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 set to leave Celtic within 24 hours with John Kennedy poised to take over
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is on the verge of leaving the Premiership champions with John Kennedy set to take over. The 49-year-old has endured a torrid campaign with Rangers on the verge of their first title in a decade as the club's 10 In a Row dream disappeared.Lennon has faced renewed calls to go with fresh scrutiny coming his way in the wake of Sunday's 1-0 defeat to bottom side Ross County.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 favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter.
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