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.
Alan Brazil slams Rangers and Celtic away fan row as he insists 'it's killed world's biggest derby stone dead'
dailyrecord.co.ukAlan Brazil believes Rangers and Celtic games have been "killed stone dead" thanks to a row over away fans. Both sides reduced the away allocation at their respective stadiums before the Covid pandemic saw all four clashes last season played behind closed doors.
Fans returned for the first meeting at Ibrox this season but there were no Celtic supporters at the match after the Parkhead couldn't guarantee a travelling support for the New Year game.
A new row has emerged after Neil Lennon and Chris Sutton were denied entry to Rangers' clash with Lyon on Thursday night, with the club citing security concerns.
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