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.
Celtic 0 Falkirk 0 LIVE score as Leigh Griffiths fluffs two big chances in Scottish Cup clash
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic even if nothing official has come out of Parkhead.Five weeks on from Neil Lennon's managerial departure the ball is well and truly rolling in the club's search for a replacement with Eddie Howe in the frame.At last, it feels like there's something off the park for fans to be positive about but even if the former Bournemouth man is at Lennoxtown at 9am sharp on Monday morning, there's something for interim boss John Kennedy to negotiate.As far as cup upsets go, if Falkirk were to turn the fallen champions over in their own backyard it would be right up there.But David McCracken and Lee Miller have their side closing in on the League One title and swatting away some sturdy competition in the promotion race.Celtic don't need to be told.
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