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.
Pundits react to shock Celtic defeat as embarrassed Chris Sutton admits 'no Hoops fan' wants Neil Lennon to stay
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic fans as the Hoops fell to defeat against what was the Scottish Premiership's bottom club Ross County. A Jordan White powerful header was enough to ensure that all three points stayed in the Highlands in another night of pain for Neil Lennon.
The Hoops have now lost 43 per cent of their total goals from set-pieces, the highest in the league, despite spending big money to wrest Shane Duffy from Brighton.
It means that Rangers only need seven points to secure their first title in a decade and kill Lennon's dreams of 10 In A Row stone dead.
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