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Inverness CT 1-0 St Johnstone - League Cup

Alfie Stewart Stunner Sinks Saints

Group F's top two clashed at the Caledonian Stadium with the hosts new signing, Miller Keir on the bench as was defender Kerr Smith. Morgan Bates was missing, presumed injured. St Johnstone had former Caley Jags players Reece McAlear and Logan Chalmers on the bench but former defender Morgan Boyes was handed a start.
An Alfie Stewart forty yarder was the difference between the sides as Inverness hit the top of Group F
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Inverness opened the scoring with a stunning forty yard shot when Alfie Stewart picked the pockets of two midfielders after keeper Steward had come well out of his box to mop up a loose ball. Alfie's next move saw him float a precise ball high into the net from forty yards. Take a bow wee Alfie. Terrific strike. We looked dangerous going forward with Sole and Bavidge using their pace to good effect. Bavidge was unfortunate to see his shot blocked just before the interval as he burst into the box on the inside right position. Perth called up the cavalry around the hour mark but Inverness also looked dangerous on numerous sorties forward. On one of these ventures, Calum Macleod brought out a good low save from the keeper at full stretch as he offloaded an angled shot across the box. A late flurry saw Sam Stanton skim the top of the bar with a powerful strike and a superb Josh Fowler header hit the bar with two minutes left, but it was Inverness that took the three points to top the Group F.
East Fife beat the Rose 3-1 tonight to leap frog St Johnstone into second place.
Overall, this was a thoroughly deserved win for the Caley Jags

More match reaction to follow
Group F
Pos.

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1
ICTFC
3
2
1
0
4
1
3
8
2
E Fife
3
2
1
0
6
2
4
7
3
Perth
3
2
0
1
5
1
4
6
4
Rose
4
1
0
3
2
7
-5
3
5
Morton
3
0
0
3
0
6
-6
0

Highlights from Premier Sports
 


Date:  21/07/2026  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: **** Referee: Cameron Stirling 
 
Inverness CT: 1
Manager: Scott Kellacher
Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Boutin,  Sole (Duncan 71), Allan (Chalmers 85),
Shinnie, Wotherspoon (Mackinnon 65), Stewart, Bavidge (Keir 71)
Subs (not used):  Ross; Leighton, Smith, Keogh, Kargbo
Scorers: Stewart (16)
Booked: Stewart (66)
Sent Off: none
St Johnstone: 0
Manager: Simo Valakari
Lineup: Steward; Diabate, Boyes (Foulds 80), Baird, Finlayson, Steven (Chalmers 63), Holt,
Tait (McAlear 63), Gullan, Fotheringham (Stanton 63), Fowler
Subs (not used): Sinclair; Hepburn; Smith,
Scorers: none
Booked: Boyes (36)
Sent Off: none

By tm4tj in Reports 2026-27 ·

Inverness CT -V St Johnstone - League Cup

Biggest Test So Far for Cashless Caley Jags

Without doubt, this is our sternest test of the new season as St Johnstone come North on Tuesday night for a 7:45 kick-off at the Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium with the teams occupying the top two places in League Cup Group F. East Fife host The Rose on Tuesday night with both teams having already defeated an out of sorts Morton who are pointless after three games. The group stages conclude on Saturday afternoon with Morton at home to the Caley Jags and St Johnstone hosting East Fife. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's good preparation before we meet Dunfermline in the opening encounter of the Championship season on 1st August.
We have added striker Miller Keir from Turriff United to our squad. Miller, 19, was the Highland League’s top goalscorer last season, scoring 31 goals in all competitions. In his debut season at The Haughs, he finished as the Highland League’s top goalscorer and was named Highland League Young Player of the Year. He also swept the board at Turriff United’s end-of-season awards, collecting the Players’ Player of the Year, Players’ Young Player of the Year and Fans’ Young Player of the Year honours.
⚽ Welcome Miller ⚽
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Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar94/Info
Miller Keir signs on a 2 year deal
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The club are now operating a fully cashless/card only payment system at the Sarens PSG Stadium.

🎟️" Tickets available from http://eticketing.co.uk/ictfc
💳" Cashless/Card Only Stadium payment system
🚗" Car Parking Info: Cars: £5 - Bus £10
🚗" The North Car Park will be open for Home Fans.
🚍" South Car Park open for Away fans.
🛍️" Club Shop open 10am - KO
🍺" Bar 94 open from 5.30pm
🚌" The Stagecoach Service Bus will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1900.
🚌" The bus returns from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle.
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Group F
Pos.

