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.
Raging Celtic fans halted by police forming human shield as Neil Lennon protest boils over
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon to be sacked. Videos have emerged of supporters appearing to knock over a security fence with cops in attendance looking to keep angry fans at bay.
Supporters have marched upon Celtic Park after their side's humiliating 2-0 defeat at the hands of Ross County in the Betfred Cup.
A large number of supporters - including the club's ultras the Green Brigade - have urged the Celtic manager to walk and that was before the 4-1 defeat to Sparta and today capitulation against the Staggies.
A large police presence raced to Celtic Park in the aftermath of the result with fans currently locked out of Scottish football in the West of Scotland amid the pandemic.
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