Dave Milroy

Former Inverness Thistle defender and captain who was coach when Caledonian Thistle joined the Leagues in 1994. Dave was the man in charge of the reserve team mainly.

Even with his defensive role Dave scored many goals for Inverness Thistle but probably the most fondly remembered by the Jags fans was the opening goal against Kilmarnock at Kingsmills Park in the 3rd round Scottish Cup tie in 1985.

At his prime Dave was regarded as one of the best defenders in the league and went on to prove that winning a complete set of northern medals.

He played his last game for Inverness Thistle against Lossiemouth in 1994 and has since had a number of coaching roles at Highland League clubs as well as a spell at Caledonian Thistle FC.

Inverness Thistle Honours: Highland League Championship (1986-87), Scottish Qualifying Cup (1980-81, 1988-89) , North of Scotland Cup (1984-85, 1987-88), Highland League Cup (1987-88), Inverness Cup (1990-81, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1993-94), Skol Cup (1982-83)

Former Inverness Thistle legend Dave Milroy, who played more than 900 games for his favourites, recalls his early misgivings about the creation of the merged club called Caledonian Thistle but recognises the huge benefits that have flowed from that decision 25 years ago. From our birth, Dave was a club coach and has remained a supporter since then. He is now a club ambassador and a prospective trustee of our new ICT Foundation.

From ICTFC 25 year Blog:
Dave said "Let me be totally up front from the start and admit that initially I was not in favour of the merger 25 years ago. My worry at the time was that it would turn into a takeover by Caley and Thistle’s identity would be lost. When Sergei Baltacha offered me a coaching role with the new club, I had reservations about accepting the post but Jock McDonald persuaded me that it was important that I get involved to represent the Thistle side and help the new club establish itself within the Scottish League set up.

At the start of the first season, there were only 2 players included in the first team squad who had played for Thistle during the final season in the Highland League, Jim Calder and Steven MacDonald. This didn’t prove much of a problem as we were made welcome in the dressing room by the players and staff, most of whom were also embarking on an adventure which was new to them....