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1
Perth
2
2
0
0
5
0
5
6
2
ICTFC
2
1
1
0
3
1
2
5
3
E Fife
2
1
1
0
3
1
2
4
4
Rose
3
1
0
2
1
4
-3
3
5
Morton
3
0
0
3
0
6
-6
0

Inverness eased to a comfortable win over Linlithgow Rose at the weekend playing on the front foot and scoring two first half goals through Ryan Duncan and Noa Boutin. That win tucked us in behind leaders St Johnstone in Group F. New signing, defender Kerr Smith was an unused substitute in this game. Cameron Binnie stopped this one turning into a rout with a string of saves.
In our opening fixture we laboured to a 1-1 draw at home to East Fife. Adam MacKinnon saving our blushes with an overtime strike before we went on to win the penalty shoot-out 5-3.
Striker Miller Keir joins us on a 2 year deal and could feature in the squad for the St Johnstone game.
Ticket Info
Update: This fixture will be Main Stand Only for home supporters
Away Supporters should purchase in South Stand sections G, H, J, K, L
Ticket prices:
Adults: £15, Over 65: £10, 16 and Under: £6
Tickets are available from www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc, from the Club Shop, and over the phone on 01463 222880 
16 and Under tickets are not available online but are available in-store from the Sarens PSG Stadium or over the phone on 01463 222880 during office hours
IMPORTANT – Supporter Notice:
The club are now operating a fully cashless/card only payment system at the Sarens PSG Stadium.
This applies to:
All Kiosks
The Ticket Window
The Kingsmills Hospitality Bar
Bar 94
Club Car Parks
From this point forward, cash will no longer be accepted at any of these locations.  The Club Shop will continue to accept cash for a limited period.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.  If you have any questions or require assistance, please don’t hesitate to speak to a member of the team, who will be happy to help.
St Johnstone beat Morton 3-0 on Saturday with this squad on duty. Jamie Gullan with two penalties (62' pen, 89' pen) and former Caley Jag Reece McAlear (72') with a trademark screamer.
They also defeated Rose with two first half goals from Kai Fotheringham (8') and Ruaridh Paton (30'). Cammy Binnie the Rose keeper was in defiant mood in this game as well and kept a clean sheet in the second half.
The Perth side have yet to concede
Away Supporters should purchase in South Stand sections G, H, J, K, L
Ticket prices:
Adults: £15, Over 65: £10, 16 and Under: £6
Tickets are available from www.eticketing.co.uk/ictfc, from the Club Shop, and over the phone on 01463 222880 
16 and Under tickets are not available online but are available in-store from the Sarens PSG Stadium or over the phone on 01463 222880 during office hours
By tm4tj in Previews 2026-27 ·

Linlithgow Rose 0-2 Inverness CT - League Cup

League Cup Group F

A visit to the Rose on League Cup action saw the Caley Jags run out comfortable winners with Rose keeper Cammy Binnie in outstanding form to keep the visitors goal tally down. We did strike twice in the first half through Ryan Duncan and full back Noa Boutin. The stats will show that Binnie made nine saves which is a great effort and it also shows that the Caley Jags got eleven shots on target from fifteen attempts and an incredible thirteen corners!
Inverness are at home to St Johnstone on Tuesday night.
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Here's the talking points:
13: Attempt saved. Graeme left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner by Cammy Binnie.
17: ICT forced a couple of corners before Ryan Duncan fired home from the centre of the box.
Inverness won four corners on the trot shortly after that came to nothing before Morgan Bates shot over.
38: Paul Allan saw an effort from outside the box saved by Binnie and Noa Boutin was on hand to score a great second for the visitors.
We finished the half with a flourish as Bates shot wide and Alfie Stewart was denied by Binnie.
HALF TIME: 0-2
46: We started the second half still on the front foot with Binnie keeping Bates out on the restart.
55: Paul Allan was played through but Binnie saved again.
60: Alfie Stewart's corner was sent goalwards by Bates but it was cleared off the line.
62: Shinnie's ball saw Duncan bring out a good low stop from the keeper.
72: Substitute Liam Sole fired one in from range but once more Binnie denied the visitors, and Hamzad Kargbo netted moments later but was flagged offside.
77: Ross Munro was called into action to save from Calum Rae and two minutes later Danny Devine headed over and Rae fired another effort over the bar from outside the box.
83: Kargbo met Allan's cross into the box but Binnie stood firm.
85: Last big effort of the game fell to Jordan Tosh's head with Munro saving.

