2005–06 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 12th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2005–06.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.

2005–06 season
Manager	Craig Brewster (to January) Charlie Christie (from January)
Scottish Premier League	7th
Scottish Cup	4th Round
Scottish League Cup	4th Round
Top goalscorer	League: Craig Dargo (17) All: Craig Dargo (20)
Highest home attendance	7,512 vs. Rangers, 6 August 2005
Lowest home attendance	917 vs. Alloa Athletic, 24 August 2005
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Results

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2005-06 Scottish Premier League

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	30 July	Falkirk	A	2–0	Brewster (2)	4,561
2	6 August	Rangers	H	0–1		7,512
3	13 August	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–0	Fox	5,005
4	20 August	Kilmarnock	H	2–2	Brewster (2)	4,119
5	28 August	Dundee United	A	1–1	Brewster	6,718
6	10 September	Motherwell	H	1–2	Brewster	4,018
7	17 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–1		6,704
8	24 September	Celtic	A	1–2	Wyness	57,247
9	2 October	Hibernian	A	2–1	Proctor, Wyness	11,683
10	15 October	Aberdeen	H	1–1	Bayne	6,809
11	22 October	Livingston	A	1–1	Morgan	3,372
12	26 October	Falkirk	H	0–3		3,660
13	29 October	Rangers	A	1–1	Dargo	47,867
14	5 November	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–1	Black, Proctor	3,728
15	19 November	Kilmarnock	A	2–2	Bayne, Dargo	4,708
16	26 November	Dundee United	H	1–1	Tokely	3,239
17	3 December	Motherwell	A	2–0	Dargo (2)	4,103
18	10 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0		16,373
19	18 December	Celtic	H	1–1	Dargo	7,382
20	26 December	Hibernian	H	2–0	Dargo (2)	7,017
21	31 December	Aberdeen	A	0–0		12,266
22	14 January	Livingston	H	3–0	Dargo (2), Wyness	3,604
23	21 January	Falkirk	A	4–1	Wilson, Wyness, Dargo, Tokely	4,772
24	29 January	Rangers	H	2–3	Dargo, Wyness	7,380
25	8 February	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–2	Dargo, Wyness	3,355
26	11 February	Kilmarnock	H	3–3	Wyness, Dargo, Proctor	3,618
27	18 February	Dundee United	A	4–2	Dods, Wyness, Dargo, Morgan	6,419
28	4 March	Motherwell	H	0–1		3,183
29	11 March	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0		5,027
30	22 March	Celtic	A	1–2	Hart	57,541
31	25 March	Hibernian	A	2–0	Dods, Wilson	12,745
32	1 April	Aberdeen	H	0–1		7,368
33	8 April	Livingston	A	1–2	Tokely	2,688
34	15 April	Motherwell	A	1–0	Dargo	3,438
35	22 April	Dundee United	H	1–0	Dargo	3,609
36	29 April	Livingston	A	1–0	Wilson	2,278
37	3 May	Falkirk	H	2–0	Duncan, Dargo	3,121
38	6 May	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–0	Morgan	5,354

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
5	Kilmarnock	38	15	10	13	63	64	−1	55
6	Aberdeen	38	13	15	10	46	40	+6	54
7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	15	13	10	51	38	+13	58
8	Motherwell	38	13	10	15	55	61	−6	49
9	Dundee United	38	7	12	19	41	66	−25	33

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	24 August	Alloa Athletic	H	6–1	Wilson, Hart, McBain, Duncan, Munro, Wyness	917
R3	20 September	Dundee United	H	2–0	Fox, Wilson	1,919
R4	8 November	Livingston	A	1–3	Dargo	1,521

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	ICT Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	7 January	Ayr United	H	1–1	McAllister	2,126
R3 R	16 January	Ayr United	A	2–0	Dargo, Wyness	2,774
R4	4 February	Partick Thistle	H	2–2	McBain, Dargo	3,286
R4 R	15 February	Partick Thistle	A	1–1 (aet, Partick Thistle won 4–2 on penalties)	Wyness	3,166

References

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