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1998-99 - Promotion to Division 1

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Steve Paterson signed three players in the close season but none were to be major influences. Mike Newlands was injured and only played pre season. Martin Bavidge made his senior debut but spent most of the season at Forres on loan. Gary Farquhar was only in the team sporadically and spent some time mid-season on loan to Clachnacuddin. Steve Paterson signed three players in the close season but none were to be major influences. Mike Newlands was injured and only played pre season. Martin Bavidge made his senior debut but spent most of the season at Forres on loan. Gary Farquhar was only in the team sporadically and spent some time mid-season on loan to Clachnacuddin.
The season started with the traditional series of friendly matches including a 2-2 draw at home to Aberdeen. Then it was down to the serious business of the League Cup. A 4-1 victory away to Queen of the South on August 1st set up a lucrative second round match against Aberdeen at Caledonian Stadium. A crowd of 5164 turned up on 8th August but it was over as a contest when Billy Dodds scored the first of his three goals in 17 seconds. Caley Thistle could not reply and eventually lost 3-0. With the demise of the League Championship Trophy (formerly the B&Q Cup) this was the last cup action until January. The league campaign started on 4th August at Firhill when ICT beat Partick Thistle 1-0 with a Barry Wilson 57th minute goal. A 2-1 home victory on 15th August against Livingston put ICT joint top of the league with Clyde. A 5-1 away victory at East Fife two weeks later put them clear at the top and they stayed there until 26th September and a bad 4-1 defeat by Clyde at Broadwood. Full back Richard Hastings received a bad knee injury in this game and was out until January. Hugh Robertson came on loan from Dundee from October to December. As the Division settled down it became a two horse race between ICT and Livingston with Clyde a distant third. A 3-2 victory at home against Partick produced a record for a competitive goal when Paul Sheerin scored in 1 minute 20 seconds. By the half-way stage Livingston were on top with a 5 point lead. Clyde were third, 8 points behind second placed Caley Thistle.
In the Tennents Scottish Cup Caley Thistle were given a bye into the second round but interest ended when league rivals Livingston won 2-1 at Caledonian Stadium on the 2nd January 1999. Livingston went on to beat Aberdeen in the third round . With Iain Stewart out with a long term injury Martin Glancy came on loan from Dumbarton and made his debut on 9th January. After a fee wrangle with Dumbarton he finally signed a full-time contract. In February the defence was strengthened by the signing of Bobby Mann fron Forfar. Caley Thistle were unbeaten in the league for the first two months of 1999 and this included beating Stirling 5-1 and Alloa 4-1. On 27th February the promotion race took a significant turn when ICT beat Livingston 2-1 to close the gap between second and first to 4 points. Charlie Christie passed a milestone on 13th March when he became the first player to make 150 appearances. On the 20th March ICT went to the top of the Division on goal difference after a 3-0 win at Forfar and the Inverness Cup was retained on 26th March with a 1-0 defeat of local rivals Ross County. On 3rd April promotion was achieved with a 3-0 home win against Clyde. This result also ensured that Livingston were promoted and the only issue was the Championship.
The Championship decider took place on 1st May at Almondvale. It could not have been scripted better with both teams on the same points with two games left. Over 2000 supporters travelled down the A9 to support Caley Thistle and the record 6013 crowd saw an amazing game. Livingston were 4-0 up after 22 minutes and it looked like a landslide. Caley Thistle clawed three back through McCulloch, Christie and Stewart and could have equalised. These three goals restored pride but Livingston took the points and effectively the Championship. They made sure the following week when they beat Forfar and Caley Thistle could only draw at home against Alloa. Caley Thistle finished the league campaign on 72 points, 5 behind Livingston.
It was the end of a memorable season and all at the Club could look forward to Division One.


