2007–08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Scottish football club season September 2020 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 2007–08 Craig Brewster Manager Chairman Scottish Premier League 9th Scottish Cup 4th round Scottish League Cup Quarter-final Don Cowie (9) Marius Niculae (10) 7,753 vs. Rangers, 20 January 2008 3,420 vs. Kilmarnock, 19 April 2008 4,753 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's fourth in the Scottish Premier League and 14th since the merger that created the club. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Scottish Premier League Caley Thistle finished 9th of 12 teams in the SPL, on 43 points from 38 matches. They managed only a disappointing −11 goal differential, from 51 goals scored and 62 allowed. It was a mixed season for statistics, as this tied the club's record for goals scored in an SPL season, set in 2004–05, but also demolished their record for SPL goals conceded by 14. But overall, it could be called a poor season for the Caley, with the lowest total points and lowest finishing league standing since their promotion in 2004. The exception to this poor form, and the main reason for the team's survival in the SPL, was the month of December. A streak that included wins against Hearts and Celtic earned Craig Brewster Manager of the Month and Marius Niculae Player of the Month honors. Scottish Cup To go along with the lackluster league season was a short and poor Scottish Cup. Caley Thistle entered the tournament in the fourth round, and faced Hibernian at Easter Road. Dean Shiels scored a hat trick and sunk Caley's hopes for a cup run at the first possible point as the match finished 3–0 to Hibs. League Cup The League Cup provided a bit more positive news for Caley Thistle fans, as the club reached the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons, on the strength of a 4–1 win over Arbroath and a 3–0 win over Gretna. The run stopped abruptly, however, away to Aberdeen, who beat Caley Thistle 4–1 on the strength of another hat trick (albeit including two penalties), this time from Barry Nicholson. Results All the results of the regular matches http://stats.caleythistleonline.com/matches.php Caleythistleonline 2007–08 results Scottish Premier League 2007–08 Scottish Premier League League table INV Friendlies 11 July 2007 Friendly 2 – 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810220540/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3352/ICT_right_on_target_in_friendly.html Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tokely 47 McDonald 81 QAT Qatar U-21 Montecatini Terme W14 July 2007 Friendly 2 – 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810220540/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3352/ICT_right_on_target_in_friendly.html Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wood 35 McDonald 46 ROM Universitatea Craiova U21 ? ? Montecatini Terme W17 July 2007 Friendly 0–3 Elgin City Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wilson 38, Rankin 46, Hart 62 Borough Briggs Elgin W18 July 2007 Friendly 0–2 Clachnacuddin Inverness Caledonian Thistle Sutherland 76, Wood 86 pen Grant Street Park Inverness W21 July 2007 Darren Still testimonial 1–5 Keith ? ? Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wilson 42, McDonald 45, 64, Rankin 85, 88 Kynoch Park Keith W22 July 2007 Steven Park testimonial 2–5 Inverurie Loco Works ? ? Inverness Caledonian Thistle Paatelainen 28, Wyness 43, 63, McAllister 50, Wood 64 Harlaw Park Inverurie W25 July 2007 Friendly 2–1 Peterhead Bavidge ?, ? Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hart 45 Balmoor Stadium Peterhead L28 July 2007 Friendly 1–2 Ross County Barrowman 34 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Munro 69, McCaffrey 72 Victoria Park Dingwall W League 4 August 2007 12:30 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers Ferguson 16 90Novo 64 Caledonian Stadium 7,711 Clarke L 11 August 2007 15:00 2–1 Motherwell O'Donnell 85McCormack 90 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tokely 82 Fir Park 4,259 Freeland L 18 August 2007 15:00 2–1 St Mirren Miranda 19Corcoran 55 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cowie 58 Love Street 3,309 Collum L 25 August 2007 15:00 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee United Dillon 46Robson 58 81 Caledonian Stadium 4,178 Underhill L 1 September 2007 15:00 1–0 Hibernian Fletcher 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Easter Road 13,258 Smith L 15 September 2007 15:00 5–0 Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 15 59Donati 41Nakamura 56McGuire 70 o.g. