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 blew Rangers away and there is no asterisk beside nine in a row - Chris Sutton
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon and Celtic haven’t been handed the title. They won it themselves on the pitch.Anyone who argues differently on that score basically doesn’t know that much about football or is choosing to ignore the truth.
Celtic won 26 out of 30 league games. If they had been able to finish the season, the chances are they would have extended their lead to about 20 points never mind being hauled back and caught by a Rangers team who had fallen to bits.
These are the facts. Comments to the contrary are just grandstanding. An asterisk? Don’t be so disrespectful to Lennon or downright silly.The Parkhead boss came back from Dubai under extreme pressure to deliver.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to
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