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CTO Player of the YearOscar MacIntyre Oscar has had a great season with us since signing from Hibs and has been a favourite with the fans. He has scored 1 goal for the club in our 3-3 draw with Partick Thistle in the KDM Trophy (which we won on penalties) and picked up 5 yellow cards, in 37 appearances for the club. Starting the season well he was then rotated with Mitchell Robertson, but was picking up votes in most games he played throughout the season. Although he did not start on Saturday he came on as a sub for Danny Devine, no votes came his way but he had enough to win.CONGRATULATIONS OSCAR Player of the Year 2025-2026 Oscar MacIntyre 62 points Alfie Stewart 57 points Calum MacLeod 55 points Remi savage 43 points Paul Allan 32 Points David Wotherspoon 28 points Monthly Winners. July - Calum MacLeod August - Oscar MacIntyre September - Paul Allan October - Adam MacKinnon November - Adam MacKinnon December - Remi Savage January - Alfie Stewart February - Alfie Stewart March - Jordan Alonge - Alfie Stewart April - Remi Savage May - Billy Mckay Congratulations to Oscar as the CTO Player of the Year voted by you. I along with many other fans hope he will sign on with the club for next season, including young Finlay MacLellan who picked up his autograph earlier in the season. Thanks again for all your votes throughout the season and hope to keep it going in the next one. CTO also thank IBM for all his hard work in keeping the PotY polls running throughout every season. It's an interactive poll on CTO as fans post their own opinions on player performances (5-3-1 points) which gets totted up to determine who gets this accolade, and this year Oscar is your Man!

🏆 League1 Champions 🏆 The Caley Jags are off to the Championship after beating Hamilton Accies 2-1 in front of over 5000 raucous fans at the Caledonian Stadium. An early strike from Captain Danny Devine in the third minute settled the nerves and an absolute club legend Billy Mckay added a second before half an hour to up the volume in the stadium. I spoke to Billy at East Fife and he assured me they would get the job done this week. What a legend. Accies scored a late goal through Kevin O'Hara and we had an extra late drama when they were awarded a penalty. However Ross Munro pulled off a tremendous diving save to deny Oli Shaw and that was the cue for an enthusiastic but premature pitch invasion. About fifteen minutes later the game resumed for a handful of seconds before referee Chris Graham called a halt and the real pitch invasion started. Credit to Stenhousemuir for giving it a real go all season, good luck in the play-offs. Full report and match reaction tomorrow. We have some celebrating to do now. 🍺 The Main Stand and the North Stand were packed out as the the teams took to the pitch for hopefully the final time this season. Would we take the game to Accies or would we play a cagey game like we did at East Fife the previous week? That question would be answered in the third minute when Captain Danny Devine crashed Paul Allan's corner kick high into the net in front of the Hamilton fans to set the scene for the afternoon with the home fans loving this early advantage. Inverness were in control of the early stages with the bulk of the game being played in the Accies third of the pitch with MacKinnon and Wotherspoon prominent and Billy Mckay rolling back the years as he buzzed around the front line. Alfie Bavidge was also running the channels and using his pace to good effect. Accies were restricted to shooting from range, not necessarily on target with Ross Munro idle for the most part. The pressure was mounting on the visitors with a number of blocked efforts keeping the score down, but nobody was on hand to stop club legend Billy Mckay scoring after great work on the left side through Wotherspoon and Mitchell Robertson whose cross into the box was finished by Billy, his 132nd goal for this club. That ramped up the volume in the stands, however we all held our breath when the ball got stuck under Devine's feet as he tried to get the ball back to Munro. Thankfully the keeper managed to get to the ball in the nick of time to dribble his way out of danger and keep us two ahead at the break. Alas Danny's game was over before the break as he was unable to continue after an earlier knock and he limped off to be replaced by Oscar MacIntyre with Robertson moving inside to centre back. HALF TIME: 2-0 Accies looked sharper after a torrid first half and pressed Inverness higher up the park without really troubling Munro. We blocked a couple of attempts in the first few minutes of the second half as we seemed content to hold what we had and in truth, the game lost it's sparkle and deteriorated into a dire midfield battle. Ross Millen had an effort saved before the substitutes flowed from both sides. We did force four corners in quick succession but it ended with the ball holding up in the breeze and going behind. Millen hit a fierce shot just wide as we looked to kill off the game and the best chance of the second half saw Alfie Stewart head wide after a great ball in from the left. The game was untidy over the final fifteen minutes but there was late drama when Kevin O'Hara scored after we conceded one too many free kicks allowing Accies to get the ball into our box all too often for my liking. Ahh well, so be it. However, there was further drama when we were all waiting for the final whistle to blow. Millen was adjudged to have tripped Oli Shaw who took the spot kick himself. As befits champions, Ross Munro pulled off a great save to his right and that triggered a spontaneous pitch invasion from the over eager young team. It took a while to clear a thousand or so from the playing surface before the game restarted. It was barely worth restarting and the game was brought