title: 2012–13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
text: # 2012–13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
  
  The 2012–13 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season. Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
  
  ## Results and fixtures
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Captains
  
  | No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | FW | Richie Foran | 22 | Club captain |
  | 1 | GK | Ryan Esson | 2 | |
  | 3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 1 | |
  
  Last updated: 16 February 2013 - List incomplete Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
  
  ### Appearances & Goals
  
  Includes all competitive matches.
  
      Last updated 19 May 2013
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 18 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | David Raven | 43 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 44 | 1 | 37+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | WAL | Owain Tudur Jones | 39 | 2 | 31+2 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ENG | Gary Warren | 38 | 6 | 31+0 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | ENG | Chris Hogg | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | 45 | 27 | 33+5 | 23 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Ross Draper | 40 | 5 | 33+1 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | IRL | Richie Foran | 34 | 10 | 25+3 | 8 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
  | 10 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 45 | 16 | 37+1 | 12 | 4+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | SCO | Nick Ross | 22 | 3 | 8+13 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 12 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero | 28 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | ENG | Josh Meekings | 41 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | ENG | Simon King | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | ENG | Jason Oswell | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | IRL | Aaron Doran | 45 | 3 | 38+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | SCO | Shane Sutherland | 25 | 0 | 5+16 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | SCO | Gavin Morrison | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | SCO | Martin Laing | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | IRL | Conor Pepper | 15 | 2 | 2+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | IRL | Philip Roberts | 23 | 1 | 8+9 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | ENG | Andre Blackman | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ENG | Jordan Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | NIR | Daniel Devine | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 31 | GK | SCO | Scott Mathieson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 32 | DF | SCO | Matthew Cooper | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 37 | MF | CAN | Calum Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 38 | MF | SCO | Ryan Christie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 40 | MF | SCO | Kyle Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  
  ### Hat-tricks
  
  | Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Billy Mckay | Scottish Premier League | 4–4 | Dundee United | 15 December 2012 |
  | Billy Mckay | Scottish Premier League | 4–3 | Motherwell | 4 May 2013 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  Includes all competitive matches.
  
      Last updated 19 May 2013
  
  | Number | Position | Name | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Ryan Esson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | David Raven | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Owain Tudur Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
  | 5 | DF | Gary Warren | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | Chris Hogg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | Billy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Ross Draper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | Richie Foran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | Andrew Shinnie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | Nick Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | GK | Antonio Reguero | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | Josh Meekings | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | Simon King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | Jason Oswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | Aaron Doran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | Shane Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Gavin Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | Martin Laing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | Conor Pepper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | Philip Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | Andre Blackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | Jordan Gibbons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | Daniel Devine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 31 | GK | Scott Mathieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 32 | DF | Matthew Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 37 | MF | Calum Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 38 | MF | Ryan Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 40 | MF | Kyle Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Team statistics
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 54 | |
  | 5 | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 | |
  | 6 | Dundee United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 47 | |
  
  * ↑ Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
  
  ### Position summary
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
  | Result | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L |
  | Position | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
  
  ### Most frequent line-up
  
  By number of appearances
  
      As of 19 May 2013
  
  Formation: 4–2–3–1.
  
  ### Personnel Awards
  
  Last updated 19 April 2013
  
  | Player | Award | Month |
  | - | - | - |
  | Terry Butcher | SPL Manager of the Month | November |
  | Billy Mckay | SPL Player of the Month | November |
  | Aaron Doran | SPL Young Player of the Month | November |
  | Josh Meekings | SPL Young Player of the Month | March |
  