Editing Nicky Butt (section)

===Business interests===
In 2014, it was announced that Butt, along with fellow ex-[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] players [[Ryan Giggs]], [[Paul Scholes]], and [[Gary Neville|Gary]] and [[Phil Neville]] had agreed a deal to purchase [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]] ahead of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Mike |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/class-92-buy-salford-city-6887407 |title=Class of '92 stars agree deal to buy Salford City FC |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9235598/gary-neville-phil-neville-ryan-giggs-paul-scholes-and-nicky-butt-agree-deal-for-salford-city-fc |title=Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt agree deal for Salford City FC |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> with plans to get the club to the [[Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Robson |first=James |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/class-92-big-plans-salford-7576928 |title=Class of 92 have big plans for Salford City |date=7 August 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> The group announced they would take part in a special friendly, with Salford facing a [[The Class of '92|Class of '92]] team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Mike |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-class-92-play-7094821 |title=Class of 92 to play in Salford City friendly |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Manchester Evening News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/09/class-of-92-ryan-giggs-salford-city-paul-scholes |title=Manchester United's Class of 92 set to face Salford City in friendly |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ryan-giggs-and-his-class-of-92-teammates-to-face-salford-fc-in-preseason-friendly-as-manchester-uniteds-interim-manager-ponders-his-future-9342530.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ryan-giggs-and-his-class-of-92-teammates-to-face-salford-fc-in-preseason-friendly-as-manchester-uniteds-interim-manager-ponders-his-future-9342530.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Ryan Giggs and Manchester United 'Class of 92' team-mates to face Salford FC |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=The Independent}}</ref> On 22 September, the group agreed to sell a 50% stake in the club to billionaire [[Peter Lim]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/22/salford-city-peter-lim-class-of-92 |title=Peter Lim to buy 50% stake in Salford City from Class of '92 |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11113782/Singapore-businessman-Peter-Lim-joins-forces-with-ex-Manchester-United-players-and-invests-in-Salford-City-FC.html |title=Singapore businessman Peter Lim joins forces with ex-Manchester United players and invests in Salford City FC |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

On 31 October 2022, Salford City announced the appointment of Butt as the club's chief executive officer, taking over from Gary Neville who had served in that role in a part-time capacity for eight years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicky Butt appointed CEO |url=https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/nicky-butt-appointed-ceo-311022/ |publisher=Salford City FC |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 }}</ref>  On 15 October 2024, Butt announced he was stepping down as CEO of Salford to pursue coaching opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garrick |first1=Omar |title=Ex-Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt steps down as Salford CEO to pursue coaching opportunities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5844829/2024/10/15/salford-city-nicky-butt-ceo/ |access-date=16 October 2024 |work=The New York Times|date=15 October 2024 }}</ref>