Education
Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.
Stanton attended Broughton Primary and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.
He has also previously played for Cowdenbeath and represented Scotland at youth international level He was promoted to the first team on 28 December 2011 when he was an unused substitute for the match against Inverness Connecticut. He went on to make his first team debut aged 17 as a substitute against Rangers on 28 January 2012. Stanton shares his surname with a famous former Hibs player, Pat Stanton, but is not related to him.
He signed a three-year contract with Hibs in September 2012.
Stanton was loaned to Cowdenbeath in January 2013 and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Morton. His stint at Cowdenbeath ended after just two appearances, however, as he suffered a knee injury that required surgery.
Stanton established himself in the Hibs first team during the second half of the 2013-2014 season. In April 2014, Stanton signed a four-year contract extension with Hibs.
On 8 January 2016, Stanton signed for Livingston for the remainder of the 2015-2016 Scottish Championship season.
International career
Stanton was selected for the Scotland national under-19 football team in August 2012. He appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Germany. He then scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Norway.
On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland Under 21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.
Stanton was a member of the Hibernian under-19 squad.
