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.
Ben Davies addresses Celtic transfer chance as he vows to make Rangers his 'home' after Parkhead no-go
dailyrecord.co.ukCoy Ben Davies says he couldn't say no to Liverpool when they came calling to scupper Celtic's interest 18 months ago. But now he's vowed to make Rangers his "home" after leaving the Anfield giants.
English centre-back Davies penned a four-year deal at Ibrox last week in a major boost to Gio van Bronckhorst's defensive options.
He arrived from Liverpool after 18 months with the Merseysiders, where he failed to make a single first-team appearance. Davies had been close to signing for Celtic under Neil Lennon in January last year, but the Reds swooped in late on to land him from Preston as Jurgen Klopp sought emergency defensive cover.
But he struggled to push on and after spending last season on loan at Sheffield United, he now heads to Ibrox in a £4million deal.
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