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 trio clinch title glory as Hoops cap off remarkable renaissance with Premiership crown
dailyrecord.co.ukBellshill's Anthony Ralston, Wishaw's David Turnbull and Coatbridge's Stephen Welsh have won the Premiership title with Celtic.Their triumph was sealed with a 1-1 draw at Tannadice against Dundee United that puts them clear of second-placed Rangers ahead of their final game of the season with Motherwell.Goals from Celtic's Georgios Giakoumakis and Dylan Levitt kept the pair even on the night.They will lift the trophy at Parkhead against the Steelmen on Saturday.Ralston started the match while Turnbull came off the bench in the second half.
Welsh was an unused substitute.Under manager Ange Postecoglou, the Hoops have rebuilt from their disastrous bid for a 10th title in a row with Neil Lennon last term to ensure they were able to reclaim their crown in 2022.Looking likely for the Parkhead exit door last year, Ralston has rebuilt himself and turned his career around, now a solid member of Postecoglou's squad at right-back.Turnbull enjoyed a strong first half of the season and has recently fought his way back into Hoops contention after a hamstring injury in 2021's League Cup final against HibsWelsh meanwhile, while not featuring much in 2022, scooped the club's Academy Player of the Year.Hamilton hero James McCarthy also formed part of the squad and will pick up a winners' medal.Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@LanLiveSport, like us onFacebookor find us onInstagramfor the latest sports news, pictures and video.
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