to a halt seconds later to start invasion number two, this time in earnest as jubilant fans celebrated on the park with players. FULL TIME: 2-1 It's been a long season, coming from five points behind as we set out to win the title. Thirty-six League1 games later and add on four League Cup ties, two Scottish Cup ties and eleven KDM trophy games, it's been quite a journey. Not to mention seven pre-season encounters and a testimonial plus three North of Scotland Cup ties then it really has been a wonderful season after all the trauma we have come through under our previous failed regime. Think that is 64 games negotiated and Previewed and Reported here on CTO. Statue for Savage incoming. Well done to everyone concerned at the club and to the fanbase for producing a brilliant atmosphere throughout our season, especially in the final game. The Supporters Bus organisers, the Wyness Shuffle podcasters, and a massive well done to George Moodie and Supporters Trust for the huge improvements in the matchday experience. No doubt I've missed some out, apologies for that, but a huge thanks on here to Scotty for keeping this site going and to IBM for keeping all the stats up to date. There's a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes on CTO and it really is much appreciated. CHAMPIONS 🎥 Innes Mackay Great wee double act 👏 ICTFC HIGHLIGHTS Date: 02/04/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5029 Referee: Chris Graham Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Devine (McIntyre 49), Savage, Robertson, Allan, MacKinnon (MacLeod 72), Stewart, Wotherspoon (Brannan 80), Bavidge, B Mckay (Zimba (80)) Subs (not used): Ross; Chalmers, Alonge, Willox, Longstaff. Scorers: Devine (3), B Mckay (26) Booked: Bavidge (58) Sent Off: none Hamilton Accies: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Lane; Hutton, Smutek (Shiels 85), Kilday (Hendrie 84), Gallacher, McKinstry, Newbury, Simpson (Crookston 68), O'Hara, MacDonald, Shaw Subs (not used): Cameron, Forrest, Morgan, Stafford Scorers: O'Hara (85) Booked: Hutton (77) Sent Off: none

It's not how we imagined it Well, it's the scenario that no Caley Jags fan wanted. If we could have chosen one team to stroke off our last game of the season title deciding clash, Hamilton Accies would probably be the peoples choice. It doesn't bother me that we have had previous with Accies over the years regarding relegation, it's the fact that they are the form team in the league on three wins on the bounce and if you remove their 21 point deduction, they would be sitting third in the table on merit. Add in the factor that Accies need at least one point, dependant on another result, to have any hope of avoiding the relegation play-off but a better option for Accies is going for all three points. We are also well aware that they have top strikers in Oli Shaw and Kevin O'Hara and they are the third top scorers in the league with 53 goals behind us and Queen of the South. The other major stumbling block is our own form. We are hell bent on drawing our way to the title with four draws over the last six which has included playing teams in the relegation zone. Whilst we are unbeaten in the League over 17 games we could have been out of site long before now. Instead of that we have turned wins into draws and are paying the price for our failure to kill games off when well on top. That price is no finger nails left and confidence draining away from the park to the stands. Here's a thought to cheer us up. Our last defeat was 18 games ago when we lost 2-1 at Montrose. On Saturday Stenhousemuir visit Montrose looking to win the title Apart from all that we have nothing to worry about! Of the three previous meetings this season: We were blown away 3-1 at NDP on a miserable day during Storm Amy in October: Accies blew Inverness away with Amy spoiling our day. Goals from O'Hara, McDonald and Shaw were enough to win the three points and send Accies to the top of the table. Bavidge scored our counter but we dropped to third with Stenhousemuir second. We exacted revenge back in the Highlands before Xmas with a 4-0 thrashing of Accies. It was a convincing win for the table toppers with goals from Mitchell Robertson, Chanka Zimba, his 13th of the season, substitutes Alfie Bavidge and Billy Mckay. Boom! In the last meeting away at Broadwood an Alfie Bavidge goal separated the sides in a scrappy affair. At that stage, the Caley Jags moved 5 points ahead after beating Accies 1-0 thanks to Alfie Bavidge's first half header. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bar94/Bus/Info Bring a Friend for a £5 - u12 £1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was our squad that struggled on the artificial surface at Bayview. It took a brilliant strike from Billy Mckay to rescue a point in the 89th minute after Michael McKenna had given the Fifer's the lead shortly after the interval. That was goal No 131 for Billy and could prove to be his most crucial strike yet. Last Six League1: D D D W W D Liam Sole has been struggling with a calf injury and has missed out recently. We badly need his pace up front in an attacking manner. 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 expect to be joined by some of the players. Operated by Stagecoach, 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. Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time? Accies are on a three game winning streak as they try to escape the relegation zone. To be honest it would be an unbelievable achievement should they escape after a 21 point deduction for gross mismanagement. We all know how that feels. Last Six League1: D L L W W W Accies drew 2-2 at Cove before losing the next two at home to Kelty (1-2) and a 3-0 loss at Stenhousemuir. They have since made a sprint for the finishing line beating Alloa 1-0, Montrose 0-2 and last time out beating Peterhead 3-1. Those results have taken them close to safety and they sit one point below East Fife and three points below Cove Rangers but with a much better GD than both. All to play for at the bottom but it depends on the result at Cove v East Fife to determine their destiny combined with a result at Inverness other than a defeat. Oli Shaw has scored three times over the last six games. He is the leading scorer in League1 with 19 goals. In comparison our best League scorers this season is Chanka Zimba with 11 and Alfie Bavidge with 10. Steven Bradley will need rehab after picking up an injury at Montrose. It will be some achievement should Accies avoid relegation, but to do that they need to not lose which is not in our best interest. Inverness CT deducted 5 points as per SPFL rules on clubs suffering an insolvency event Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following breaches of multiple SPFL Rules. Hamilton Academical deducted 9 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal. Hamilton Academical deducted 6 points following SPFL Disciplinary Tribunal Pos. P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Inverness CT* 35 20 11 4 58 23 35 66 2 Stenhousemuir 35 17 13 5 48 27 21 64 3 Alloa Athletic 35 15 8 12 49 34 15 53 4 Queen of the South 35 13 12 10 54 46 8 51 5 Peterhead 35 12 7 16 48 62 -14 43 6 Montrose 35 11 9 15 48 65 -17 42 7 Cove Rangers 35 9 10 16 41 44 -3 37 8 East Fife 35 9 8 18 34 61 -27 35 9 Hamilton Accies * 35 16 7 12 53 40 13 34 Kelty Hearts 35 5 11 19 31 62 -31 26 After tonight's final Championship games Ross County Relegated - Airdrie in play-offs. Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 4th in L1 v Airdrie Semi-Final: 1st Leg Tue 5th May 19:45 3rd in L1 v 2nd in L1 Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 Airdrie v 4th in L1 Semi-Final: 2nd Leg Sat 9th May 15:00 2nd in L1 v 3rd in L1 Final: 1st Leg Wed 13th May 19:45 Lowest remaining seed at home Final: 2nd Leg Sat 16th May 17:30 Highest remaining seed at home

Champagne on Ice A sold out away crowd were on hand to see if the Caley Jags could secure promotion to the Championship at Bayview Stadium in the penultimate League fixture of the season. Hopes were high after last weeks results where Stenhousemuir lost at Cove Rangers and Inverness nervously scraped home against Kelty Hearts to open up a four point gap with just two games remaining. A few different permutations remain but it's going to the wire after a 1-1 draw at Bayview and Stenhousemuir beating Alloa 1-0. It was a massive let down for the big away support who witnessed a disjointed scrappy performance by the Caley Jags against a team that were prepared to fight for the jerseys and deserved their point today whilst we fired high balls onto the head of Brian Easton as if he was a ball magnet. Michael MacKenna scored a simple knock in after our defence were easily opened up on the right side. We were second to every ball for 80 minutes, The introduction of some subs injected a bit more urgency but it took a superb strike from Billy Mckay to salvage an unlikely point in the final minute of the ninety after he chested the ball, spun round and shot early from the edge of the box to leave the keeper stranded as the ball rifled into the bottom corner. That was the solitary bit of quality on a day when we looked overawed and ordinary and the fans left the stadium shaking their heads. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It started reasonably brightly for us in the opening minutes as Longstaff had an opportunity to cut into the box before Robbie Hemfrey saved from a tight angle. It was a bright afternoon with a hint of a stiff breeze on the park that often held long balls up long enough for defenders to get the easy pickings, and so it went on. Mamadou Bah headed over from a corner and the ever dangerous Michael McKenna saw Ross Munro save his header to the bottom corner. Chanka Zimba went down injured and to be honest might just as well have stayed on the ground for the rest of the half such was the impact he was having on procedings. Maybe the hosts saw this as an excuse to leave their players on the surface a la Fawlty Towers 'well you started it'. McKenna had another header saved by Munro ten minutes before the break and the 'injuries' continued to the interval in what had been a very poor half with chances at a premium. HALF TIME: 0-1 The tempo upped at the start of the second half but it was the hosts that were looking livelier around the box with Munro the busier keeper, saving from Nathan Austin in the bottom corner. Oscar MacIntyre was blocked just as he offloaded a shot as he raced onto a ball on the edge of the box and minutes later East Fife went ahead. Good work or not so good defending, but the hosts did well to retain the ball on their left wing following a throw-in and Slattery's ball into the middle was knocked in by McKenna from ten yards to dent our ambitions. We could all see this coming thus far in the game and for the next twenty minutes it could have got worse. McKenna was denied by Munro as the Fifers broke forward, the keeper able to save comfortably in the end. The play was still being disrupted and more substitutes added to this but ultimately would throw us a get out of jail card right at the end. From this point onwards, we showed much more urgency with Wotherspoon and Billy Mckay now on the park although the bigger mystery was why was Zimba still on it (or was he? Maybe it was his destiny). Ross Munro pulled off a tremendous save to stop McKenna adding a second as he acrobatically tipped his effort over the bar. That was a crucial save by the keeper that kept us in the game. Hemfrey pulled off a TV save when substitute Adam MacKinnon's volley was bounced off the surface towards the top corner but the keeper had time to take the cigar out before diving and