9 August Motherwell A 2–2 (aet, Motherwell won 4–1 on penalties) Thomson (3), Addicoat 4,247

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 13 August Queen of the South H 0–2 944

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 6 December Whitehill Welfare H 3–1 Stewart, Wilson 1,173
R2 3 January Queen's Park H 2–0 Robson, Stewart 1,281
R3 24 January Annan Athletic H 8-1 Wilson (2), Thomson (2), Stewart, Robson, Leslie (own goal), Shearer 3,310
R4 14 February Dundee United A 1-1 Sheerin 8,770
R4 R 24 January Dundee United H 2-3 Thomson, McCulloch 5,821

Inverness Cup

14 October 1997 Inverness Cup Final (1996/97) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Ross County  
19:30
18 November 1997 Inverness Cup R1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7–2 Lossiemouth  
19:30
9 December 1997 Inverness Cup Semi-final Forres Mechanics 1–6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle  
19:30
6 January 1998 Inverness Cup Final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Clachnacuddin  
19:30

North Cup

14 March 1998 North Cup R1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Forres Mechanics
15:00 Attendance: 766
21 March 1998 North Cup R1 (replay) Forres Mechanics 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15:00
28 March 1998 North Cup R2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Clachnacuddin
15:00

References

  1. ^ https://caleythistleonline.com/team/fixtures.html/
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