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.
3 talking points as Celtic boss Neil Lennon stands on brink after champions slip up against Livingston's second string
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon closer to the brink. A second string Lions line-up held the 10-man Parkhead side to a second draw in just four days at a snow covered Tony Macaroni to leave them still without a win in 2021.
Ciaron Brown nodded the hosts into an early lead before goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi and Nir Bitton put the champions on course for a badly needed victory.
But Jay Emmanuel-Thomas levelled in the second half before Celtic captain Scott Brown was sent off just minutes after coming on as a sub.A 2-2 draw means Lennon's side have squandered one of their three games in hand in a bid to hunt down runaway leaders Rangers.And the result piles yet more pressure on Lennon as this disastrous tilt at 10 In A Row goes from bad to worse.David.
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