2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016–17 football season
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2016–17 season
ChairmanKenny Cameron
ManagerRichie Foran
StadiumCaledonian Stadium
PremiershipTwelfth place
League CupSecond round, lost to Alloa Athletic
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Fisher (8)
All:
Alex Fisher (8)
Highest home attendance7,012 vs. Rangers, 14 October 2016
Lowest home attendance1,316 vs. Arbroath, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance3,949[1]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season is the club's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their seventh consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Caley Thistle also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Caley Thistle finished twelfth in the Scottish Premiership and were automatically relegated to the Scottish Championship.[2] They reached the second round of the Scottish League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]

Management

Caley Thistle were managed by Richie Foran, during the 2016–17 season.[5] John Hughes departed the club during the close season on 20 May 2016,[6] having negotiated his exit with the board.[7] Hughes had previously raised concerns with the club's budget for 2016–17.[8] On 30 May 2016, Foran was appointed manager on a four-year contract,[9] marking his retirement as a player.[10] Brian Rice remained as assistant manager.[11]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Fraserburgh v Inverness CT
2 July 2016 Friendly/William West Testimonial Fraserburgh 3–3 Inverness CT Fraserburgh
15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Brora Rangers v Inverness CT
5 July 2016 Friendly Brora Rangers 1–1 Inverness CT Brora
19:30 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Nairn County v Inverness CT
7 July 2016 Friendly Nairn County 0–3 Inverness CT Nairn
19:30 Stadium: Station Park
Buckie Thistle v Inverness CT
9 July 2016 Friendly/Andy Low Testimonial Buckie Thistle 1–8 Inverness CT Buckie
14:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
Elgin City v Inverness CT
12 July 2016 Friendly Elgin City 0–3 Inverness CT Elgin
19:45 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Forres Mechanics v Inverness CT
19 July 2016 Friendly Forres Mechanics 1–3 Inverness CT Forres
19:30 Stadium: Mosset Park