Inverness saw out the game relatively untroubled to move second in group F behind St Johnstone who inflicted a third straight defeat on Morton.

More match reaction to follow>>>



Highlights from the Rose




 
 
 
Date:  18/07/2026  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: **** Referee: Iain Snedden 
 
Linlithgow Rose: 0
Manager: Gordon Herd
Lineup:  Binnie; Watson, Smith (Skinner 63), Greene, Thompson, Kennedy (Berry 56), McGowan (Hamilton 63),
McGuire, Stenhouse (Aitchison 63), Rae, McQuaid (Tosh 56)
Subs (not used):  Elvin; Martin, McMullan, Paterson
Scorers: Duncan (17), Boutin (38)
Booked: none
Sent Off: none
Inverness CT: 2
Manager: Scott Kellacher
Lineup:  Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Boutin, Allan (Keogh 84), Duncan (Sole 69), Shinnie,
Longstaff (Bavidge 74), Stewart (MacKinnon 84), Bates (Kargbo 69)
Subs (not used): Ross; Smith, Chalmers, Wotherspoon
Scorers: Duncan (17), Boutin (38)
Booked: none
Sent Off: none

By tm4tj in Reports 2026-27 ·

Linlithgow Rose v Inverness CT - League Cup

Jags at the Rose

It's the second League Cup fixture for the Caley Jags as they travel to Prestonfield to take on Lowland League East side Linlithgow Rose. Rose got off to a winning start in group F as they beat Morton 1-0 in their opening fixture as we struggled to a 1-1 draw with League1 East Fife. On Tuesday night Rose lost 0-2 against Premiership St Johnstone with a Caley Jags XI playing out a friendly at Strathspey Thistle and bagging six goals. Morton made our draw with East Fife look like a ground breaking result as the Fifers beat them 2-0 on the same night. We have had defender Kerr Smith on trial during pre-season and he has penned a one year deal. As expected, Jordan Alonge has left the Caley Jags to try his luck at Salisbury FC in the sixth tier of English football, National League South.
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Match/Ticket/Bus/Info
Loan Agreement with Brora
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Inverness got off to a low key start with a disappointing performance in their opening game. We did win the penalty shoot-out but our performance left a lot to be desired with an error strewn lackadaisical ninety minutes. Poor defending, no bite in midfield and no service for the front men saw us struggle to make any headway with East Fife taking the initiative to punish an error from Liam Sole to open the scoring before the interval. We huffed and puffed but never blew the house down before a time added on strike by Adam MacKinnon took it to penalties where we netted all five spot kicks.
We have added defender Kerr Smith to our squad with Jake Rodgers, Archie Kerr and James Clark being loaned out to Brora Rangers. Jordan Alonge is no longer on the payroll.
Ticket Info
Adults £15
Concessions (over 65 and 16 -21) – £10
Under 16 – £6
Supporters under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Available on Fanbase or PATG.
Hospitality is also available, priced at £60 per person.

The great start to group F for Rose was put on hold in midweek but they can hold their heads high after a decent performance against now Premiership St Johnstone, going down 0-2 in front of over 1200 fans. Two down at the break, they kept Saints out for the whole of the second half with Cameron Binnie making a handful of saves to keep out the eager Perth forwards. They had beaten Morton last Saturday with Calum Rae scoring the only goal of the game after an hour at Cappielow . The stats show that Binnie had no saves to make in a deserved win over the Chamionship side.
KEY INFO
All supporters will enter via the social club end of the stadium. There will be two cash, two card and two digital ticketing and assisted access entry points.
Supporters may use the stand on a first come, first served basis. The stand should be accessed via the stairwell at the social club end of the stadium. The other stairwell is restricted for emergency exit and/or use by club officials and directors of both teams.
Drums and megaphones are not permitted in the stadium.
Anyone wearing a balaclava or similar face covering will be refused entry. Anyone found to be wearing same inside the ground will be ejected.
There will be a bag search at entry.
There are two catering points for use by all supporters. In addition to the regular sale of teas, coffees, pies etc (housed under the enclosure), a local award winning Indian restaurant will be on site selling pakora, curry, loaded fries etc.
The social club function hall will be open to supporters of both teams subject to capacity. The nearest pubs are 5 – 10 minute walk from the stadium.
There is car parking available at Linlithgow Academy and there are car parks in the town centre. Supporters should not park in the business units across the road from the stadium nor in the flats nearby. Please park sensibly around surrounding areas and give yourself plenty of time to get into the stadium.