Copyright to and used with permission of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC Club Historian - Ian Broadfoot
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1997-98 - Full-Time in Division 2

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The season started well. On 1st July Steve Paterson and most of the first team squad went full time and pre-season match results were generally good. These included a match at Wick which produced a record 32 second goal from Marco De-Barros and a two-game visit to the Western Isles. The season started well. On 1st July Steve Paterson and most of the first team squad went full time and pre-season match results were generally good. These included a match at Wick which produced a record 32 second goal from Marco De-Barros and a two-game visit to the Western Isles. There was great excitement in the Coca-Cola Cup. Stenhousemuir were beaten 5-1 in the first round on 2nd August with Brian Thomson scoring a hat-trick. The second round a week later saw premier league Motherwell taken to a penalty decider after a 2-2 draw at Fir Park. Motherwell won the decider 4-1 but it was a great performance.
The Second Division campaign started badly with a series of draws and defeats by the odd goal. Despondent at the foot of Division 2 the first league win did not come until the 25th October - a resounding 5-1 score at East Fife. Things improved gradually and by Christmas, although second bottom, only 8 points separated them from Queen of the South who lay third.
The Scottish Cup was a welcome distraction from the strain of the league. In the first round Caley Thistle beat non-league Whitehill Welfare 3-1 in Inverness and in the second round they beat Queen's Park 2-0, also at home. In the league a 4-0 thumping of East Fife at home on the 27th December was followed by a 5-1 win against Clyde on the 16th January - results which lifted them out of the relegation zone for the first time.
The third round of the Cup brought non-league Annan Athletic to Inverness in January - the result was a record 8-1 win (despite Annan taking an early lead) and the prize of a Fourth Round match away against Dundee United. This led to two historic matches. At Tannadice Caley Thistle led Dundee United 1-0 for most of the game before United equalised 9 minutes from time. The replay saw cup fever in the town and a record 5821 crowd. 2-0 down with 5 minutes remaining it seemed all over despite a great performance and a saved penalty by Jim Calder. In 85 minutes Brian Thomson pulled one back and in the 91st minute Mark McCulloch hit a glorious volley to equalise. 18 minutes into extra time Dundee United scored to take the tie and a home match against Celtic. The finest night in the Club's short history.
It was back to the league campaign and the long grind to retain Second Division status. During the season the Premier clubs declared their intention to break away and form their own league - 10 teams to start with but a promise to increase this to 12. This left the other teams to decide their own set-up and many formats were mooted - two Divisions of 12 & 18 being the most common suggestions (or 18-12!). This caused great uncertainty - was there going to be promotion or relegation? In the end the present arrangement was left for 1998/1999. Caley Thistle bounced back and forward from a relegation slot for all of the second half of the season with the worst moment being a mid-week 3-1 defeat at Brechin - a night that everything seemed to go wrong. The tide turned and important wins against Clyde, Stenhousemuir and East Fife gave them a strong chance of avoiding the drop. They beat East Fife 1-0 on the 25th April and this lifted them to 6th place needing 2 points from 2 games to survive - assuming lower placed Clyde & Stenhousemuir won their last 2 games. Brechin were already down. On the second last Saturday of the season they beat Brechin 2-1 to ensure survival. The last Saturday (9th May) proved to be eventful as Caley Thistle beat Livingston 2-1 at Almondvale.. Livingston started the day at the top of the table with high hopes of taking the Championship. Caley Thistle took the lead in the 34th minute through Iain Stewart, Livvie equalised in 47 minutes then Paul Sheerin scored the winner 15 minutes from time direct from a free kick. In the end Clydebank and Stranraer both leapfrogged Livingston to gain promotion and they were devastated. Caley Thistle finished a very creditable 5th despite the ups and downs of the season.
Brian Thomson and Iain Stewart were joint top goal scorers in the Second Division and Richard Hastings gained a full Canadian international cap on 18th May - his 21st birthday. Caley Thistle retained the Inverness Cup and the reserve team won the North Caledonian League Championship.


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1996-97 - Promotion to Division 2