Scottish Premiership

Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
6 August 2016 Premiership Partick Thistle 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Gordon Yellow card 5'
Amoo Yellow card 24' 60'
Erskine 36'		 BBC Report Polworth Yellow card 69' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Walsh
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
13 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–3 Ross County Inverness
15:00 Raven Yellow card 12'
Williams Yellow card 18'
Boden 45'
Draper Yellow card 50' 65'
Horner Yellow card 75'		 BBC Report Boyce 7' 28' 47'
Curran Yellow card 28'
Davies Yellow card 75'
Foster Yellow card 80'
Gardyne Yellow card 82'
Routis Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Dallas
Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
20 August 2016 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 Cowie 7' 47'
Sammon 18'
Kitchen Yellow card 29'
Nicholson 78' 79'		 BBC Report Tremarco Yellow card 10'
Mulraney Yellow card 12'
Polworth Yellow card 40'
Horner Yellow card 77'
Draper 87'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,880
Referee: McLean
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone
27 August 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 St Johnstone Inverness
15:00 Draper 59' Yellow card 67'
Meekings 90+1'
Warren Yellow card 90+2'		 BBC Report Wotherspoon Yellow card 58'
Foster 79'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,729
Referee: Finnie
Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
10 September 2016 Premiership Aberdeen 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 McGinn 51' BBC Report Tansey Yellow card 31'
Tremarco Yellow card 45'
King Yellow card 45+1'
Vigurs 68'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,356
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic
18 September 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Celtic Inverness
15:00 King 28'
Fisher 89'		 BBC Report Rogić 17'
Sinclair 34'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee
24 September 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Dundee Inverness
15:00 Doumbouya 8'
Tansey 17'
Polworth 51'		 BBC report Low 84' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Allan
Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1 October 2016 Premiership Hamilton Academical 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
15:00 D'Acol 18'
MacKinnon Yellow card 81'
Imrie Yellow card 86'		 BBC report Doumbouya Yellow card 62'
Polworth 90+3'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Cook
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers
14 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 McKay Yellow card 33'
Draper Yellow card 51'
Warren Yellow card 84'		 BBC report Miller 22'
Waghorn Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 7,012
Referee: Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock
22 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Kilmarnock Inverness
15:00 Polworth Yellow card 63'
Meekings Yellow card 80'
Doumbouya 86'
Vigurs Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC report Coulibaly 7' (pen.)
Boyd Yellow card 26'
Hendrie Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Walsh
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
26 October 2016 Premiership Motherwell 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
19:45 BBC report Tremarco 57' Yellow card 86'
Doumbouya 71'
Polworth 83'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Robertson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Heart of Midlothian
29 October 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–3 Heart of Midlothian Inverness
15:00 Raven 15'
Doumbouya 32'
Doran 55'
Meekings Yellow card 79'
McKay Yellow card 85'
Vigurs Yellow card 86'		 BBC report Johnsen 38'
Rherras Yellow card 50' 51'
Djoum 74'
Kitchen Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Thomson
Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
5 November 2016 Premiership Celtic 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Sinclair 48'
Griffiths 63'
Rogic 83'		 BBC report Tansey Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,152
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen
19 November 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Aberdeen Inverness
15:00 Doumbouya 15'
Vigurs Yellow card 54'		 BBC report McLean 28' 89'
Rooney 33' (pen.)
Maddison Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Clancy
Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
26 November 2016 Premiership Dundee 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
15:00 Wighton 25'
Vincent Yellow card 57'
Gadzhalov 60'
Hateley Yellow card 78'
O'Dea Yellow card 90+2'		 BBC report Tremarco 81'
Cole Yellow card 85'
Horner Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Dallas
St Johnstone v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
3 December 2016 Premiership St Johnstone 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Perth
15:00 Craig 14'
Coulson Yellow card 57'
Davidson 62'
Wotherspoon Yellow card 75'
Swanson 81'		 BBC report Draper Yellow card 45+1'
Doumbouya Yellow card 51'
Warren Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Anderson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical
10 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Hamilton Academical Inverness
15:00 Draper Yellow card 36'
Cole 51'
McKay Yellow card 86'
King Yellow card 90'		 BBC report Crawford 16'
Imrie Yellow card 58'
Gillespie Yellow card 74'
McMann Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Aitken
Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
17 December 2016 Premiership Kilmarnock 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 McKenzie Yellow card 45+2'
Taylor Yellow card 64'
Coulibaly 73'
Smith Yellow card 90'		 BBC report Draper Yellow card 16'
Warren 84'
Polworth Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Walsh
Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
24 December 2016 Premiership Rangers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
12:30 McKay 13' (o.g.)
