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 Scott Brown Celtic mentality factor that keeps him on the Billy McNeill path to immortality
dailyrecord.co.ukMental strength is a must for any true leader. Gary Caldwell reckons it’s the quality that makes Scott Brown deserving of his place alongside Scottish football’s legendary nine-in-a-row captains Billy McNeill and Richard Gough.
The Celtic midfielder will join that duo of iconic figures when the SPFL officially confirm the Hoops as Premiership champions for 2019-20.It isn’t how Brown or anyone at Parkhead wanted to win it but having opened up a 13-point gap at the top before Covid-19 struck and shut down the game the title was all but theirs.
That means Neil Lennon’s side will equal the feat achieved by Celtic in 1974 – and then Rangers in 1997 – with McNeill and Gough as skippers.
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