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Brian Lomax - Pioneer of the Supporters Trust movement

FC United of Manchester are saddened to learn of the death earlier today of Brian Lomax. We offer condolences to Brian’s family and friends and all who will mourn his passing.

Brian effectively started the supporter trust movement with the formation of the Northampton Supporters Trust, which owned 25% of Northampton Town in the early 1990s. He was intimately involved in the work of the Football Task Force and Birkbeck College which led to Supporters Direct (SD) being set up. Brian was SD’s first Managing Director and later Chair of the organisation. He was genuinely one of the nicest people you could ever meet and is one of the very few people that you could say "Without whom...".


Further information can be found in this SD story

First Posted ~ 19:31 Mon 2 Nov 2015
News ID ~ 6484
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021