Dan Plumley

Dr. Dan Plumley is Associate Head at Sheffield Business School, specializing in sport finance and governance. His research analyzes financial health, ownership structures, and regulatory frameworks in professional football. He leads UKRI-funded projects on COVID-19's impact on football clubs and serves as editorial board member for Managing Sport and Leisure.

Research themes:

• Financial sustainability in football
• Competitive balance under Financial Fair Play
• Ownership models and governance
• Economic impacts of crises

Recent publications evaluate UK football governance reforms, rugby union finances, and normative frameworks for sport governance. His financial distress prediction model for football clubs is widely cited. Plumley provides expert commentary to BBC, Sky News, and parliamentary committees on sport economics.

Teaching includes sport finance modules and international partnerships with SHAPE Hong Kong. He supervises doctoral research on sport economics and governance.