Barry Bannan

Bannan's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→39), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sheffield Wednesday · 4th	3	0	1	7.13	22	39
2025/26	Sheffield Wednesday · 24th	43	3	3	7.19	21	38
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	41	4	5	7.24	26	47
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	42	1	2	7.11	27	33
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	44	7	12	7.57	26	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	24	0
Scotland U21	9	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

B. Bannan is a 36-year-old attacking midfielder at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 21.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bannan.

On the season, Bannan graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 3 assists in 43 appearances (0.18 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 39). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 36 Bannan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

21.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

72.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.18

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

3 goals in 43 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.14 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.09

Goal contribution / 900.18

Defensive actions / 902.906

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.27

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 36, Bannan sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bannan's projected Rating — 21.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions40

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Sheffield WednesdayJul 2026 – now

MillwallJan 2026 – Jul 2026

Sheffield Wednesdayuntil Jan 2026

Bolton(on loan)Feb 2015 – Jan 2026

Crystal PalaceSept 2013 – Feb 2015€ 2.1M

Leeds(on loan)Mar 2011 – Sept 2013

Derby(on loan)Mar 2009 – Mar 2011

Aston Villauntil Mar 2009

About B. Bannan

Barry Ryan Bannan is a 36-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, born on December 1, 1989 in Airdrie, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Sheffield Wednesday currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, B. Bannan has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 241 minutes.

B. Bannan's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Sheffield Wednesday face Peterborough away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Bannan at 21.2 with a Season form score of 20.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, B. Bannan has totalled 600 club appearances with 40 goals and 72 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 47 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.

B. Bannan's career has also included time at Millwall, Bolton, Crystal Palace, Leeds, Derby and Aston Villa.

On the international stage, B. Bannan has represented Scotland and Scotland U21 — 33 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.