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 squad revealed as Stephen Welsh injury leaves Neil Lennon facing defensive reshuffle
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic's trip to St Johnstone after suffering severe bruising against St Mirren.The young defender was taken off the field on a stretcher after injuring an ankle on Wednesday night and left Paisley with his foot in a protective boot.Shane Duffy came on to replace the 21-year-old and the Brighton loanee could be drafted into the starting line-up.James Forrest continues to get up to speed after recovering from ankle surgery, while defender Christopher Jullien is out long-term with a knee injury.Murray Davidson is St Johnstone's only absentee with a calf injury.The midfielder is battling to be fit for the Betfred Cup final later this month, but the Perth Saints have no other injury issues.Conor HazardScott BainVasilis BarkasRoss DoohanGreg.
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