Tavernier Yellow card 43'		 BBC report Cole Yellow card 37'
Vigurs Yellow card 45+2'
Meekings Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,528
Referee: Robertson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
28 December 2016 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Motherwell Inverness
19:45 Cole Yellow card 36'
McKay Yellow card 40'
Fisher Yellow card 77'
Vigurs Yellow card 89'
Tansey 90'		 BBC report Clay 50'
Moult Yellow card 59'
McDonald 87'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Cook
Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
31 December 2016 Premiership Ross County 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
15:00 Boyce 2' 35'
Woods 61'
McEveley Yellow card 76'		 BBC report Tremarco 28'
Warren Yellow card 46'
Fisher 81'
McKay Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Madden
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Partick Thistle
28 January 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Partick Thistle Inverness
15:00 Warren Yellow card 66'
Henri Anier Yellow card 73'		 BBC report Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Finnie
Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
31 January 2017 Premiership Hamilton Academical 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Hamilton
19:45 D'Acol 11'
Devlin Yellow card 26'
Redmond Yellow card 32'
Gillespie 47'
MacKinnon Yellow card 54'
Bingham 61'		 BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 30'
Tansey Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: SuperSeal Stadium
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Anderson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee
4 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dundee Inverness
15:00 Billy Mckay 53' (pen.) Yellow card 58'
Tremarco Yellow card 75'
Tansey 79'		 BBC report Haber 37'
O'Dea 43' Yellow card 48'
Julen Etxabeguren Yellow card 52'
McGowan Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,606
Referee: Walsh
Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
18 February 2017 Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 Djoum 64' BBC report Tremarco Yellow card 15' 24'
Mulraney Yellow card 36'
Raven Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,372
Referee: Madden
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Rangers
24 February 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Rangers Inverness
19:45 Tansey 45' Yellow card 66'
Laing Yellow card 56'
Vigurs 86' (pen miss)
Billy Mckay 89'		 BBC report Jon Toral Yellow card 14'
Waghorn 67' (pen.)
Wilson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: McLean
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic
1 March 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–4 Celtic Inverness
19:45 Laing Yellow card 65' BBC report Sinclair 43'
Dembélé 46' 73'
Armstrong 66'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,948
Referee: Dallas
Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
11 March 2017 Premiership Partick Thistle 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
15:00 Doolan 56'
Amoo Yellow card 83'		 BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 21'
McCart Yellow card 45+3'
Warren 90+2'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Collum
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock
1 April 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Kilmarnock Inverness
15:00 Mckay 25'
Brad McKay Yellow card 34'		 BBC report Boyd 19' (pen.)
Dicker Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Madden
Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
4 April 2017 Premiership Aberdeen 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
19:45 Warren 22' (o.g.) BBC report Billy Mckay Yellow card 40'
Tremarco Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,507
Referee: Dallas
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v St Johnstone
8 April 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–3 St Johnstone Inverness
15:00 Cole Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card BBC report MacLean 40'
Alston Yellow card 65'
Craig 88' (pen.)
Cummins 90+1'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Finnie
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
15 April 2017 Premiership Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 Cadden 7'
Moult 9'
McDonald 65'
Campbell 70'		 BBC report Fisher 21' 54'
Brad McKay Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,696
Referee: Scotland Collum
Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
28 April 2017 Premiership Ross County 4–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
19:45 O'Brien Yellow card 10'
Boyce 21' 34' 49' (pen.) 60' (pen.)
Chow Yellow card 53'		 BBC report Vigurs Yellow card 49'
Polworth Red card 60'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Thomson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hamilton Academical
6 May 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Hamilton Academical Inverness
12:15 Brad McKay 10'
Tansey 36' (pen.) Yellow card 54'
Draper Yellow card 40'
Billy Mckay Yellow card 51'
Boden Yellow card 74'		 BBC report Donati Yellow card 35'
Redmond 90+4'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Dallas
Kilmarnock v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
13 May 2017 Premiership Kilmarnock 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock
15:00 Wilson Yellow card 15'
Smith Yellow card 16'
Longstaff 17'
Jones 57'		 BBC report Brad McKay Yellow card 15'
Fisher 71'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: Beaton
Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
17 May 2017 Premiership Dundee 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee
19:45 BBC report Billy Mckay 2'
Fisher 10'
Vigurs Yellow card 65'
Henri Anier Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,574
Referee: Clancy
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
20 May 2017 Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 Motherwell Inverness
15:00 Tansey 64'
Fisher 66', 67'		 BBC report McFadden 73'
Bowman 90+3'		 Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5351
Referee: Thomson

