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.
Martin O'Neill on his Neil Lennon lock-in as Celtic icon addresses his biggest 'mistake' in football
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has joked signing Neil Lennon was the biggest "mistake" of his storied footballing career.
The 68-year-old was a guest on Sky Sports' The Football Show and produced a rather whimsical tale when asked by Jamie Redknapp to recall his biggest howler during five decades in the beautiful game.And instead of recalling a tactical oversight or a signing flop - the Irishman joked that starting a relationship with Lennon at Leicester back in 1996 is his career lowlight.The pair enjoyed a storied nine-year relationship at Filbert Street and at Celtic before O'Neill left Glasgow in the summer of 2005.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every
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