catching the ball with both hands, Thankfully for us, Zimba surfaced just in time to nod Paul Allan's lob towards the box onwards where the genius of Billy Mckay left the keeper rooted to the spot as his volley found the bottom corner from around twenty yards. Billy collected Chanka's backward head flick on his chest and his strikers instinct saw him swivel and volley as smooth as you like and for that we will be eternally grateful for Paul, Chanka and the predatory Billy Mckay. That goal alone might just be enough to save our season as a draw next week is another option to going straight up. FULL TIME: 1-1 Make no bones about it, this was a dismal showing in a game that could have yielded the League1 title and with it promotion to the Championship. Instead of that we were dragged into a dogged battle against a team fighting for survival accompanied by some questionable tactical decisions to stay down injured at the drop of a hat. Nonetheless it worked as a disruptive influence on the game which killed any chance of a repeat of the flowing action we saw at Peterhead recently. Mind you, a lot of that was down to our own lack of tactical nous in launching numerous aimless balls forward to Brian Easton's head, a tactic that rightly saw him named man of the match. East Fife are now set for a final day relegation play-off battle after Accies beat Peterhead but that point today for the Fifers gives them some hope going into the final games next week just one point ahead of Accies with Kelty Hearts now officially relegated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 35 35 66 2 Stenny 35 21 64 3 Alloa 35 15 53 4 QotS 35 8 51 5 P'Head 35 -14 43 6 Monty 35 -17 42 7 Cove 35 -3 37 8 E Fife 35 -27 35 9 Accies 35 13 34 Kelty 35 -31 26 How important could this goal be. A strike that rooted the keeper to the spot. Date: 25/04/2026 Venue: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1348 Referee: Alastair Grieve East Fife: 1 Manager: Dick Campbell Lineup: Hemfrey; Wilson, Bah, Munro, Easton, Peggie, Slattery (Scally 61), McManus, Millar, McKenna, Austin (Oladipo 61), Culbert Subs (not used): Rollo; Gaffney, Halliday, Halsey, Healy, Latona, Rowe, Scorers: McKenna (56) Booked: Bah (87) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen (Wotherspoon 73), Devine, Savage, McIntyre (Robertson 64), Longstaff (MacKinnon 58), MacLeod (Alonge 58), Allan, Stewart (B Mckay, 73), Bavidge, Zimba Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Chalmers, Willox Scorers: B Mckay (89) Booked: Longstaff (57) Sent Off: none

Is It Coming Home? With the prospect of a title winning celebration happening this weekend, a big crowd is expected at Bayview Stadium, Methil. It's certainly not a formality by any means, however, there is a distinct possibility that something could happen and that will swell the crowd. East Fife have had to review their seating allocation to try and accommodate this surge in ticket sales and we are still waiting for further developments regarding ticket sales as of Monday at 21:00. It did open but sold out quickly and we now await more seating to be released by East Fife. A win for the Caley Jags will secure the title outright regardless of what Stenhousemuir do against Alloa Athletic. A draw might be enough but that depends on Stenhousemuir losing or at worst, drawing, something that is not a common occurrence at Ochilview this season. A defeat for both clubs hands Inverness the title and promotion. Defeat at Bayview takes it to the final day against Accies as long as Stenny get the win, and a draw at Stenny would probably suffice for us given our superior goal difference. It's all ifs and buts at the moment. It's only this season that our paths have crossed again after a 27 year hiatus in League games. We did have a League cup win over them in 2020 when Shane Sutherland scored the only goal of the game. We have been pretty dominant this season so far scoring nine goals and conceding one in the first meeting this season in a 4-1 win in the Highlands. Our overall Head 2 Head meetings with East Fife is good with 10 wins, two defeats and two draws in the 14 fixtures played since we first locked horns in a Scottish Cup tie in 1996. That one ended in a 1-1 draw: A team of volunteers cleared a 2 inch covering of snow to allow this game to go ahead. The first chance fell after 5 minutes to East Fife's Trinidadian Arnold Dwarika but Jim Calder saved his 25 yard drive. Two minutes later Calder touched a Robert Scott shot round the post. Five minutes later lain Stewart had the home fans roaring when he opened the scoring - a long pass from Graeme Bennett found Stewart with a little space on the right edge of the area and he chipped (surprise surprise) the ball over Lindsay Hamilton. It was nearly two in 15 minutes but Richard Hastings 30 yard free kick flew narrowly past the post. The home side had other first half chances through Stewart and Hercher and East Fife came close in 41 minutes when Calder touched away a David Beaton free kick. The home side continued to impress in the second half and had excellent chances through Teasdale and Hercher. In 78 minutes East Fife drew level - Alex Hamill slipped the ball to Dwarika on the right and without breaking stride he curled the ball into the top right-hand corner of the net from 25 yards. Caley Thistle fought back but could not find the net - their best effort was 6 minutes from time when a well timed tackle from John McStay foiled Alan Hercher. The home side were disappointed not to have held on to their lead and East Fife headed south greatly relieved. <Both Reports by Ian Broadfoot> The replay was also drawn 1-1 thanks to an injury time equaliser from Alan Hercher who cancelled out Scott's opener on 75m. A tremendous victory for Caledonian Thistle but only after an injury time equaliser in normal time and the drama of penalty