Tom Brady's departure from Birmingham City will generate more interest from outside the club than within its training ground and stadium corridors. The former NFL quarterback was a peripheral figure in the Blues' story, serving largely as an advisor to Tom Wagner and his team, despite his name featuring in the title of the six-part documentary about the club aired on Amazon Prime last year.
Brady's Limited Role and Shareholding
The seven-time Super Bowl winner never joined the club's official board. He received some shares in Shelby Companies Limited (SCL), the entity through which Knighthead controls Blues, but held no voting rights. In April 2025, an update on Companies House revealed that Brady and some business partners had been awarded an insignificant number of shares, including Alex Guerrero, Brady's long-time mentor and body coach, and filmmaker Gotham Chopra, co-founder of media brand Religion of Sports with Brady.
There has been no update on Companies House regarding Brady's shareholding since the announcement on Monday evening that his involvement with Blues had ended. For Blues, operations continue as usual, with Wagner still the figurehead and chairman.
Wagner's Continued Involvement
Wagner has been less hands-on in 2026 during his recovery from a stroke, but he has watched three Blues matches in person this season and remains in regular communication with manager Chris Davies and the club's leadership team. Andrew Shannahan has been Wagner's right-hand man throughout Knighthead's tenure, having carried the League One trophy together before the team were crowned champions at St Andrew's last year, and he has stepped up in recent months.
Shannahan, who alongside Wagner is the only other listed director on SCL's Companies House record, has frequented St Andrew's more regularly and mingled with supporters at a recent Open House event. He joined chief executive Jeremy Dale in The Big Bulls Head in Digbeth on Saturday night to celebrate the victory that sent Blues top of the Championship table.
Board Structure Unchanged
Blues' four-man board is completed by Matt Alvarez and Kyle Kneisly, although neither are named as directors on SCL. Alvarez, a well-known film director in the United States, played a key role in the documentary 'Built in Birmingham: Brady and the Blues' and has taken a keen interest in the women's team, though he has been seen sparingly at St Andrew's. At 38, Kneisly is the youngest board member and has taken an active role in planning for the Sports Quarter and The Powerhouse.
While Brady's departure has attracted headlines, Blues' ownership structure has not changed at all.