League Cup

Cowdenbeath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
16 July 2016 Group C Cowdenbeath 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Central Park
15:00 Brett 23' Yellow card 53'
Rutherford Yellow card 63'
Chris Turner Yellow card 69'		 SPFL Report Draper 13'
Warren Yellow card 68' 74'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: Finnie
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dundee United
23 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1
(1–4 p)		 Dundee United Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Boden 35'
Draper Yellow card 37'		 BBC Report Murdoch 46'
van der Velden Yellow card 49'
Durnan Yellow card 79'
Obadeyi Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Anderson
Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
26 July 2016 Group C Dunfermline Athletic 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle East End Park
19:45 Geggan Yellow card 24' 28'
Cardle Yellow card 61'		 SPFL Report Vigurs 16' 42' 66'
King 54'
Tremarco 89'		 Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Allan
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Arbroath
30 July 2016 Group C Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7–0 Arbroath Caledonian Stadium
15:00 King 10'
Boden 18' 25' 71'
Tremarco 37' 87'
Vigurs 47'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Aitken
Alloa Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 August 2016 Second Round Alloa Athletic 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle The Indodrill Stadium
19:30 Marr 28'
Flannigan Yellow card 35'
Jamie Longworth Yellow card 44'
Waters Yellow card 90+1'		 Sky Report Attendance: 613
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Cup

Elgin City v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
21 January 2017 Scottish Cup Fourth round Elgin City 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Borough Briggs
15:00 Mark Nicolson 25'
Archie MacPhee Yellow card 53'
Darryl McHardy Yellow card 78'		 BBC Report Cole 32'
Doumbouya 66'
Doran Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 3,624
Referee: McKendrick
Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
11 February 2017 Scottish Cup Fifth round Celtic 6–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Celtic Park
12:15 Lustig 20' Yellow card 73'
Dembélé 45' 50' 59'
Tierney 86'
Brown 90+1'		 BBCReport Tremarco Yellow card 29'
Draper Yellow card 35'
Vigurs Yellow card 37'
Warren Yellow card 42'		 Attendance: 25,577
Referee: Clancy

Squad statistics

During the 2016–17 season, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have used twenty-nine different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

As of 20 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG David Raven 26 1 19+2 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Carl Tremarco 36 7 29+0 4 5+0 3 2+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 14 0 5+4 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Gary Warren 40 3 33+0 2 5+0 1 2+0 0
6 DF England ENG Josh Meekings 18 1 18+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 38 3 26+6 3 5+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF England ENG Ross Draper 43 4 35+2 3 2+3 1 1+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Ebbe 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron Doran 19 1 6+11 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Iain Vigurs 39 5 28+4 1 5+0 4 2+0 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCart 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW England ENG Billy Mckay 14 4 13+0 4 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Jason Brown 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Mulraney 32 0 10+16 0 3+2 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Greg Tansey 44 7 37+0 7 5+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF England ENG Lewis Horner 11 0 5+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW England ENG Alex Fisher 25 8 8+13 8 0+4 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Scott Boden 19 5 3+10 1 5+0 4 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Billy King 32 3 17+9 1 5+0 2 1+0 0
21 FW Scotland SCO Alisdair Sutherland 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Louis Laing 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Brad McKay 29 1 25+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
23 FW Estonia EST Henri Anier 15 0 8+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
25 GK Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 35 0 31+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
26 FW Guinea GUI Lonsana Doumbouya 20 6 17+2 5 0+0 0 1+0 1
29 MF England ENG Larnell Cole 23 2 13+8 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
31 GK Scotland SCO Cameron Mackay 4 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
33 DF England ENG Cameron Gilchrist 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Overall goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1st England Alex Fisher 9
2nd 7
4th Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 6
5th 5
7th England Ross Draper 4
8th
3
12th England Larnell Cole 2
13th 1

Hat-tricks

Player Competition Score Opponent Date
Scotland Iain Vigurs Scottish League Cup 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic 26 July 2016
England Scott Boden Scottish League Cup 7–0 Arbroath 30 July 2016

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Kilmarnock 38 9 14 15 36 56 −20 41
9 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 46 69 −23 38
10 Dundee 38 10 7 21 38 62 −24 37
11 Hamilton Academical (O) 38 7 14 17 37 56 −19 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) 38 7 13 18 44 71 −27 34 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[12]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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.

