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 warm-up test removed from revised Motherwell pre-season schedule
dailyrecord.co.ukSteelmen gaffer Stephen Robinson yesterday unveiled a testing schedule with three games against the Old Firm in the space of a few days.
Following on from the 4-0 defeat against Rangers earlier this week, a friendly against the Hoops had been planned for Sunday.
However, the clash with Neil Lennon's side has been moved due to a change in schedule. A Lanarkshire derby closed-door clash against Hamilton Accies is arranged for tomorrow as the build to the Premiership season continues.
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