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.
Martin O'Neill slams Celtic 'basement dweller' critics as he issues robust defence of Neil Lennon
dailyrecord.co.ukMartin O'Neill has launched a robust defence of his old club from "basement dweller" pundits. Neil Lennon 's side went through a poor run of just three wins in 13 games, with fans protesting outside the stadium to call for the manager and board to go.
Ahead of the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts captain Scott Brown hit out at "jealous" pundits who have been sniping at the team.
And one of Celtic 's all-time great managers couldn't agree more as he slammed ex-players who criticise those currently on the pitch as his old club achieved history by beating the Jambos to claim the quadruple Treble.
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