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 20 May 2017
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Richie Foran[13] 14 July 2016 31 May 2017 45 11 13 21 024.44

Transfers

Players In
Player Age* Pos From Fee Date
Republic of Ireland Jake Mulraney 20 MF England Queens Park Rangers Free 1 July 2016
Scotland Jason Brown 19 DF Academy N/A 1 July 2016
Scotland Ali Sutherland 19 MF 1 July 2016
Scotland Cameron Mackay 19 GK 1 July 2016
England Scott Boden 26 ST England Newport County Free 1 July 2016
Scotland Kevin McNaughton 33 DF England Wigan Athletic Free 12 July 2016
Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 25 ST Belgium Cercle Brugge Free 25 August 2016
Scotland Brad McKay 23 DF Scotland St Johnstone Free 31 August 2016
Republic of Ireland Dean Ebbe 22 ST Republic of Ireland Bluebell United Undisclosed 4 January 2017
Estonia Henri Anier 26 ST Sweden Kalmar FF Free 16 January 2017
England Louis Laing 23 MF Free Agent N/A 16 February 2017
Players Out
Player Age* Pos To Fee Date Notes
England Danny Williams 28 MF Scotland Dundee Free 1 July 2016
England Nat Wedderburn 26 MF Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free 1 July 2016
England Jordan Roberts 22 MF England Crawley Town Free 1 July 2016
England James Vincent 26 MF Scotland Dundee Free 1 July 2016
England Dean Brill 30 GK Scotland Motherwell Free 1 July 2016
Northern Ireland Danny Devine 23 DF Scotland Partick Thistle Free 1 July 2016
England Liam Hughes 23 MF England Barrow Free 1 July 2016
Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 36 MF Retired N/A 1 July 2016 Took Managerial Role
Canada Calum Ferguson 21 ST Scotland Albion Rovers Free 2 July 2016
England Ryan Williams 25 MF Canada Ottawa Fury Free 19 July 2016
Guinea Lonsana Doumbouya 26 ST Austria SKN St. Pölten Free 26 January 2018
Scotland Alisdair Sutherland 20 MF Scotland Elgin City Free 1 February 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo 26 MF Croatia RNK Split Free 17 February 2017
Loans In/Returns
Player Age* Pos From Duration Date In Date Out
Scotland Billy King 22 MF Scotland Heart of Midlothian Season 12 July 2016 29 May 2017
England Larnell Cole 23 MF England Fulham Season 31 August 2016 31 May 2017
Scotland Cameron Mackay 19 GK Scotland Elgin City Return 9 September 2016 N/A
Scotland Jason Brown 20 DF Scotland Arbroath Return 19 October 2016 N/A
Scotland Jamie McCart 19 DF Scotland Celtic Half Season 31 January 2017 31 May 2017
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 28 ST England Wigan Athletic Half Season 31 January 2017 31 May 2017
Scotland Jason Brown 20 DF Scotland Cove Rangers Return 1 May 2017 N/A
Scotland Cameron Mackay 20 GK Scotland Elgin City Return 15 May 2017 N/A
Loans Out/Returns
Player Age* Pos To Duration Date Out Date In
Scotland Cameron Mackay 19 GK Scotland Elgin City Emergency Loan 13 August 2016 9 September 2016
Scotland Jason Brown 20 DF Scotland Arbroath Short Term 26 August 2016 19 October 2016
Scotland Cameron Mackay 20 GK Scotland Elgin City Half Season 10 December 2016 15 May 2017
Scotland Jason Brown 20 DF Scotland Cove Rangers Half Season 27 January 2017 1 May 2017
Scotland Billy King 23 MF Scotland Heart of Midlothian Season 29 May 2017 N/A
Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 28 ST England Wigan Athletic Half Season 31 May 2017 N/A
England Larnell Cole 24 MF England Fulham Season 31 May 2017 N/A
Scotland Jamie McCart 19 DF Scotland Celtic Season 31 May 2017 N/A


* - Age at time of signing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

  1. ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Attendance". worldfootball.net.
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