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.
James McFadden fires Celtic 10 In A Row warning as pundit insists there can be no Rangers slip-up
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have absolutely no margin for error if they are to claw back their 10 In A Row hopes in the second half of the season.
The Hoops are 16 points behind Rangers with three games in hand ahead of Saturday’s Old Firm clash in their rivals’ back yard.
That game will see Celtic reach the midway point in their Premiership campaign. And McFadden insists they can barely afford to drop another point if they are to make history.
Neil Lennon’s side have shown signs of turning a corner - winning their last three league games without conceding a goal. And Saturday’s 3-0 win at Hamilton showed glimpses of the old Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths partnership reigniting.
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