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 reveals Celtic stars desperate to keep fan 'wrath' at bay as he fires Rangers a title reminder
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic stars have felt the full wrath of the Parkhead faithful and are in no mood to provoke it again. Some Hoops stars were left "shaken" earlier in November when furious supporters descended on Celtic Park to protest after a shock Betfred Cup exit to Ross County.A week later, a small group chased the team bus as it attempted to leave the stadium following another dismal defeat, this time to St Johnstone in the Premiership.Celtic have responded by winning twice on the bounce and Lennon hopes their struggles are in the past.The Irishman has blamed a lack of fans and inconsistent performances which he believes were partly fuelled by players wanting to leave the club, an issue he highlighted after a Champions League qualifying exit to.
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