Revealed: NFL legend Tom Brady has ‘no voting rights’ at Birmingham as details of investment in Blues emerge

Early on in the 2023-24 campaign, it was announced that seven-time Super Bowl winner Brady had acquired a stake in the Blues. He was also appointed chairman of the advisory board as an ambitious Championship outfit sought to buy into a proven winning mentality.

Things did not play out as planned from there as - after working through four managers, including a failed experiment on Manchester United great Wayne Rooney – Birmingham suffered relegation into the third tier of English football.

Brady will be sticking around, with details of his involvement in the West Midlands being made public. The breakdown of Brady’s investment has been revealed on Companies House, with documents filed by Shelby Companies Limited recognising his role alongside Knighthead frontman Tom Wagner.

Birmingham chief executive Garry Cook has previously said of getting Brady on board: “I think that’s what an advisory board should be doing, they should be challenging the executive, challenging the board, because they come from a place of knowledge. And if you have won seven NFL rings, you have probably got some knowledge on how the body performs at the highest level.”

While Brady is being encouraged to make his voice heard, it has been revealed that the 330 Class B shares that he holds in Shelby Companies Limited do not entitle him to any kind of power. The Companies Hose file states: “The B shares rank equally, each being entitled to receive dividends and to participate in a return of capital. The shares are non-redeemable and have no voting rights.”