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.
Alastair Johnston claims Celtic title deserves asterisk as former Rangers chief hints at 'eight and a half in a row' stance
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston claims declaring Celtic champions would forever require an "asterisk". Johnston has suggested he believes the Parkhead side would only be able to claim "eight and a half in a row" if the SPFL pull the plug on the Premiership season.
Neil Lennon's side were firmly on course to secure a ninth successive title before coronavirus forced Scottish football into shutdown, sitting a massive 13 points clear of Rangers with over two-thirds of the campaign played.But the 71-year-old accountant insists the achievement would be undermined if the the remaining fixtures are not fulfilled.
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