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.
Ally McCoist in Celtic fixture pop as stunned Rangers icon can't resist 'luck of the computer' dig
dailyrecord.co.ukAlly McCoist admits he has been left unsurprised by the SPFL's decision to pencil in the first Celtic vs Rangers clash for October.The Premiership rivals discovered their fixture fate for the 20/21 season on Monday morning with the first meeting between the pair set for October 17 on matchday 11.Celtic boss Neil Lennon floated idea of pushing the first derby of the season back ever further to allow as many fans as possible could attend.But league secretary Ian Blair insisted last month it would be "impossible" to delay Scottish football's marquee match-up until supporters were guaranteed to be back inside stadiums amid the COVID-19 pandemic.McCoist, a vocal proponent of calling the 19/20 season, has revealed he was certain that the plum.
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