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.

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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

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

Footage from Kelty Hearts

On 4/20/2026 at 7:22 PM, tm4tj said:

Footage from Kelty Hearts

Interesting line up - we appear to have signed the Hamilton team en bloc! 🤣

I noticed that. Schoolboy error to be honest.🤣