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This was the season that promotion to the Second Division was achieved. In the close season the club signed the Paul Cherry and Scott McLean - both from St Johnstone - as well as ex-Ross County and Raith Rovers winger Barry Wilson. They also fixed up Marco De-Barros from Huntly, amateur Ross Tokely and Burghead youngster Wayne Addicoat.
This was the season that promotion to the Second Division was achieved. In the close season the club signed the Paul Cherry and Scott McLean - both from St Johnstone - as well as ex-Ross County and Raith Rovers winger Barry Wilson. They also fixed up Marco De-Barros from Huntly, amateur Ross Tokely and Burghead youngster Wayne Addicoat. 
The season started with the Coca-Cola Cup and defeat in the first round away to Clyde - by one goal after extra time. This match was the first under the Club's new name. In the League Challenge Trophy 1st Round Caley Thistle beat Livingston 2-1 at Almondvale but lost 3-1 in the 2nd Round at Stirling. The league campaign started badly with 3-1 defeats by Cowdenbeath and Forfar. On 31 August an 87th minute Mike Teasdale header secured a 1-0 victory against Alloa at Telford Street - the start of a climb up the league. September was a good month - unbeaten and a 3-1 victory over Ross County at Dingwall. The last league match at Telford Street Park was on 5th October when Arbroath were defeated 2-0 but the last match there was against a Highland League Select on Sunday 20th October. The Select won 3-0 and Gary Clark's 90th minute penalty was the last goal. The last touch of the ball was a goal kick by the Select's Ivor Pirie. There were emotional scenes as the final whistle went and 24 hours later the bulldozers moved in. Caley Thistle then played four away league games to allow the new Stadium to be completed and on 6th November an Inverness Select were the first opponents. The match ended in a 6-2 victory for the home side with Scott Mclean scoring four goals. The first goal at Caledonian Stadium was scored by Inverness Select's Norman Kellas.
On Saturday 9th November came the first League game at the new stadium and a 1-1 draw with Albion Rovers. After all the problems getting to this stage it was an emotional moment when Inverness Lord Provost Allan Sellar officially kicked-off the match. The game did not quite live up to the occasion but the large crowd did see two goals and plenty of action. The first league goal at the new Stadium was scored by Albion's Dave McKenzie.
By 23rd November Inverness Caledonian Thistle sat at the top of the Division after victories against Ross County and Queen's Park. The victories continued in style and Caley Thistle did not drop a point until the 22nd February against Forfar. The Scottish Cup brought a January trip to Stranraer - in fact 2 journeys as the game was called off on the morning of the 11th January after the team had spent the night in Ayr. They had to head home and repeat the journey on the following Monday. The score was 1-1 and Stranraer had to make the same epic journey in reverse 2 days later. It was 0-0 after extra time but the home side won the penalty shoot out 4-3. In the next round they faced Hamilton at home but were soundly beaten 3-1. It was back to the league and a good run. Saturday 22nd March seemed to be the day destined for the promotion party and everybody headed for Arbroath. The result was a dour goalless draw when a victory was required. It happened 2 weeks later with a 3-2 home victory against Montrose including an Iain Stewart hat trick. It was not an easy victory. Stewart scored the first in 13 minutes but Montrose equalised 10 minutes later through a penalty then took the lead just before half-time. Stewart's second came in 67 minutes then he capped a fine performance with the winner 9 minutes from the end - a classic chip over the 'keeper. A week later, on the 12th April, the Championship was secured with a comprehensive 4-1 home win against Albion Rovers. The Third Division Championship Trophy was presented on the 3rd May but Forfar spoiled the day by winning 4-0. This result put paid to Ross County's hopes of gaining the second promotion spot so the lucrative local derbies were halted, at least for a season. 
The Inverness side finished with 76 points, 4 short of Forfar's record 80. Iain Stewart was the Division's top goalscorer with 29 and the Third Division Player of the Year. Steve Paterson was Third Division Manager of the Year. The derby match with Ross County on the 15th March at Caledonian Stadium created a new crowd record for the Division of 5525. On the 11th March Mike Noble became the first player to reach 100 appearances followed closely by Charlie Christie. 
Everybody now looked forward to the adventure of the Second Division.


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1995-96 - A Scottish Cup Adventure

