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.
Green Brigade in new Celtic Park protest as banner takes aim at Neil Lennon, Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic board of being unfit for purpose. The ultra group called on Neil Lennon to go ahead of the Europa League defeat to Sparta Prague – and pressure has just been ramped up again on the manager.
That loss in the Czech Republic was followed by Betfred Cup elimination at the hands of Ross County, a result that brought protests outside Celtic Park, as well as ugly scenes.
Thursday saw a 2-0 lead squandered against Milan as the Serie A leaders secured a 4-2 win to leave Celtic with just one point in their Europa League group.
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