By tm4tj in Previews 2026-27 ·

Inverness CT 1-1 East Fife - League Cup (5-3 pens)

Desperate Stuff

A dreadful game where we shared a goal apiece with almost relegated East Fife. We prevailed in the penalty shoot-out to earn the bonus point but the performance was not what was expected. I know I know it is usually a competition we use to fine tune our squad but we are a far cry from the finished article going by that performance. An absolutely honking performance mostly played at pre-season pace. The one bit of quality got us level in time added on, from a neat finish into the bottom corner by MacKinnon after good work down the left flank. Otherwise dreadful. Too many players looked as if they were still on a pre-season jolly with no apparent urgency on the job in hand. I've seen better stuff at the Hub over the last few weeks from under 12's. I don't know why I bother sometimes.
Gaffney opened the scoring after the half hour in a dour uneventful game. It started with Scotlandesque defending and a poor choice of ball out of the box from Savage. Sole failed to control the ball. It was transferred forward with the Fife forward player looking yards offside and Myles Gaffney knocked in with nobody near him. Our attacking efforts were as insipid as the national team as well, however MacKinnon's goal in time added on was a good low curling effort from around 16 yards after two or three players were involved down the left side. Ross Munro made one good save in the penalty shoot-out as he saved the Fifers second spot kick. We put all five of ours away comfortably. Shinnie, Wotherspoon, Kargbo, Bates and Longstaff winning us the bonus point. Reis Peggie, Pat Slattery, and David Wilson scored from the spot for East Fife with Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton having his penalty saved by Ross Munro. In the other Group F fixture Linlithgow Rose pulled off a good win at Cappielow, defeating Morton 1-0 with a goal from Callum Rae early in the second half. We play the Rose next week at Prestonfield.
We were not the only Championship side to struggle. As well as Morton going down, Dunfermline were pumped 3-0 at East Kilbride. Partick Thistle showed how it should be done by hammering Brechin City 6-0.
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Date:  11/07/2026  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: **** Referee: Sean Murdoch 
 
Inverness CT: 1
Manager: Scott Kellacher
Lineup:  Munro; Macleod, Devine, Savage, Boutin (Bates 71), Sole (Kargbo 62), Allan (Wotherspoon 62),
Stewart, Shinnie, Duncan (MacKinnon 85) Bavidge (Longstaff 62)
Subs (not used): Ross; Clark, Keogh, Chalmers,  
Scorers: MacKinnon (90+1)
Booked: Boutin (59), Bates(90+4)
Sent Off: none
East Fife: 1
Manager: Dick Campbell
Lineup:  Gaston; Wilson, Bah, Easton, Peggie, Slattery, Millar, Milne, Newton (Trialist B 81),
Gaffney (Skeen-Hamilton 64), Ross (Austin 85)
Subs (not used): Rollo; Linton, Healy, Fairley
Scorers: Gaffney (34)
Booked: Ross (24), Gaffney (59), Bah (74), Wilson (86)
Sent Off: none