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The 1995/96 season started with a new management team, some new players and renewed optimism that the worst of the Club's problems were behind them. A prominent addition to the playing staff was the Lossiemouth striker Iain Stewart. His goalscoring exploits were to make him a priceless asset. Elgin defender Iain MacArthur and winger Davie Ross from Brora Rangers were also to prove important acquisitions. The 1995/96 season started with a new management team, some new players and renewed optimism that the worst of the Club's problems were behind them. A prominent addition to the playing staff was the Lossiemouth striker Iain Stewart. His goalscoring exploits were to make him a priceless asset. Elgin defender Iain MacArthur and winger Davie Ross from Brora Rangers were also to prove important acquisitions.
The season's first competitive match was an away Coca-Cola cup tie against Berwick Rangers on 5th August. After a 1-1 draw and extra time the Inverness side went out 5-3 on penalties. Two league defeats and exit from the League Challenge Trophy at the hands of Alloa did not auger well for the rest of the season. Things improved and they gradually pulled off the foot of the Division with a series of high-scoring wins - 5-0 against both East Stirling and Alloa, 5-1 against Arbroath and 6-1 against Albion Rovers. At half time the Albion score was 6-0 and the manager was furious that they eased up and lost the second half 1-0! His major fear was that goal difference could make all the difference at the end of the season - in the end this was not an issue. 
Along with Livingston, Brechin and Ross County they became clear promotion contenders. By November 11th Caley Thistle were second with Livingston top and Ross County 3rd. December 9th saw County comprehensively defeated 5-2 in the final of the Inverness Cup. This match also marked the debut of new signings Mike Teasdale and Brian Thomson. January 6th was the start of a superb Scottish Cup run. Livingston were defeated 3-2 at Telford Street and in the 3rd Round East Fife were dispatched after 2 games, extra time and penalties. The deciding match took place on Monday 12th February and the following Saturday they went to Stenhousemuir and won 1-0 thanks to a Brian Thomson goal. This result achieved a place in the Quarter Final of the Cup and a home draw against mighty Rangers. On safety grounds the Scottish Football Association moved the game to Tannadice, Dundee. The build up was electric and cars and buses streamed down the A9 on the morning of March 9th. Rangers won 3-0 but it was a great day for players, officials and fans. 
Arguably the cup run was counter-productive as it led to a league fixture backlog and a run of poor results. Draws against Alloa and Queen's Park either side of the Rangers game were disappointing and a 2-1 defeat by rivals Ross County the following Saturday really upset Steve Paterson. A 1-1 draw against Arbroath on 23rd March effectively ended the League challenge but it only became mathematically impossible with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Cowdenbeath on 13th April. Steve Paterson then set about planning for 1996/97. Seven players were placed on the transfer list and the free transfer lists of other clubs scoured for potential recruits to strengthen the team.
1995/96 saw Caledonian Thistle and Ross County finish 3rd and 4th in the League respectively with the Inverness side 15 points behind runaway winners Livingston and 6 behind second placed Brechin. Iain Stewart was top goalscorer in the Third Division with 24 goals and defender Richard Hastings was capped by Canada at Under 20 level.
The Stadium saga continued throughout 1995/96 with the sum of £900,000 being on everyone's lips. This was a sum pledged by Inverness District Council towards the project but thrown into doubt by a number of procedural and economic difficulties. The total Stadium cost was to be just short of £5 million and a complex web of mutually dependent funding relied on the Council releasing the £900,000. On Monday December 19th a final vote secured the funding. A condition was the incorporation of Inverness into the Club name, a matter already considered at the Members' Club meeting the previous June. Inverness District Council went out of existence on March 31st 1996 to be replaced by Highland Council. The £900,000 had still not been paid by then but new Chief Executive Arthur McCourt acted quickly to ensure that it was available from the Inverness Common Good fund - albeit in 2 instalments. An important piece in the financial jigsaw was Inverness Harbour Trust's commitment to meet the cost of a new road through the Longman Industrial Estate - an essential requirement of the development. Construction could now begin although the best estimate for completion was now Autumn 1996. Once more the Scottish League and Texas Homecare (now part of the Sainsbury Group) agreed to a delay. The stage was now set for a new Stadium, a new name - Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. - and (hopefully) promotion.


