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.
Angry Alex Dyer makes Celtic admission as Kilmarnock boss slams players for 'missed opportunity'
dailyrecord.co.ukKilmarnock missed a big opportunity at Celtic Park. The Rugby Park manager was left frustrated as his side slipped to a disappointing 2-0 loss in Glasgow’s East End.
Having seen Ross County and St Johnstone emerge from the stadium with positive results in the previous fortnight, Dyer felt his troops could take advantage of vulnerability within Neil Lennon ’s side.
However, it just didn’t happen as they suffered a fifth loss in six Premiership outings and the manager spoke strongly against his side in the aftermath after a weak second-half show.
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