NFL legend Tom Brady quits Birmingham City simply three years after investing within the membership

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By Linda Ikeji
10 November 2026, 11:08 am

Birmingham have introduced the sudden departure of NFL legend Tom Brady as minority proprietor, with the membership sitting high of the Championship desk.

In a press release, the membership stated: “Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the club over the last three years.

“It was actually superb to have somebody with Tom’s expertise and fervour related to the membership, and the membership seems ahead to persevering with to construct on that basis from the coaching floor to the Birmingham neighborhood.”

Brady leaves the side as they sit at the top of the Championship table with eight wins, two losses and five draws.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in Birmingham City in August 2023 shortly after he hung up his helmet, per Forbes. At the time, the club had finished 17th in the Championship standings and was relegated from the Premier League in 2011. His role as owner also included a position as chairman on the club’s advisory board, and he served as a health and nutrition consultant.

“I’ve been part of some amazing teams in my day, and I’m looking forward to applying my perspective to create that same success here in Birmingham,” Brady said when he invested.

The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star had a 3.3 percent ownership stake in the club

Brady first retired from football in 2022 after 22 seasons in the NFL, then returned to play one more season. He retired “for good” in February of 2023.

The five-time Super Bowl MVP has investments in different sports activities groups and entities, together with the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, Major League Pickleball and an E1 boat racing group.