According to Shinchoko-ki (The Biography of Nobunaga ODA), Nobunaga became jun-kanrei (deputy kanrei), but it is not clear whether or not the position was identical to the post of Kanrei-dai or even his assumption of the post.
信長公記では、織田信長が准管領となったとするが、この地位が管領代と同一のものか、そもそも就任の事実があったかは不明である。