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.
Three famous St Mirren cup semi-final wins over Celtic and Hearts ahead of Livi showdown
dailyrecord.co.ukSt Mirren into an early lead after just eight minutes, but Celtic ’s Gary Hooper levelled it up for Neil Lennon’s side moments before the break.
Craig Samson crucially saved a Charlie Mulgrew penalty kick early in the second 45, before Paul McGowan kept his cool to make it 2-1 from a penalty kick.And Saints fans were in dreamland when Steven Thompson added a third with 21 minutes remaining with a lovely low finish.Charlie Mulgrew made it 3-2 after 93 minutes, but it was far too late for Celtic to mount a comeback with Saints going on to meet – and beat – Hearts in the final that March.
The Saints beat Hearts to seal a shot against Dundee United thanks to strikes from man-of-the-match Ian Ferguson and Frank McGarvey.
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