kicks. The match was played at a furious pace on a wet and windy evening and several hundred Inverness fans witnessed an historic victory. East Fife had the better of the first half as the visitors battled into the gales - the best chances for the home side fell to Mark Donaghy who hit it over the bar in 8 minutes and to player/manager Steve Archibald who did the same from 6 yards in 24 minutes. Caley Thistle dominated the penalty shoot out with the home players clearly very nervous. Iain Stewart, Mike Noble and Daisy Ross all scored for the visitors while East Fifes Allan hit it over the bar, Jim Calder saved from Hope and McStay scored. At 3-1 Colin Mitchells penalty was saved by Hamilton but the match was over when Hutcheon hit the post. A superb night for Caley Thistle and a place in the last 16 of the Cup. February 12th, 1996, 7:30 PM at Bayview Park, Methil: Crowd: 1345 Those were the days with big names like Steve Archibald, Pele, Jim Calder, Iain Stewart This one is filling up fast. Be there or be square. ⛔ As of Tuesday, our Allocation has been sold out ⛔ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Info DIRECT LINK FOR AWAY TICKETS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last 4 games v E Fife. 3 this season and a L/Cup fixture 2020 3 - 0 (H) 2 - 0 (A) 4 - 1 (H) 1 - 0 (H) Last Saturday's squad that squeaked through against Kelty Hearts. Paul Allan still claiming the goal but officially it's still an og credited to Alex Ferguson. We seem to be holding strong in the run in with two crucial wins at Peterhead and at home to Kelty after a run of three draws. A third win will see us Promoted as Champions in front of a big crowd at Bayview. Last Six League1: W D D D W W Admission Prices: o Adults: £20 o Concessions: £16 [Over 65s and full-time students] o Under 16: £5 o Parent & 1 Child: £23 o Parent & 2 Children: £25 There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview. Disabled Supporters Supporters requiring additional assistance should contact East Fife’s Disability Access Officer, Stephen Mill ([email protected]) in advance of the match. East Fife are still requiring points to be safe at the bottom end and with Accies having a vastly superior goal difference then every point is a prisoner for the Fifers. After three draws in a row, the last draw being a comeback point from 2-0 down v Stenny, they then lost 1-0 at Montrose but stunned Peterhead with a 2-1 win at Bayview before last weeks 2-0 defeat at Alloa. Last Six League1: D D D L W L Nathan Austin helped our cause with the second comeback goal against Stenhousemuir. Sam Culbert on loan from Livingston has been on the scoresheet as well. He's one to watch, as is former Arbroath striker Michael McKenna. Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 34 35 65 2 Stenny 34 20 61 3 Alloa 34 16 53 4 QotS 34 8 50 5 P'Head 34 -12 43 6 Monty 34 -17 41 7 Cove 34 -5 34 8 E Fife 34 -27 34 9 Accies 34 11 31 10 Kelty 34 -29 26 Sounds like a full squad for Fife

One step Closer This was the ninth meeting between these two sides and the most crucial given what was at stake for both teams. For the Caley Jags, they are focussed on one thing, promotion, and the result at Cove v Stenhousemuir will be secondmost on their minds. Kelty will be fully committed to the task in hand whilst keeping an eye on events at Cove and Montrose v Accies where their closest relegation rivals will be battling for points. It was a tight affair as we suspected and it took an own goal to separate the sides after a less than impressive first half in the swirling conditions. It happened at the far end and it took a while to decide but the goal has been credited to Alex Ferguson following a corner. (Bet he wishes he had stayed at Manchester United) Who knows, we never had binoculars. The goal followed on from the best effort of the game so far when Kyle Gourlay denied Adam MacKinnon with a great low save in the bottom corner, the result was a Paul Allan corner kick to Inverness. The rest is history. That's how it ended with little goalmouth action although Kelty came close with a shot from distance that curled just wide of the top corner. Phew! That was the closest they came and a big warning to us. With Stenhousemuir losing at Cove and Accies winning at Montrose, promotion and relegation have become a little clearer but nothing finalised yet with only two games remaining. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A chilly afternoon on the Moray Firth greeted the teams with April showers and blustery winds forecast for the afternoon and Kelty meant business by changing ends before kick-off. Full report to follow but to be honest, the first half was tense and dull where virtually nothing happened. An early warning for us as we had to clear one away yards from goal and a similar effort for us at the other end. A Zimba effort held by Kyle Gourlay was the only moment of note in a terrible first forty-five. Maybe the swirling wind had something to do with it but it was a total non event. The pace improved after the break but like Talking Heads, it was still tense and nervous, we can't relax... The introduction of MacIntyre and Longstaff at the interval gave us more width and it seemed to inject a bit more life about proceedings but still not exactly a riot like we showed at Peterhead. Lewis Moore had an effort saved comfortably by Ross Munro before it took the introduction of MacKinnon to put the final piece of the jigsaw in place and he was instrumental in bringing about the only goal of the game. At last we saw some good build up play and MacKinnon's shot was well saved by Gourlay just inside the post at the expense of a corner. Not for the first time this season, Paul Allan's inswinging corner landed right on top of the goalline and it looked like the ball has come off Alex Ferguson before entering the net. Pin point