Inverness Caley Thistle drawn to face Highland League outfit Brechin City at home in third round of SPFL Trust Trophy

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle have discovered who their first SPFL Trust Trophy opponents of the season will be.

Highland League side Brechin City will visit the Caledonian Stadium after making it through their last two rounds on penalties, first against Hibernian B and then against Stirling Albion.

Caley Thistle have a strong recent record in the competition, lifting the trophy in 2018 and then being named joint-winners alongside Raith Rovers for the 2019/20 season, which was cut short by the pandemic.

Last season ICT got past Buckie Thistle and Elgin City before being drawn against Raith in the quarter finals.

The Kirkcaldy side won that tie 5–4 on penalties, and went on to win the competition.

This season sees the return of teams from other parts of the UK, with Northern Ireland's Linfield and Cliftonville, and The New Saints and Caernarfon Town from Wales all being invited to take part and entering in the third round along with Championship and League One sides.

Third round ties will take place on the weekend of Saturday, September 24.

Full third round draw

Buckie Thistle v Linfield

Cliftonville v Queen's Park

The New Saints v Dundee

Clyde v Caernarfon Town

Peterhead v Elgin City

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

Cove Rangers v Raith Rovers

Dunfermline v Celtic B

Arbroath v East Fife

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

Montrose v Kilmarnock B

Alloa Athletic v Airdrieonians

Queen of the South v FC Edinburgh

Annan Athletic v Kelty Hearts

Rangers B v Hamilton Academical

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