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.
Kris Commons on Celtic's 'holy grail' and why 10 In A Row is already Neil Lennon's number one focus
dailyrecord.co.ukKris Commons admits he feels sorry for Celtic players who will be unable to celebrate their nine in a row achievement with their teammates - but reckons the laser focus of the Hoops squad will mean they will already be thinking about an historic tenth title.
Neil Lennon's men are expected to be crowned as the kings of the Premiership today following an SPFL conference call to rubber-stamp the end of the 2019/20 season.
They currently sit atop the table with a 13 point gap separating them from Rangers with just eight games still to play. While the Ibrox men do have a game in hand, the title was always a massive long shot after their form collapsed following the winter break.
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