2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
# 2009–10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's first in the Scottish First Division since relegation from the Scottish Premier League the previous season.

## Team statistics

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 73 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 61 | |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 |
| - | - |
| Ground | A |
| Result | W |
| Position | 3 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Competition | Score | Opponent | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Richie Foran | Scottish First Division | 1–5 | Ayr United | 24 October 2009 |
| Adam Rooney | Scottish First Division | 4–1 | Morton | 31 October 2009 |
| Adam Rooney | Scottish First Division | 3–1 | Queen of the South | 9 March 2010 |

## Transfers

Transfers In :

| Player | Age | From | Free |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert Eagle | 22 | Norwich City | Free |
| Jonny Hayes | 22 | Leicester City | Free |
| Stuart Golabek | 34 | Ross County | Free |
| Dani Sánchez | 24 | Real Murcia Imperial | Free |
| Lee Cox | 18 | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| Dan Stratford | 24 | D.C. United | Free |
| Nauris Bulvitis | 22 | FC Tranzits | Loan |
| Stuart Duff | 27 | Aberdeen | Loan |
| Player | Age | To | Fee |
| Dougie Imrie | 26 | Hamilton Academical | £54,000 |
| Iain Vigurs | 21 | Ross County | Free |
| Richard Hastings | 32 | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| Ian Black | 24 | Heart of Midlothian | Free |
| Garry Wood | 21 | Ross County | Free |
| Ally Ridgers | 27 | Nairn County | Free |
| Brian Kerr | 27 | Dundee | Free |
| Filipe Morais | 23 | St Johnstone | Free |
| Dale Gillespie | 20 | Nairn County | Free |
| Andy Barrowman | 25 | Ross County | Free |
| Andy McNulty | 20 | Bray Wanderers | Free |
| Michael Fraser | 25 | Motherwell | Undisclosed |
| Pāvels Mihadjuks | 29 | FK Ventspils | Undisclosed |
| Richie Byrne | 27 | Darlington | Free |
| Zander Sutherland | 21 | Peterhead | Free |
| Shane Sutherland | 19 | Elgin City | Loan |
| Gavin Morrison | 19 | Elgin City | Loan |
