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.
Scott Brown's one-man Celtic war in full as savage Steven Naismith battle steals the show
dailyrecord.co.ukScott Brown lifted a 12th domestic trophy in a row in a typical fashion after a series of running battles against Hearts. Neil Lennon 's side took an early 2-0 lead before being pegged back, and blew a 3-2 advantage in extra-time.
The match went all the way to penalties and two saves from Conor Hazard allowed Kris Ajer to dispatch emphatically to win the Scottish Cup.
The inclusion of Brown was a huge talking point before the match and the Celtic skipper showed that if there's debate over whether his legs have gone there's no question that the fire still burns inside.
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