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park 56,020 Thomson L 22 September 2007 15:00 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wyness 64Brewster 90 Hearts Black 34 o.g. Caledonian Stadium 4,918 Tumilty W 29 September 2007 15:00 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wyness 7 54Duncan 18Black 32 Falkirk Milne 28Arfield 47 Caledonian Stadium 4,011 Somers W 6 October 2007 15:00 2–2 Kilmarnock Koudou 1Nish 56 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ford 22 o.g.Cowie 61 Rugby Park 4,456 Brines D 21 October 2007 14:00 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wyness 58 Aberdeen Young 8Tokely 62 o.g. Caledonian Stadium Smith L 27 October 2007 15:00 0–4 Gretna Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wyness 2Cowie 31Wilson 73McBain 75 Fir Park 1,096 McCurry W 3 November 2007 15:00 2–0 Rangers Boyd 1Cuéllar 63 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Ibrox Stadium 48,898 Collum L 10 November 2007 15:00 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell Clarkson 15 53Smith 87 Caledonian Stadium 3,608 L 24 November 2007 15:00 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cowie 6 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium 3,699 Allan W 1 December 2007 15:00 0–1 Dundee United Inverness Caledonian Thistle Black 20 Tannadice Stadium 5845 Brines W 8 December 2007 15:00 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Niculae 42 78 Hibernian Caledonian Stadium 4224 Clark W 12 December 2007 14:00 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rankin 41 pen.Proctor 57, 0 68Cowie 61 Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 24 26 Caledonian Stadium 7004 W 22 December 2007 15:00 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Berra 62Kurskis 2 86Velicka 88 pen. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Duncan 22Rankin 52 pen.Bayne 90+3 Tynecastle Park 16202 W 26 December 2007 15:00 1–0 Falkirk Aafjes 34 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium 5265 L 29 December 2007 15:00 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Niculae 42 76Cowie 52 Kilmarnock Nish 87 Caledonian Stadium 4169 W 2 January 2008 15:00 1–0 Aberdeen Nicholson 82 pen. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Pittodrie Stadium 13327 L 5 January 2008 15:00 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Niculae 34 42Rankin 39 pen. Gretna Caledonian Stadium 3919 W 20 January 2008 14:00 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers Darcheville 89 Caledonian Stadium 7753 L 9 February 2008 15:00 1–1 St Mirren Mehmet 75 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Munro 27 St Mirren Park 3609 D 16 February 2008 15:00 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Paatelainen 84 Dundee United Buaben 68 Caledonian Stadium 4087 D 20 February 2008 19:45 3–1 Motherwell Clarkson 7 42Porter 10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cowie 19 Fir Park 4526 L 23 February 2008 15:00 2–0 Hibernian Nish 3Fletcher 5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Easter Road 12552 L 27 February 2008 19:45 2–1 Celtic McDonald 45Samaras 61 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Niculae 70 Celtic Park 56787 L 1 March 2008 15:00 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Heart of Midlothian Karypidis 22Elliot 33 47 Caledonian Stadium 4489 L 15 March 2008 15:00 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Clarke 86 Caledonian Stadium 4012 L 22 March 2008 15:00 4–1 Kilmarnock Wright 37Bryson 50 57Flannigan 64 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Black 13 Rugby Park 5100 L 29 March 2008 15:00 3–4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Bus 20 o.g.Duncan 40, 2 46McBain 57Munro 0 90+10 Aberdeen Aluko 7Nicholson 45Miller 53Maguire 90+3 Caledonian Stadium 5655 L 5 April 2008 15:00 1–2 Gretna Barr 80 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McBain 71Cowie 73 Fir Park 431 W 19 April 2008 