By tm4tj in Reports 2026-27 ·

Inverness CT -V- East Fife - League Cup - Preview

League Cup - Season Opener

The 2026/2027 competitive season kicks off with a home fixture in the Premier Sports Cup, group F. It's not an event we have put all our eggs in the one basket over the last few seasons but I'm sure we will give it a go. Group F consists of the Caley Jags along with Premiership St Johnstone, Championship Morton, League1 East Fife and Linlithgow Rose from the fifth tier in the Lowland League East.
East Fife managed to avoid relegation from League1 last season including a hard fought 1-1 draw with the Caley Jags in the penultimate game of last season. Dick Campbell remains in charge. The loss of Michael Mackenna will be a blow to them but Mamadou Bah has signed a new deal at Bayview, as has David Wilson and Reis Peggie. The experienced Pat Slattery is also backalong with Liam Newton and Kieran Millar and in 38 year old Derek Gaston they have a vastly experienced man between the sticks. (see full list at foot of preview)
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Match/Ticket/Bus/Info
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***From the start of the 2026/27 season, the club will be operating a fully cashless/card only payment system at the Sarens PSG Stadium.
This will apply to:
All Kiosks
The Ticket Window
The Kingsmills Hospitality Bar
Bar 94
Club Car Parks
From this point forward, cash will no longer be accepted at any of these locations.  The Club Shop will continue to accept £££cash£££ for a limited period following the start of the season.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation.  If you have any questions or require assistance, please don’t hesitate to speak to a member of the team, who will be happy to help.
BAR 94
Bar 94 will open at 1200, with last orders at 1430 (the bar must be fully vacated by 1445).
The bar reopens at full time, when the Man of the Match presentation will take place.
GETTING TO THE GAME
Stagecoach Service Buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415.
Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
The bus fare is £2 single (contactless payments or cash accepted), and Over 60 / Disabled and Under 22 Concession passes are valid, giving free travel on the service to passholders.
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With this being our last squad out in our final pre-season fixture at Cove, I would imagine our Starting XI will come from these players. New signings for this season are Graeme Shinnie, Noa Boutin, Ryan Duncan, Morgan Bates and Hamzad Kargbo along with the Alfie Twins back on loan from Aberdeen. Offski went Chanka Zimba, Oscar MacIntyre, Jake Davidson, Ross Millen and Mitchell Robertson. What a bonus it was to have the likes of Liam Sole, Remi Savage, Paul Allan and Luis Longstaff staying on and these guys will be crucial to our success this season in what will be as always a very tough Championship.




Please note, tickets will be available in the Main Stand only now.

🎟️ Adults: £15, Over 65: £10, 16 and Under: £6 - TICKETS HERE
🆕 Cashless/Card Only Stadium payment system
🚗 North and South Car Parks Open
🛍️ Club Shop & Reception open 10am - KO
🍺 Bar 94 open from 12pm
🚌 Stagecoach Service Buses will leave the Bus Station for the Stadium at 1245 and 1415. Buses return from the Stadium to the Bus Station 10 minutes after the full time whistle and at 1800.
We had mixed success in our pre-season games:
23.06.2026/19:30, 3-1 Nairn County (A): Testimonial
⚽ Hamzad Kargbo (T20), Paul Allan, Luis Longstaff
Nairn goal: Former Caley Jag Calum Mackay
27.06.2026/13:00, 3-1 Clachnacuddin (A): Friendly
⚽ Paul Allan, Dan Mackay (T14), Shae Keogh
Clach Goal: Mikey Mackenzie
Next game was also at Clach's ground, Grant Street, against Ross County due to more preparatory work being done at the Caledonian Stadium ahead of the new season. Least said about that one the better but we were thrashed
04.07.2026/13:00, - Ross County(@ Grant Street): 0-4
⚽ County: Chin, Lindsay, Emslie & Phillips 
07.07.2026/19:00, - Cove Rangers(A): Last pre-season game at Cove Rangers ended in a 1-4 win for the Caley Jags
⚽ Trialist (no 14 Dan Mackay), Ryan Duncan, Morgan Bates and Hamzad Kargbo gave us the win in our final pre-season match. Destiny Oladipo scored a solo goal foe Cove Rangers.
East Fife managed to avoid relegation from League1 last season including a hard fought 1-1 draw with the Caley Jags in the penultimate game of last season. Dick Campbell remains in charge. The loss of Michael Mackenna will be a blow to them but Mamadou Bah has signed a new deal at Bayview, as has David Wilson and Reis Peggie. The experienced Pat Slattery is also backalong with Liam Newton and Kieran Millar and in 38 year old Derek Gaston they have a vastly experienced man between the sticks.
Here is there end of season release regarding player contracts:
Under Contract for the 2026/27 Season
Nathan Austin
Jack Healy
Adam Laaref
Matty Rollo
Cammie Ross (new signing)
Returning to Parent Clubs Following Loan Spells
Ruairidh Adams (Dundee United)
Sam Culbert (Livingston)
Myles Gaffney (Annan Athletic)
Lewis Latona (Livingston)
Freddie Rowe (Dunfermline Athletic)
Leaving the Club Following the Expiry of Their Contracts
Omar El Harek
Dennis Halliday
Robbie Hemfrey
Joe Halsey
Seff Kyam
Connor McManus
Gregor Nicol
Destiny Oladipo
Shea Scally
Alan Trouten
May 18th: Discussions remain ongoing with other members of last season’s squad, and further updates will be provided in due course.

By tm4tj in Previews 2026-27 ·

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