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 Leigh Griffiths Celtic return gripe as he warns opponents somebody's set for 'good going over'
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths should have marked his big return with a hat-trick. But the Celtic manager is adamant the one goal his hitman did get along with another 80 minutes into his legs prove he can be a huge asset to the champions in their title battle.
Griffiths added to David Turnbull’s opener as Lennon’s men took care of basement side Ross County. The Parkhead boss handed his attacker a first Premiership start of the campaign and got the pay-off with his second-half header, but admits the striker could have had a treble having missed two golden opportunities beforehand.Lennon said: “The minutes will do Leigh a lot of good and he scored a great header.
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