Manchester United formally part ways with Sir Dave Brailsford

Dave Brailsford arrived at Manchester United in 2024 but departed his day-to-day role last year — Sir Dave Brailsford has been formally removed from the Manchester United FC Ltd board of directors (Image credit: Getty Images)

Manchester United have confirmed changes to their board of directors with Sir Dave Brailsford formally departing the club hierarchy.

Brailsford had arrived alongside Sir Jim Ratcliffe following Ineos' partial takeover of the club in 2024.

Manchester United shuffle board of directors

Brailsford's termination of appointment as a company director was posted to Companies House on May 7, with the termination data April 30.

Simultaneous with that, United confirmed the appointment of Rob Nevin as a director, effective from May 5.

Dave Brailsford, Nice — Dave Brailsford was initially part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's team at Manchester United (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Telegraph report that Brailsford had been influential in appointing Dan Ashworth as sporting director - a move that proved to be very short-lived.

Brailsford is also credited with having overseen a £50m revamp of United's training ground at Carrington, among other performance-based operations.

Nevin was already announced as a director when Ineos took their stake in United in 2024.

United's corporate entity is split between Manchester United Football Club Limited, which is registered in England and Wales - that's what shows on Companies House - and the ultimate parent company, Manchester United plc, which is registered on the Cayman Islands and trades on the New York Stock Exchange.

Sir Dave Brailsford is a long-serving and influential figure at Ineos — Dave Brailsford has switched his attention back to Ineos' cycling operation (Image credit: Getty Images)

Nevin's formal appointment to Manchester United Football Club Ltd following Brailsford's exit therefore just entrenches Nevin as a formal director of the club's UK-based operating company.

Nevin was already on the board of directors for Manchester United plc, which holds overall control of the UK operation.

Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.