The 2024–25 Inverness Caledonian Thistle season is the club's 31st season in the SPFL and will be the club's first season in League One since the 1998–99 season where they got promoted as runner-up in the old Second Division.[1]
Events
13 July: Inverness played their first competitive game since relegation and lose 1-0 at Annan Athletic
3 August: Inverness drew 1-1 at home against Dumbarton in their first game in the third tier since 1999
13 August: After writing off loans, the club suspended the takeover of Seventy7 Ventures and appointed Alan Savage who was the chairman from 2006 to 2008 as an advisor while Scot Gardiner left the club.
1 October: The club put up a Crwonfunding donation that said Save ICT Fund and needed £200,000 by October 16 to avoid administration.
18 October: Despite holding talks with multiple potential investors, most notably Anders Holch Povlsen, the owner of Danish football club FC Midtjylland, it was announced that Inverness would be heading into administration, becoming the first football club in Scotland to do so since Heart of Midlothian in 2013.
22 October: Caley Thistle appointed James Stephen, Malcolm Cohen and Shane Crooks at BDO as joint administrators at the club and were deducted 15 points dropping them to last place at -3 points 12 behind 9th placed Dumbarton.
23 October: A day after entering administration, the club sacked Head Coach Duncan Ferguson, Assistant Head Coach Gary Bollan and Goalkeeping coach Stuart Garden and appointed first team coach Scott Kellacher as head coach.
24 October: As they started to clear debts after entering administration, Cameron Ferguson, Wallace Duffy, Adam Brooks, Jack Newman and Flynn Duffy left the club with immediate effect following the ongoing review of the financial position with the Joint Administrators.
26 October: Four days after entering administration, Inverness lost their first game after administration at Dumbarton losing 3-1.
30 October: After being named assistant player-manager, club captain Billy McKay relinquished his captaincy role to Danny Devine.
4 November: It was announced that the club have confirmed that they have received expressions of interest from 20 parties following the commencement of the sale process for the club.
9 November: Inverness beat Cove Rangers 2-1 and moved into positive points.
13 November: The club was denied battery site plan approval due to the project does not comply with Highland Council local development plans.
19 November: The club moved off the bottom of the league table to ninth place after 8th place Dunbarton went into administration.
23 November: The club game against Queen of the South was postponed due to a waterlog pitch it was rescheduled to 21 January.
30 November: Inverness were eliminated from the Scottish Cup after losing two late goals in a 2-0 defeat to Cove Rangers.
7 December: After falling two behind after 38 minutes, Inverness came back and scored three unanswered goals to beat ten-man Montrose 3-2 with two of the goals coming from Paul Allan.
10 December: Head Coach Scott Kellacher was named manager of the month in League One after gaining 7 points out of a possible nine against Kelty Hearts, Cove Rangers and Alloa Athletic.
18 December: Financial Consultant Alan Savage said that the club will not exit administration before February.[2]
4 January: Inverness made their first two signings in the transfer window signing Alfie Bavidge and Alfie Stewart both on loan from Premiership side Aberdeen and both made their debuts later that day and Bavidge also recorded a goal in a 2-0 win over fellow administration side Dumbarton to move whitin 7 points of eight placed Annan.
10 January: The club game at Annan was postponed due to a frozen pitch it was rescheduled to 18 January.[3]
As with other sides that failed to qualify for European Competition, Inverness will be drawn into the Premier Sports Cup Group Stage on 29 May 2024.[4] Inverness were drawn into Group D with Annan Athletic and Arbroath of League One, Bonnyrigg Rose of League Two, and Dundee of the Premiership.
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: [7] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8] Notes:
