Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
3 talking points as Celtic fall to insipid Ross County defeat to leave Neil Lennon hanging by a thread
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon at Celtic after a 2-0 reverse at home to Ross County. His side’s dominion over Scottish football has been unquestionable, with nine league titles on the spin and 35 cup ties without defeat.
A fourth domestic treble in a row may yet be sealed next month. But after a galling defeat to a Ross County side in abysmal form Lennon’s colosseum has crumbled, loyal lieutenant Scott Brown looks like a relic of a bygone age and the enemy is not so much at the gate as picking out colours for the throne room.
And so to this, a home defeat to a side who have beaten Stirling Albion and Elgin City in the past two months. It was Ross Stewart’s penalty which dealt a potentially fatal blow, with Alex Iacovitti rubbing salt in the wounds late on but.
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