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.
The damning Celtic fact that puts disastrous 10 In A Row bid into focus as pressure mounts on Neil Lennon
dailyrecord.co.ukPremiership. Jim Goodwin's side secured a first win at Parkhead for 31 years thanks to Ilkay Durmus' first-half winner. It was the first of three games in hand for Celtic and defeat meant they missed the chance to close the gap at the top.
And St Johnstone's comeback win at Kilmarnock means they're now closer to Neil Lennon 's side than the defending champions are to the top.
Celtic trail Rangers by a massive 23 points, while victory in Ayrshire saw Callum Davidson's side move to within 22 of second place.
The Hoops have played two games fewer than St Johnstone but the table paints a bleak picture of a disastrous 10 In A Row bid.Lennon has admitted that the pressure to win that historic title has affected his side.He told BBC Scotland after.
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