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 makes Celtic 'no sentimentality' vow as he praises 'fabulous' Scott Brown ahead of huge final call
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is adamant nobody will earn a place in his Scottish Cup Final team based on name alone. The likes of surprise heroes Conor Hazard, David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro were the driving force behind a recent pair of victories against Lille and Kilmarnock which stopped a horror run of two wins in 12 games.
However, Lennon hinted after the Kilmarnock match that some players who helped the Hoops reach the delayed final over the last year could be thrown in for Sunday's Hampden showdown against Hearts.
Many fans took that to mean a return for captain Scott Brown although the Parkhead boss admits the team have played well in their leader's absence.
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