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.
Neil Lennon back on the brink LIVE as Celtic manager's future has former teammates in disagreement
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic ended their sorry run of three consecutive defeats against St Johnstone but the wretched 1-1 Premiership draw will do little to convince fans that Neil Lennon is the man to turn things around.
That's no wins in five, out of Europe and 13 points behind resurgent Rangers - even the embattled Irishman admitted he could see why supporters are so angry.
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