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's emotional Celtic AGM address in full as he makes 'other clubs have maybe dealt with it better' admission
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists nothing means more to him than securing the fabled 10 In A Row as he launched a robust defence of his record.
The Irishman has come under fire in recent weeks after a miserable run of results saw his side crash out of the Europa League, while Rangers opened up a 13 point lead at the top of the Premiership.
Celtic still have two games in hand though and Lennon is convinced he and his players can turn it around although he did make one pandemic admission that "other clubs have maybe dealt with that a little bit better." Speaking at the club's AGM he took questions from shareholders, beginning with his thoughts on the upcoming Scottish Cup final.
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