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 don't deserve 'crushing disappointment' of null and void title says South Shields boss after non-league wipe-out
dailyrecord.co.ukGraham Fenton listened to old pal Neil Lennon make the case for Celtic to be crowned champions in the wake of the shutdown – and agreed with every word.
And the Geordie had a vested interest in his old Foxes friend’s stance on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on football as a fellow manager in charge of runaway league leaders.
But as Lennon and the rest of the Scottish football wait to find out the SPFL s next move, Fenton was dealt the horror blow of seeing his own league voided with his South Shields team a dozen points clear of nearest rivals FC United – with just nine games left.
The move infuriated the club who are considering a legal bid with their dream of promotion from Northern Premier Division now in tatters.It’s an example
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