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 boss Lennon tirade sparks angry response from Accies
dailyrecord.co.ukHamilton Accies have responded to a bizarre 'scatter gun' tirade from Celtic boss Neil Lennon, who rounded on several critics of the Parkhead club's ill-fated mid-season trip to Dubai.As Lennon emerged from isolation with a press conference ahead of their match at Livingston on Wednesday, the Celtic boss claimed his club were being treated unfairly by authorities and suggested other clubs should be in the firing line.
One of those was Hamilton Accies, who the champions beat 3-0 at New Douglas Park on Boxing Day, with Lennon saying: "In terms of physical distancing we have been in dressing rooms throughout the country - Hamilton on Boxing Day, St Johnstone - where there is no physical distancing.
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