accuracy from Allan and just the break we needed although Allan is still trying to clam the goal. Not a game for taking unnecessary risks and our defence limited Kelty to very few opportunities, one of those a shot that whistled close to the junction of crossbar and post. That was a timely reminder we still had work to do as Bavidge headed over and Longstaff skied one after good interplay outside the box. As they have done most of the season, our defence stood firm with Kelty not looking likely to get back on level terms and it was a massive three points combined with the news that Stenhousemuir had been beaten 2-0 at Cove. FULL TIME: 1-0 Pos Team Pld Gd Pts ICTFC 34 35 65 Stenny 34 20 61 7 Cove 34 -5 34 8 E Fife 34 -27 34 Accies 34 11 31 ☹️ Kelty 34 -29 26 It's not very clear but appears to be an og. Either way a massive 3points Inverness CT 65pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts ICTFC 1-0 Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove 2-0 STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY Footage from Kelty Hearts Date: 18/04/2026 Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2405 Referee: Colin Steven Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; Millen, Devine, Savage, Robertson (MacIntyre 46), MacLeod, Allan, Stewart (MacKinnon 56), Alonge (Longstaff 46), Bavidge (B Mckay 89), Zimba (Wotherspoon 77) Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Willox, Chalmers Scorers: Ferguson (61 og) Booked: MacKinnon (90+1) Sent Off: none Kelty Hearts: 0 Manager: Thomas O'Ware Lineup: Gourlay; Pettifer (Cunningham 76), Brydon, Corr (Wylie 65), Fisher, Ferguson, Moore, Arnott (Murray 64), Cooper (Graham 76), McCarvel, Davidson Subs (not used): Adamson; Leitch, Snoddy, Thomas Scorers: none Booked: Ferguson (78) Sent Off: none

Crucial Kelty Crunch Game After a convincing 2-0 win at Peterhead in midweek, the Caley Jags head into the final three games of the season with a one point advantage over a relentless Stenhousemuir. A stunning Alfie Stewart free kick and an equally impressive team goal put into the net by Chanka Zimba saw us leap frog the Warriors with no room for error over the final 270 minutes. Kelty come North on the back of a great result against Montrose which has seen them narrow the gap to safety and they now sit five points adrift of Cove Rangers and two behind Hamilton Accies. With Kelty in as much need of points as us but for different reasons, then this could be a tough game all round but one we are well capable of dealing with after showing more conviction in the second half at Balmoor. Don't forget to put your retro shirts on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/Bar/Info Bring a Friend for a Fiver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All 8 Competitive Meetings 0 - 0 (A) 2 - 2 (H) 3 - 0 (A) 0 - 2 (H) 1 - 0 (A) 1 - 1 (H) 0 - 0 (A) 1 - 0 (A) We were in the Pink at Balmoor on Tuesday night and warmed to the task with an assured performance to put promotion back in our own grasp, but there's no wiggle room with Stenny breathing down our necks. Keep it under your hat, but Alfie Stewart is turning out to be a great asset. He doesn't do tap-ins. Every one of his goals this season have been belters. Last Six League1: D W D D D W Not turning draws into wins has been a major stumbling block this season in our drive for promotion. We took the bull by the horns against Peterhead and took the game to them, especially in the second half where nobody would have complained had we scored half a dozen. Here's a sobering thought. We have never beaten Kelty at home in the three games we have played in the Highlands with one defeat and two draws. The diamond shaped midfield worked well at Peterhead, especially in the second half where we went for the jugular. Chanka Zimba notched his 19th goal of the season at Peterhead and Alfie's stunner was his eighth. Getting to the game Bar 94 and Matchday Bus times for Saturday's game against Kelty Hearts. 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 expect to be joined by some of the players. Operated by Stagecoach, 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. Why not come down early, make a day of it, and wait to see the players after full time? Saturday is Retro Shirt Day in Bar 94, so a chance to wear your all time favourite strip, whilst we also have excellent, high quality framed prints of the Stadium, produced and donated by member Stewart Coghill, available for purchase at £50 each. Some great shirts over the years. Dig out your grandads olde shirt and wear it with pride, preferably without your grandad still inside it. The Kelty recovery continued last Saturday with a tremendous 3-1 win at home to Montrose. An Arnott penalty and a brace from Cooper won the points at New Central Park. That followed on from an excellent 2-1 win away to Accies and an equally impressive home draw with Queen of the South who ended that game with ten men. Last Six League1: L D L W D W It's not been the best of seasons for the Maroons since we beat them 3-0 in the season opener back on the 2nd of August. Seems like a lifetime away now. However with the return of Cunningham, Kelty have a glimmer of hope in avoiding automatic relegation and that looked a forlorn hope a month ago. January window signings: In: Arran Pettifer, midfielder (Arbroath); Dylan Corr, defender (Morton, loan to permanent); Ross Cunningham, forward (Stirling Albion) Loan in: Cammy Cooper, forward (Airdrie); Sam Fisher, defender (Dunfermline); Alasdair Davidson, defender (Dunfermline) Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 33 34 62 2 Stenny 33 22 61 3 Alloa 33 14 50 4 QuotS 33 8 49 5 P'Head 33 -12 42 6 Monty 33 -15 41 7 E Fife 33 -25 34 8 Cove 33 -7 31 9 Accies 33 9 28 10 Kelty 33 -28 26 Scott Kellacher giving nothing away Going to the wire! How's your nails>>> Inverness CT 62pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts P'Head 0-2 ICTFC ✔️ 14th April STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY

