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.
Leigh Griffiths in heartfelt Celtic tribute as striker chases history to thank those who 'stuck by me'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic.He’s had criticism, he’s had injuries and he’s had time off the field with personal issues.Griffiths has been panned at various stages by managers Ronny Deila, Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon.Even this season he has been in the bad books with his gaffer having returned appearing unfit from lockdown.But one thing that has never stopped through it all is the goals.Year on year, boss on boss, setback after setback, he just comes back for more and his outstanding abilities have placed him amongst the Parkhead elite.Griffiths has hit the net 117 times for the club.
An outstanding haul. He reckons he’s a couple short of going into the all-time top 20. Some archive lists have it that he’s already in there.Regardless of the exact figures,.
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