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 team bus chased down as police forced into action to keep angry mob at bay
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic's players and manager after they departed Parkhead following Sunday's 1-1 draw with St Johnstone. Planned protests outside the stadium following the latest poor result were kept in check thanks to a heavy police presence and a ring of steel mounted on the Celtic Way.
But officers were forced to move quickly as a host of fans crowded the official team coaches carrying Neil Lennon and his players on London Road.
Celtic are feeling the heat after only two wins in 12 games games and the draw with St Johnstone has the Hoops trailing their rivals Rangers by 13 points.
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