One down three to go After the disappointment of Saturday's game at Ochilview, we had another opportunity to top the table going into the final three games in League1. After tonight, it's a three game sprint for the title. Could the Caley Jags keep their destiny within their own grasp? Chanka Zimba was available after suspension and he led the line with Calum MacLeod retaining his starting place from the weekend and Billy Mckay missing out again. League1 Player of the Month for March, 17 goal Kieran Shanks will lead the line for Peterhead and Flynn Duffy was back in the starting XI. Inverness were the more prominent around the opposition box with Newman making one tremendous save from an Alonge free kick but he had no chance when Alfie Stewart stepped up thirty yards from goal to whip his free kick right into the top corner to open the scoring. The next best effort was an Alfie Bavidge run into the right side of the box but Newman stood tall to block the ball away. In a great attacking display in the second half we hit the woodwork twice through Robertson and Alonge before Chanka Zimba swept home a Bavidge cross to secure the points. Magnificent result considering what was at stake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hosts got the game underway and Inverness went onto the front foot. In the third minute a twenty-five yard free kick from Jordan Alonge was spectacularly pushed out for a corner by Jack Newman. Nothing from the corner but moments later Alfie Bavidge headed goalwards but it lacked power and was easily gathered by Newman. Inverness were dictating the early pace of the game and after ten minutes Calum MacLeod looped a header over when Newman was caught in no mans land. Peterhead's first effort was a shot from Seb Ross that was dragged wide a minute later after some neat footwork around the box. Midway through the half the play had evened out and Munro saved comfortably on the angle from Kieran Shanks. Play was turning a bit scrappy on the fiery surface with the ball bouncing high making control awkward. Newman smothered a dangerous cross into the box in the twenty-fifth minute as it remained goalless and a stabbed passback to Newman went unpunished before Zimba clumsily tried to get a couple of shots away. Munro flopped on a snapshot from Jason Brown as the game moved back to the other end. Munro needlessly gave away a throw in. Why??? Lots of petty fouls littering the game now, but with half an hour gone Bavidge raced clear on a great ball forward by Stewart after he broke down an attack, but Bav went a step or two wide allowing Newman to block his effort from fifteen yards on the right side of the box. We were swarming all round the home box but nobody had the required skill to unlock the defence. Until now. Wow!!! A stunning thirty yard left footer curling free kick from Alfie Stewart opened the scoring five minutes before the break. Pawlett had been pulled back after a late lunging tackle missed his intended target. Wee Alfie only scores screamers, he couldn't have placed it in the net any better had he taken some step ladders and dropped the ball into the net from on the goalline. The visitors were now being flagged offside a few times as the interval approached and it remained the narrowest of advantages at the break thanks to Alfie Stewart's stunning free kick. HALF TIME: 0-1 The Caley Jags should have gone two up in the first minute when Newman palmed the ball to Zimba and on the rebound Bavidge saw his shot blocked in the six yard box before being cleared. Moments later Calum MacLeod saw his shot grabbed by Newman after MacLeod's shot deflected over the keeper but was headed off the line by a defender. We had the ball in the net again but it was flagged by the linesman to deny a second. Fast start to this half from the Highlanders looking to increase their advantage. Jordan Alonge burrowed his way into the box past a number of players but his shot cracked back of the post to deny him a brilliant solo. Great pressure from the visitors and only eight minutes into the half. Bavidge could have scored after latching onto a ball into the box but his low shot rifled across the face of the goal from eight yards on the right. Mitchell Robertson curled a beauty onto the crossbar from twenty-five yards with Newman rooted to the spot and he followed up on his own rebound but his shot swerved a yard wide of the target. How we have not scored at least four goals this half is a mystery. Fear not, it paid off on sixty-seven minutes when Bavidge used his pace wide right to drill a low ball into the box for Zimba to sweep the ball into the net from inside the six yard box. It was another tremendous ball by MotM Alfie Stewart that had set Bavidge on his way. Five subs stemmed the flow of the game and we saw out the last fifteen comfortably in control to go back on top of the table with three games left. FULL TIME: 0-2 Alfie Stewart was TV MotM and no complaints from me after that stunning free kick. He was also part of the assist for the second goal as we played out from the back. Great all round performance that offered little for Peterhead to work with and a result that could have ended up at five or six to the visitors. Top of the league with only three games left for everyone. HAPPY DAYS Goals from BBC ALBA Pos Team Pld Gd Pts 1 ICTFC 33 34 62 2 Stenny 33 22 61 3 Alloa 33 14 50 4 QotS 33 8 49 Inverness CT 62pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts P'Head 0-2 ICTFC 14th April @19:45 STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY Date: 14/04/2026 Venue: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 0780 Referee: Joel Kennedy Peterhead: 0 Manager: Jordon Brown & Ryan Strachan Lineup: Newman, Steele, Jason Brown, Kerr (Jack Brown 65), Carnwath (D Strachan 60), Pawlett (M Ross 75), Forrest, Duffy, McGuffie (McGinn 75), Kerr, S Ross, Shanks Subs (not used): McKelvie; Jordan Brown, R Strachan, Jones, James Scorers: none Booked: Steele (36), Jason Brown (70) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 2 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro: Millen, Devine, Savage, Robertson, Allan, MacLeod (Chalmers 83), Alonge (Sole 76), Stewart (MacKinnon 83), Bavidge (Longstaff 76), Zimba (McIntyre 87) Subs (not used): Ross; Brannan, Wotherspoon, Willox Scorers: Stewart (39), Zimba (67) Booked: Stewart (28), MacLeod (77), Zimba (80) Sent Off: none

