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.
Neil Lennon dismisses Celtic tainted title jibes as he insists claim suggests 'cheating'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager Neil Lennon has hit back at claims the club's ninth league title in a row is "tainted". Fans of Glasgow rivals Rangers have suggested the 2019/20 season should have an asterisk next to it in the record books after it was ended early due to the coronavirus crisis in an SPFL board meeting on Monday.
With a 13-point advantage when the leagues were shut down in March, the Hoops held a massive lead over their rivals but theoretically could still have been caught.
But the Celtic boss has dismissed such claims - and remarked that the "tainted title" narrative suggests the club have been up to no good.
And he insists the club wanted to win the Premiership on the park, not least for summer arrivals such as Christopher Jullien, Boli
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