15:00 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Imrie 10Lilley 71 o.g.Niculae 79 Kilmarnock Caledonian Stadium 3420 W 26 April 2008 15:00 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Glen 80 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park 15423 L 4 May 2008 14:00 6–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Imrie 1McAllister 24Wilson 51Cowie 70Tokely 88Vigurs 90+1 Gretna Hogg 26 Caledonian Stadium 3639 W 10 May 2008 15:00 2–1 Falkirk Higdon 28Finnigan 68 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wilson 90 pen. Falkirk Stadium 5631 L 17 May 2008 15:00 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Proctor 0 54 St Mirren Caledonian Stadium 3783 D Scottish League Cup 2007–08 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score ICT Scorer(s) AttendanceR228 AugustArbroathH3–1Niculae (2), Wyness1,246R325 SeptemberGretnaH3–0Bayne, Wilson, Wyness1,717R431 OctoberAberdeenA1–4Bayne7,270 Scottish Cup 2007–08 Scottish Cup 12 January 2008 15:00 Fourth round 3–0 Hibernian Shiels 5 53 84Morais 2 88 Inverness Caledonian Thistle McGuire 2 88 Easter Road 9622 Conroy} L Club Records Set (+) Tied – Most SPL goals scored: 51 (also scored 51 in 2004–05) (−) Lowest SPL finish: 9th (previous was 8th in 2004–05 and 2006–07) (−) Least SPL points: 43 (previous was 44 in 2004–05) (−) Worst SPL goal difference: −11 (previous was −6 in 2004–05 and 2006–07) (−) Most SPL goals allowed: 62 (previous was 48 in 2006–07) Transfers in Date Name Moving from Fee 8 May 2007 SCO Ally Ridgers SCO Clachnacuddin Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6634743.stm Ridgers poised for Inverness stay 8 May 2007 BBC Sport 1 July 2007 SCO Don Cowie Don Cowie (footballer) SCO Ross County Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6311987.stm Inverness line up County captain 1 July 2007 BBC Sport 4 July 2007 ENG Dean McDonald ENG Gillingham Undisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6249950.stm McDonald joy at Inverness switch 4 July 2007 BBC Sport 17 July 2007 ROM Marius Niculae GER Mainz 05 Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6268878.stm Romania striker joins Inverness 17 July 2007 BBC Sport 14 August 2007 SCO Steven Watt Steven Watt (footballer) WAL Swansea City Loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6945614.stm BBC Sport Defender Watt moves to Inverness 14 August 2007 31 August 2007 POL Zbigniew Małkowski SCO Hibernian Loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6972993.stm Malkowski heads to Caley Thistle 31 August 2007 BBC Sport 31 August 2007 SCO Phil McGuire footballer SCO Dunfermline Athletic Loanhttp://www.caleythistleonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=522&Itemid=1 Transfer Window 31 August 2007 caleythistleonline.com 31 August 2007 SCO David Proctor David Proctor (footballer, born 1984) SCO Dundee United Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/6973376.stm Proctor moves back to Inverness 31 August 2007 BBC Sport 31 January 2008 SCO Dougie Imrie SCO Clyde Undisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/7220623.stm Caley Thistle sign Clyde's Imrie BBC Sport 2 March 2008 Transfers out Date Name Moving to Fee 1 June 2007 SCO Stuart Golabek SCO Ross County Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6704539.stm Golabek & Bullock back at County 1 June 2007 BBC Sport 28 June 2007 SCO Craig Dargo SCO St Mirren Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/6251146.stm St Mirren sign up striker Dargo 28 June 2007 BBC Sport 1 July 2007 SCO Darren Dods SCO Dundee United Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/6231186.stm Dods seals move to Dundee United 22 June 2007 BBC Sport 31 August 2007 SCO Ally Ridgers SCO Elgin City Loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/elgin_city/6972233.stm BBC Sport Inverness duo farmed out to Elgin 31 August 2007 31 August 2007 SCO Zander Sutherland Alexander Sutherland (footballer) SCO Elgin City Loan 1 January 2008 SCO Alan Morgan Alan Morgan (footballer born 1983) SCO Kilmarnock Free 17 January 2008 SCO John Rankin John Rankin (footballer, born 1983) SCO Hibernian £110,000 29 April 2008 SCO Stuart McCaffrey SCO St Johnstone Free References Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. seasons Inverness Caledonian Thistle