Jack Iredale

Jack Iredale was a near ever-present for Hibernian in the 2025-26 Premiership, making 34 appearances and 32 starts at left back. He did not score, but four yellow cards across that workload point to a regular defensive role rather than a high-risk profile, and six European qualifying appearances underlined his importance beyond league selection.

Iredale averaged a 6.87 rating across the Premiership season, with a high of 7.7 and a low of 6.09. That range suggests generally stable form without many standout peaks, which fits the profile of a full-back trusted for volume minutes rather than decisive attacking output.

Iredale’s career path has been gradual rather than explosive, taking him from Queen’s Park and Greenock Morton through Carlisle United, Cambridge United and Bolton Wanderers before Hibernian. At 30, the pattern is of a player who built a senior career through steady moves across Scotland and England, with Hibs using him as a regular starter rather than a squad option.

The transfer record is low-cost: a loan to Greenock Morton, then three free transfers before Hibernian paid an undisclosed fee to take him from Bolton Wanderers in August 2024. That sequence suggests a player who moved through the market on availability and reliability, with the Hibs deal the first sign of a club committing a fee to secure him.