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's Celtic analysis given short shrift as former Parkhead hero insists St Mirren performance was 'terrible'
dailyrecord.co.ukFrank McAvennie insists his old side were TERRIBLE despite their 4-0 win over St Mirren.The defending champions closed the gap to Rangers to 18 points with a big win over Jim Goodwin's side in Paisley.However it was a late flurry of goals that gave Neil Lennon's side such a big cushion, with the Celtic boss praising his players afterward.But one former Parkhead hero finds that analysis baffling as he insisted there were few positives to take.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk