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 on the Celtic gamble that 'silenced' his doubters as he makes Champions League vow
dailyrecord.co.ukTomorrow marks the first anniversary of Neil Lennon being offered the Celtic job in the showers after completing an historic Treble.
But a section of fans still tried to rain on the new gaffer’s parade with their outlook as gloomy as the grey skies over Hampden after the Hoops’ comeback Scottish Cup Final win over Hearts.
The open-top bus parade had to be aborted as thousands of fans swarmed the streets.But many believed the club had gone down the wrong road in keeping Lennon at the wheel despite him steering them to success.Fast forward just 12 months and the mood is very different.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your
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