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 details only black mark on Celtic squad in 2020 so far
dailystar.co.ukNeil Lennon insists Celtic ’s European woe is the only black mark on what has been a brilliant season so far. The Hoops were on course for a record-equaling ninth successive Scottish Premiership title before the coronavirus outbreak struck.
Since losing to bitter rivals Rangers in their last Old firm game last last year Lennon’s men have boasted an almost perfect domestic record.
And that left them 13 points ahead of the Gers before all fixtures were postponed due to COVID-19, while they were still on for another domestic treble.
However, there was Europa League disappointment in the last 32 when Celtic suffered a surprise defeat at home to Copenhagen.
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