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.
Celtic's looming Champions League gamble and the ruthless Rangers moves underlining Parkhead paralysis
dailyrecord.co.ukPeter Lawwell promised Celtic fans a January review, there was at least a faint hope its outcome would influence a season that, while not quite dead in the water, was rapidly sinking.
That was December 7.Neil Lennon had presided over a run of two wins from 12 games and his team sat 12 points behind Rangers with two games in hand.
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