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1994-95 - Birth of a Team

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The first official Caledonian Thistle match was on Saturday 30th July 1994 against St Mirren although two low-key matches had been played the previous week.
On Wednesday 20 July they beat RAF Kinloss 2-0 and on Friday 22 July they beat Golspie Sutherland 5-1 with both matches being played away from home. The first official Caledonian Thistle match was on Saturday 30th July 1994 against St Mirren although two low-key matches had been played the previous week.
On Wednesday 20 July they beat RAF Kinloss 2-0 and on Friday 22 July they beat Golspie Sutherland 5-1 with both matches being played away from home.
The 31 July came and the doors of Telford Street were opened for a Caledonian Thistle match for the first time. St Mirren won 3-0 but the result was less important than the fact that the match took place.
The Club's first competitive match was a Coca-Cola Cup 1st Round match against East Stirling on Tuesday 9th August 1994. It was played at East Stirling's Firs Park and Caley Thistle won 2-0. The honour of scoring the first goal went to Wilson Robertson.
The following Saturday they played their first Scottish League match at Telford Street and spectacularly beat Arbroath 5-2. Alan Hercher was the local hero with a hat-trick. The Inverness fans came down to earth the following Wednesday when they went out of the Coca-Cola Cup 3-0 at Dundee.
The first local derby against Ross County was on the 27th August in Dingwall with the visitors winning 3-1. By September 10th the new Inverness Club sat proudly at the top of the Third Division after victories against Albion Rovers and Forfar.
September 28th saw a classic B&Q cup tie against Dundee at Telford Street. The score was 1-1 after extra time and the Inverness side only went out 4-3 on penalties.
League performances began to decline after this and Caledonian Thistle slipped down the Division. It was clear that promotion was not going to be achieved in the first season.
December 17th marked the Club's Scottish Cup debut against Queen of the South. After a lacklustre performance they lost 2-1.
The second half of the Season saw few good results and open criticism of the manager's defensive style of play. Two 3-1 victories over Cowdenbeath were heartening and a 3-0 win at Telford Street against Ross County on the second last Saturday of the season was relished - this result ended County's bid for promotion.
Pressure on Sergei Baltacha mounted and before the season was over he decided to resign. He left after the last league game of the season on 13th May having achieved 6th place in the Third Division.
Off the field financial matters dominated - not least the matter of a new Stadium. Its location was a matter of long debate. In the end it came down to a straight choice between Stratton Farm, just off the A96 Nairn road, and East Longman. Inverness and Nairn Enterprise favoured Stratton but East Longman was chosen, mainly as land assembly was simpler.
The Club agreed to lease a 9.03 acre site for 99 years from Inverness District Council. A major financial hurdle was the transfer of both the constituent clubs' assets to the new club and this proved very difficult.
It was not until May 1995 that the final major impediment of a court case involving Thistle assets was resolved. Sheriff James Fraser ruled against an interdict motion brought by Thistle member Martin Ross.
Caledonian members had already pledged their assets after lengthy battles. Kingsmills Park was sold for £486000 to builders Hugh MacRae and this money became part of the sum required for the new Stadium.
May 1995 not only saw the conclusion of the court case but it was also the month that full planning permission for the Stadium was granted. Sadly it also saw the departure of Jock MacDonald as Chairman but he was immediately made Life-President.
Stadium Director Dougie MacGilvray took over and in the same month ex-Manchester United player and Huntly player/manager Steve Paterson was appointed to replace Sergei Baltacha. Ex-Dundee and St Johnstone player Alex Caldwell became "Pele" Paterson's assistant.
29th June 1995 witnessed the inaugural meeting of the unified Caledonian Thistle Members' Club which was to be open to season ticket holders but with membership subject to the veto of the Board. The members voted to amend the Club's name to incorporate the word Inverness from the start of season 1996-97 but the detail of how this was to be achieved was left for another day.
This had been the wish of the Council when granting the lease of the East Longman site although it had not been a requirement. It had long been clear that the Stadium deadline of summer 1995 would not be met but the Scottish League were sympathetic and could appreciate that the merger was a unique situation with many unforseen complications.
The aim now became Summer 1996 when hopefully promotion to Division 2 would have been achieved. Telford Street Park had already been sold to Texas Homecare and they agreed to retain their option to purchase despite the delay.


