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 warned of Celtic 'them and us' split as Mark Wilson questions boss' interview blast
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon and his players. Lennon was aghast after another setback in this brutal season for his club when St Mirren defeated the champions 2-1 at Parkhead.
The boss blamed a number of unnamed players for letting him down over the course of the season and admitted he's at a loss to explain the club's form.
Wilson reckons that's not the way to fix things though as he called on his embattled former gaffer to reunite a fractured dressing room and finish the Premiership season strongly even though the title is likely heading to rivals Rangers.
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