Paul Hanlon has signed for Raith Rovers on a three-year deal joining pal Lewis Stevenson at the Fife club.
Hanlon made over 550 appearances for Hibs and scored some vital goals across his career.
The most famous being the late equaliser against Hearts at Tynecastle which subsequently led to Scottish Cup glory.
Twice voted Hibs’ Player of the Year, Paul has been a model of consistency and a real leader, in both good times and bad.
He was rewarded with a testimonial in 2018, and is most fondly remembered at Easter Road for his goal at Tynecastle in their 2016 Scottish Cup campaign.
Paul sits fifth on Hibs’ all-time appearance list, and has left an everlasting impression both on and off the pitch.
As well as a fantastic playing career, he and our other new signing Lewis Stevenson proudly run the Hanlon Stevenson Foundation, which does tremendous work in helping young people.
Speaking exclusively to raithrovers.net, Paul said, “I’m absolutely delighted to sign for The Rovers until 2027. I can’t wait to meet the boys, start training and build on the great work that was done last season.“
Raith boss Ian Murray also commented, “Paul is an excellent signing for us and a lot of work went into getting him. Left-footed centre halves are hard to find but Paul has played at the highest level in Scotland for a number of years and brings us real quality in defence and in terms of leadership, calmness and aggression. He reads the game exceptionally well and makes the squad stronger. We look forward to working with him and look forward to what he will bring to us also.“
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