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ICT Formation

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Three Inverness teams were founder members of the North of Scotland Football Association in 1888 - Thistle, Caledonian and Clachnacuddin. Thistle was formed in 1885 with Caley and Clach both dating back to 1886. Over the years rivalries thrived and each had its period of dominance. Clach won four back-to-back Highland League Championships in 1902/06 and again in 1920/24 but in the modern era Thistle and Caley dominated the Inverness scene.
Three Inverness teams were founder members of the North of Scotland Football Association in 1888 - Thistle, Caledonian and Clachnacuddin. Thistle was formed in 1885 with Caley and Clach both dating back to 1886. Over the years rivalries thrived and each had its period of dominance. Clach won four back-to-back Highland League Championships in 1902/06 and again in 1920/24 but in the modern era Thistle and Caley dominated the Inverness scene.
Thistle had an excellent spell in the early 1970s and this led to an application to join the Scottish League in 1973. They came very close but lost out by one vote to Edinburgh's Ferranti Thistle. In 1986 a proposed breakaway league nearly led to another opportunity but it came to nothing. Similarly in the early 1990s Berwick Rangers were struggling to survive and the Inverness sides watched every move.
The opportunity came in 1993 when the Scottish League voted to expand from 38 teams to 40, split into 4 Divisions. This time the question of geography was not an issue as the A9 trunk road had been upgraded to a high standard and Perth was only 2 hours away.
The Scottish Cup is the vehicle by which teams in the south have come to know and fear Highland League sides. Each year the four semi-finalists in the North Qualifying Cup gain a place in the Cup draw and the hope of giant-killing or at least a big pay-day. Thistle and Caley took part in many cup classics over the years with the modern-era highlights being matches against both halves of the Old Firm. In 1983/84 Caley defeated Stirling Albion in a 3rd Round replay to clinch a home tie against Rangers. The town buzzed with excitement but there was to be no upset as Rangers easily won 6-0.
Thistle's claim to fame in modern times was a classic 3-0 win over Kilmarnock at Kingsmills Park in February 1985. They went on to a lucrative tie against Celtic at Parkhead and a 6-0 defeat. In 1990 Caley scored a penalty shoot-out victory against Airdrie in a third round replay at Telford Street and in 1991 they held St Johnstone to a home 2-2 draw. They lost the replay 3-0 but the thousands of fans who went south that night to Perth sent out a strong message - Inverness could support a Scottish League team.
When the first discussions regarding a combined Inverness team took place, set up by Inverness and Nairn Enterprise Company, it was mooted that all 3 teams would amalgamate but Clach pulled out. The full details of the merger of Caley and Thistle is told in Charles Bannerman's book "Against All Odds" (published by the Club in August 1997) and there is no room here to detail the saga. This book should be required reading for any teams considering such a merger. The financial troubles of some Central Scotland teams would suggest that other combinations should happen but it would not be easy. We can gloss over the troubled merger with the excuse of lack of space and move on to the Scottish League vote on 12th January 1994. The Inverness side amassed 68 votes to top the poll with Ross County second on 57 votes - their cause having been greatly enhanced by a fine Scottish Cup run. In fact on the Saturday before the vote they trounced Forfar 4-0.
The stage was now set for top-flight football in both Inverness and Dingwall. The last League derby match between Thistle and Caley took place on May 11th 1994 with Caley winning 1-0. May 14th 1994 saw both clubs play their final Highland League matches. Thistle lost 2-0 at Kingsmills Park to Lossiemouth while Caley drew 1-1 at Huntly - Huntly's manager being Steve Paterson who eventually led the combined Inverness side to the Third Division Championship in 1996/97.
The wrangles between the anti-merger camps at both Caley and Thistle continued and on several occasions the existence of the merged team was thrown into doubt. The teams which had lost out in the Scottish League vote waited in the wings ready to take their chance - notably Gala Fairydean. This was a time of meeting after meeting, threats of Court cases, legal advice and general acrimony all round. Inverness and Nairn Enterprise Chairman Norman Cordiner brokered a deal between the clubs in order to present a united front to the Scottish League. Former Thistle Chairman Jock MacDonald became the new club's Chairman and his 21 year involvement with the SFA was a major asset. His Vice-Chairman became Caledonian's Norman Miller. The compromise name of Caledonian Thistle F.C. was chosen and Caley's Sergei Baltacha became manager. Thistle captain Dave Milroy joined him to run the reserve team.
The club's application to join the League contained a promise to move to a new Stadium after one season - this was to dominate the activities of the new Board for some considerable time and it is no exaggeration to say that it nearly led to the club's financial downfall. Initially matches were to be played at Telford Street Park - Thistle's Kingsmills Park was originally the choice but it proved unsuitable. The stage was now set for season 1994/95 and the start of Scottish League football in the Highlands.
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