SCUNNY CHIEF’S BACKED FOR FA BOARD
THE EFL have confirmed that board member James Rodwell will continue to represent EFL clubs on the FA board this season.
Following recent FA governance reforms, the EFL is now able to nominate only one representative to the FA board and Rodwell’s appointment was confirmed unanimously at last week’s EFL board meeting.
In addition, the EFL and the Premier League will jointly appoint a third board member to represent both organisations in due course.
Rodwell was first appointed onto the FA board in 2016 and has been an EFL director since 2013. He will continue to fulfil these roles alongside his duties as chief executive of Scunthorpe United.
He said: “I am delighted to have been handed the opportunity to once again represent my colleagues from across the EFL on the FA board. It is an honour to have their backing and I look forward to representing the EFL’s interests and its clubs in this role.
”I would like to express my sincere thanks to the chairman and directors of Scunthorpe United for allowing me to continue on the board of the FA.”
The EFL also provide six members on the FA council, with EFL clubs continuing to appoint two non-EFL board members as in previous seasons.
Steve Curwood (Fleetwood) and Katrien Meire (Charlton) have been elected to the FA council following a ballot amongst the EFL’s clubs for 2017/18.
The remaining four places are to be filled with representatives from the EFL board, with EFL chairman Ian Lenagan being joined by Jez Moxey (Burton), John Nixon (Carlisle) and Rodwell.
In addition, Rob Coar (Blackburn) and Moxey will represent the EFL on the Football Regulatory Authority while Cliff Crown (Brentford), Lenagan, Nixon and Rodwell will sit on the Professional Game Board.