No Room for Error It's almost last chance saloon at the last chance saloon club as we face Peterhead at Balmoor Stadium on Tuesday night with the game kicking off at 19:45. It will also be screened on BBC ALBA for those not able to attend. A cringeworthy penalty decision against Stenhousemuir on Sunday meant that we remain two points behind the Warriors after the 1-1 draw which saw the three points wrenched from our grasp by an incompetent referee, who up to that point, within reason, had been doing okish albeit a bit pernickety. We play this catch-up game and thereafter all teams will have three games left to decide where the title goes, and likewise relegation for those at the bottom end. As it stands it's still in our own hands but anything other than a win removes that option and puts Stenhousemuir in the driving seat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Bus/info Tickets: £10 Adult, £5 Concession ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inverness CT 59pts THE RUN IN Stenhousemuir 61pts Peterhead v ICTFC - 📺 14th April @19:45 STENNY - No ⛔ Game ICTFC v Kelty Hearts 18th April @15:00 Cove v STENNY East Fife v ICTFC 25th April @15:00 STENNY v Alloa ICTFC v Accies 2nd May @15:00 Montrose v STENNY That was our starting XI at Stenhousemuir which saw a few changes from the KDM Final against Raith Rovers. A tough game at Ochilview might have taken it's toll on some but Chanka Zimba was suspended so expect him to feature in this one. Three draws in our last three games is not the form of Champions. Last Six League1: W D W D D D We started this run with a 3-1 home win over Montrose. With Stenny drawing and Alloa losing in midweek, we had a smidgeon of breathing space going into the home game against Cove but that was taken away by a goalkeeper. Balint Demus headed in an equaliser because we failed to put the game to bed when on top. A common theme throughout the season and one which Stenhousemuir took full advantage of by snatching a last minute winner. We bounced back in midweek with a good 3-1 home win over Peterhead with as bizarre an 'offside' goal as you will see gifting the Head their consolation. Zimba x2 & Alonge were our scorers in that one, three going on six. Zimba was Hero to Zero at Alloa scoring the equaliser before being sent off ten minutes later with the game ending at 1-1 and our last League1 game was a poor 1-1 draw under the lights v QotS where Ross Millen followed up on his saved penalty to bundle home and earn us a point. Onto the the KDM final and the only bright spark for us was Alfie Stewart's superb free kick. Alas we gave our opponents too much respect and too many opportunities to take the ball from us and for that we suffered badly. We suffered even more at Ochilview having led for around 70mins when Calum MacLeod's goal was wiped out with one blow of the refs whistle in a 1-1 draw. Meh! Heads team that were maybe surprisingly beaten on Saturday by East Fife. They went down 2-1 at Methil with Craig McGuffie getting their goal. Last Six League1: W L L D W L First of the last six was a an excellent 3-1 win over Alloa, Shanks, McGuffie and an og sealing the points. A last minute goal for Stenny saw them leave Balmoor with a 1-0 win and that was followed by a 3-1 win for none other than the Caley Jags with Shanks getting their rather bizarre goal. Shanks again in a 1-1 draw at home to Montrose and his scoring run continued with a brace at Alloa before Saturdays defeat to the Fifers. 🏆 | William Hill League One 🎪 | Balmoor 🗓️ | 14th April 2026 🕒 | 7.45pm 🚘 | Stadium parking onsite - if car park is full, please use Peterhead Academy car park on Balmoor Terrace 🍺 | Social club open at Balmoor for home and away fans 🍔 | CASH only catering within stadium 📰 | Programmes available to purchase 💷 | 50/50 tickets for sale 🎟️ | Online tickets available via link below 📹 | NO match streaming available ❌ | NO cash turnstiles, tickets can be purchased prior to the game from our ticket office located at the front of the stadium or online. 📞 | Should you require any additional info, please contact the club on 01779 478256 OnlineTickets Fanbase>>> £10 Adult, £5 Concession Pos Team Pld Gd Pts Stenny 33 22 61 ICTFC 32 32 59 Alloa 33 14 50 QotS 33 8 49 🐟 P'Head 32 -10 42 Monty 33 -15 41 E Fife 33 -25 34 Cove 33 -7 31 Accies 33 9 28 Kelty 33 -28 26 You tell them Scott, penalty my

Cheated out of three points Down to the nitty gritty today in the late televised kick-off at Ochilview and there really was nowhere to hide now as the Caley Jags faced a relentless Warriors side who are unbeaten in their last fifteen home games ahead of this 'virtual' title decider. Not quite a winner takes all encounter, but it would hand a crucial advantage to the victor, although a draw keeps the title battle going to the wire. With the Warriors hitting the top of the table last week their confidence was high, and rightly so with the current Manager of the Month Gary Naysmith leading the squad. On the other hand, we were reeling after an error strewn performance in the KDM Trophy final last Sunday. Would Scott Kellacher be able to put the belief back into our beleaguered squad to resurrect our