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Before the start of the 1996–97 season the club changed its name to Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Part of the application to join the Scottish League was a commitment to move to a new stadium and, a year later than originally planned, Caley moved to the newly built Caledonian Park in November 1996.
The stadium held 5,000 supporters at opening and cost £5.2 million. [3] This was funded by selling the old grounds of Caledonian and Inverness Thistle for £1.1 million, the grant from Inverness District Council, £500,000 from the Football Trust and the rest was provided by the Inverness and Nairn Enterprise Board, sponsors and supporters. [3]
Caledonian played at the eponymous Caledonian Park until the mid-1920s, when Telford Street Park was built. A fire destroyed the original stand in 1950, and a new one was built. [4] A merger between the three Inverness clubs (Caledonian, Clachnacuddin and Thistle), who all played in the Highland Football League, had long been mooted. [2]
Best known for his time with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he played from the club's formation in 1994 until 2002. Calder had been inherited from the squad of Inverness Thistle, who had merged with local rivals Caledonian to form the new club. Calder's goalkeeping antics and spectacular saves made him a firm favourite with Caley fans.
The rivalry first arose in 1994, when Caledonian Thistle (whose name did not yet include the city) were formed out of the merger between Caledonian and Inverness Thistle. [3] Both the new Inverness club and Ross County had been accepted as new teams into the Scottish Football League , starting a trend of Highland League clubs entering the SFL ...
MacLeod started his career with his hometown team, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, playing his way through the youth setup until 2022, when he was given a professional contract with the club. [2] MacLeod made his debut for the club later that year in October 2022, featuring in an injury ravaged side, as Inverness lost 2–0 away to Hamilton ...
Inverness Caledonian Thistle; 2021–22 season; Chairman: Ross Morrison: Manager: Billy Dodds [1]: Stadium: Caledonian Stadium: Scottish Championship: 3rd; lost play-off Final 6–2 on Aggregate to St. Johnstone
In July 2021, Thompson signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle after coming through the club's youth academies since joining at age 9, before being sent to fellow Invernessian side, Clachnacuddin in the Highland League [2] on two consecutive loans stretching to January 2023. [3]