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 in surprise fixture shuffle as Dundee United clash brought forward to mirror Rangers match
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic and Dundee United. Wednesday brought the news that St Mirren's clash at home to Rangers - a repeat of the Betfred Cup quarter-final in which the Buddies produced a massive upset - will be shifted to 3pm from the original kick-off time of 7.45pm.
That's one fixture in a full festive card of top-flight action taking place on December 30. And now Neil Lennon's Hoops have followed their Glasgow rivals in shifting their home game on that day to 3pm, with an agreement reached with Micky Mellon's Terrors for the shuffle.
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