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.
The forbidden Celtic declaration Neil Lennon can finally say out loud
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon savoured moving into an elite spot in Celtic’s managerial history as he dismissed the critics who have branded Nine in a Row tainted.The Parkhead boss finally got his hands on the Premiership trophy and immediately set his sights on the Ten after the SPFL called the campaign after 30 matches.The champions emulated the club’s Nine in a Row achievement of 46 years ago with the success also elevating the boss in all-time rankings of Celtic managers.The Northern Irishman has now led the club to five titles and sits only behind Willie Maley and Jock Stein in terms of leagues won, while his ninth major honour in the hotseat also moved him one ahead of Billy McNeill.Most importantly, it has opened the door for the champions to set a
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