Grant Hanley

Grant Hanley was a regular Premiership starter for Hibernian in 2025-26, making 24 appearances and starting 23 of them. He did not score, while two yellow cards and two red cards added a disciplinary edge to his profile. For a 34-year-old central defender, the workload suggested he was still trusted for league minutes, but the red-card count reduced the value of that availability.

Hanley averaged a 6.76 rating across the Premiership season, with a best mark of 7.53 and a low of 3. That spread pointed to generally serviceable form with at least one severe drop-off, which matched the wider profile of a regular starter whose season also included two red cards.

Hanley’s career path ran through five known clubs: Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Birmingham City and Hibernian. The trajectory climbed from trainee status at Blackburn to paid moves to Newcastle United and Norwich City, before later free transfers to Birmingham City and Hibernian. That pattern fitted a defender who had moved from peak-value years into a lower-cost, experienced role.

Hanley’s transfer history peaked with a 6000000 fee from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United in 2016, followed by a 3500000 move from Newcastle United to Norwich City in 2017. His next two moves were free transfers – Norwich City to Birmingham City in January 2025, then Birmingham City to Hibernian in August 2025. The shift from fees to free transfers reflected a clear late-career change in market value.