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.
Jim Goodwin admits St Mirren let themselves down in Celtic defeat as boss provides Jamie McGrath injury update
dailyrecord.co.ukJim Goodwin says he expected more from his players against Celtic on Wednesday night.But the Saints boss was full of praise for the visitors whose ruthless performance was too much for his team to handle.St Mirren started brightly as they looked for a repeat performance following their win at Parkhead, but an early injury to Jamie McGrath stopped them in their tracks.Tom Rogic opened the scoring soon after, and a late volley of goals from Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie and David Turnbull completed a comprehensive win for Neil Lennon's team.And Goodwin couldn't hide his disappointment as he assessed his side's display.Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "We're bitterly disappointed with the loss first and foremost."First half, I didn't think.
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