New Year without a bang

It was Peterhead that drew the short straw and will make the journey to the Highlands to bring coal, shortbread and a wee dram to the Caledonian SarensPSG Stadium on the 3rd of January 2026. Inverness topped the table as we entered a new year with the baying pack snapping at our heels after back to back defeats at Ochilview and Links Park. Hopefully getting back on the green green grass of home will give us a lift as 2026 kicks off. It never did Tom Jones any harm back in the day. Ross Millen will not be involved after his red card last week. Alfie Stewart is available for selection with his loan contract still under discussion. Chanka Zimba will hopefully get more game time as he nurses his injury and let's hope we can be more clinical in 2026.

Here's hoping the weather doesn't play a major factor in this fixture with colder weather due to sweep down from the North accompanied by strong winds and snow in places. Temperatures dropping as well. Take care out there! 

🚨Volunteers Wanted for Tomorrow 🚨

⛔ STAND DOWN, GAME OFFFFFFF ⛔

Any supporters available to assist with removing pitch covers, please head to the Sarens PSG Stadium at 9am tomorrow morning ahead of our game against Peterhead.

❄️⛄ Any assistance would be much appreciated 🔴🔵

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Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Info

West Stand Closed this Saturday

Jake Davidson contract extension

East Fife date 20th January

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Full Story in link above

Following our recent statement regarding the unacceptable conduct at our home match against Hamilton Academical on Saturday 13 December, the club can confirm that the West Stand will be closed for this Saturday’s William Hill League 1 fixture against Peterhead.

This decision follows the use of pyrotechnics in the West Stand at the last home match, during which a device entered the field of play and forced the referee to temporarily stop the game.

The club intends for the West Stand to reopen for our next home match against Alloa Athletic on Saturday 24th January. We hope this course of action demonstrates our zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable conduct and the use of pyrotechnics within the stadium.

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Our festive lightweights at Links Park following on from the defeat at Ochilview. Plenty of endeavour but we lacked a clinical finish or five as we went down 2-1 to form side Montrose last weekend.

League1 last six

1. ICTFC 1-0 Cove✔️

2. ICTFC 4-0 QotS✔️

3. Alloa 1-1 ICTFC✔️

4. ICTFC 4-0 Accies✔️

5. Stenny 1-0 ICTFC❌

6. Monty 2-1 ICTFC❌

A third minute strike from Alfie Stewart got the visitors off to a great start in a first half full of missed opportunities. Blair Lyons tied the game on the hour with Ross Millen sent off in the aftermath of that goal. Stewart then smacked the underside of the bar. The winner came from Ker Waddell after 74 minutes. Meh!

Ross Millen will miss at least the next two games for his straight red card at Montrose after a bit of verbals saw him take the early bath.

The two previous encounters against Peterhead this season have seen the Caley Jags take all the points available. Our second game of the campaign gave the Caley Jags a 2-0 win over the Blue Toon and a 1-0 win at Balmoor in October. Wotherspoon and Sole were our scorers at home and Billy Mckay nicked the winner away from home.

Bar94 will be open and the usual Matchday Bus service provided by Stagecoach will be in operation.

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.

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 £2.70 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.

Peterhead took a sore one in the North East festive derby against Cove Rangers going down 4-0 at home. Merry Xmas. The three defeats were all crushing blows conceeding 12 goals. Good win at Bayview though where a goal from Jason Brown was the difference between the sides. Flynn Duffy was red carded against Kelty but should be back for this one.

Last Six League1

1. P'Head 1-1 Monty➗

2. P'Head 1-4 Stenny❌

3. Alloa 4-0 P'Head❌

4. P'Head 3-2 Kelty✔️

5. E Fife 0-1 P'Head✔️

6. P'Head 0-4 Cove❌

They also went out of the KDM Trophy losing 2-1 at Ayr United on 9th Dec. After a 2-2 draw over 90mins, they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Morton on penalties.

Andy McCarthy could come back in after suspension and Adam Carnwath will be added to the squad as he returns from injury. Defender Josh Kerr will be pushing for a start after coming on in the defeat to Cove.

Fraser Mackie has since gone out on loan to Fraserburgh and striker Tom Horn has returned to Partick Thistle at the end of his loan.

Kieran Shanks is top scorer with seven League1 goals. Jason Brown has six and Max Barry and Cammy Smith both have three strikes.

Despite some indifferent results of late, Peterhead are only seven points off the top of the table.