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Celtic have continued their excellent league form under Lennon, beating Hibs, Dundee United and Motherwell twice, and beating Rangers 2-1 in his first Old Firm game.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/results/default.stm Celtic - Results] BBC Sport</ref>
Celtic have continued their excellent league form under Lennon, beating Hibs, Dundee United and Motherwell twice, and beating Rangers 2-1 in his first Old Firm game.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/results/default.stm Celtic - Results] BBC Sport</ref>



==Personal life==

In September 2008, it was reported that Lennon was the victim of an assault whilst in the West End of [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite news

| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7591587.stm

| title=Celtic's Lennon hurt in assault
NEIL LENNON IS A GINGER DRAG QUEEN, AT THE AGE OF 15 HE WAS DRAG OF THE YEAR AS HE WORE HIS MOTHERS LEATHER TIGHT THONG AND MELON BRA. NEEDLESS TO SAY HE STILL WEARS THE BRA BUT HAS NO TROPHIES FOR HIS RECENT SUCCESS.
| publisher=BBC News

| accessdate=1 September 2008}}</ref> His attackers were subsequently charged, found guilty and jailed for 2 years each on 16 January 2009.<ref>{{cite news
OH WE ARE THE PEOPLE 53 AND COUNTING !!!!
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7831099.stm
| title='Brutal' Lennon attackers jailed
| publisher=BBC News
| accessdate=16 January 2009}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==

Revision as of 11:42, 10 May 2010

Neil Lennon
Personal information
Full name Neil Lennon
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celtic (Caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Glenavon 2 (2)
1989–1990 Manchester City 1 (0)
1990–1996 Crewe Alexandra 147 (15)
1996–2000 Leicester City 170 (6)
2000–2007 Celtic 214 (3)
2007–2008 Nottingham Forest 18 (0)
2008 Wycombe Wanderers 9 (0)
Total 561 (26)
International career
1994–2002 Northern Ireland 40 (2)
Managerial career
2010– Celtic (Caretaker manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan,[1] County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current caretaker manager and former captain of Celtic.[2]

Club career

After joining Manchester City as a trainee in 1987, Lennon played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to Celtic in 2000.[3] Lennon became Celtic captain in 2005.

When his former club Leicester City sacked Craig Levein, Lennon was linked with a return to the Midlands side in a player-manager role. He went on record saying he was flattered but wanted to captain Celtic to the SPL title.[4]

Although he was also linked with a possible move to Crystal Palace in a player/coach role in the summer of 2006,[5] on 23 June 2006, Celtic announced he had signed a new one-year contract. Sunderland manager Roy Keane made an attempt to sign Lennon prior to the closure of the August 2006 transfer window, but his approach for the player was rejected by Celtic. On 25 April 2007, Lennon announced he would be leaving Celtic, and in his last game for the club on 26 May 2007, he captained the team to victory in the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline Athletic. Celtic's 1-0 win clinched the League and Cup Double.[6]

Lennon joined Nottingham Forest on a one year deal with an option for a second year on 12 June 2007.[7]

He made his Nottingham Forest debut captaining the side in a 0-0 draw at home to Bournemouth. He missed a week's training with Forest because of family reasons in Scotland and lost his place in the team as a consequence.[8]

Lennon joined Wycombe Wanderers on 31 January 2008,[9] leaving on 3 April 2008 to take up a coaching role with Celtic.[10]

International career

Lennon was capped 40 times by Northern Ireland,[1] scoring two goals. He is a former captain of the team.

Lennon decided to retire from international football in August 2002 upon receiving a death threat before a Northern Ireland match against Cyprus. The threats came after his alleged claim that he wanted to play for a team representing a United Ireland.[11] The threat was allegedly made by the Loyalist Volunteer Force, although the organisation later denied this.[12][13]

Management and coaching

Lennon was linked with the vacant manager's job at Hibernian in Edinburgh after the resignation of John Collins.[14] However the job was given to Mixu Paatelainen.

Lennon's first coaching appointment was as first team coach with Celtic in 2008.[15] After the appointment of Tony Mowbray as Celtic manager Lennon took charge of the Celtic Reserve side.[16]

Following Mowbray's departure from Celtic on 25 March 2010, Lennon was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.[17] He appointed former team-mate Johan Mjällby as his assistant. Lennon's first game in charge was a 3-1 home victory over Kilmarnock on 27 March 2010.[18]

Lennon continued his perfect start with a 1-0 victory against Hibernian at Easter Road thanks to a penalty from Robbie Keane.[19]

His Celtic team lost 2 - 0 to Division 1 side Ross County in the Scottish Cup semi-final on 10 April 2010. In an interview afterwards Lennon described his mood after the loss as "Beyond anger".[20]

Celtic have continued their excellent league form under Lennon, beating Hibs, Dundee United and Motherwell twice, and beating Rangers 2-1 in his first Old Firm game.[21] 



                    NEIL LENNON IS A GINGER DRAG QUEEN, AT THE AGE OF 15 HE WAS DRAG OF THE YEAR AS HE WORE HIS MOTHERS LEATHER TIGHT THONG AND MELON BRA. NEEDLESS TO SAY HE STILL WEARS THE BRA BUT HAS NO TROPHIES FOR HIS RECENT SUCCESS.

                      OH WE ARE THE PEOPLE 53 AND COUNTING !!!!

Honours

File:Elliott lifs cup.JPG
Lennon (bottom right) enjoying Leicester's League Cup victory on 27 February 2000
Leicester City
Celtic

Managerial statistics

As of 15 April 2010
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA Win %
Celtic (Caretaker manager) Scotland 25 March 2010 Present 9 8 0 1 19 8 088.89
Total 9 8 0 1 19 8 088.89

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Neil Lennon". BBC Sport. 22 August, 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Tony Mowbray leaves Celtic Celtic FC, 25 March 2010
  3. ^ "Lennon seals Celtic move". BBC Sport. 9 December 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace open Lennon talks". BBC Sport. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Celtic 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic". RTE. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Lennon signs for the Reds". BBC Sport. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Neil Lennon's Official Blog". MonTheHoops CSC. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Veteran Lennon signs for Wycombe". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  9. ^ Bean, Graham (26 March 2010). "In from cold, forgotten man Neil Lennon is back on centre stage". The Scotsman. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Lennon delighted with reception". ESPN Soccernet. 25 March 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Who really threatened to kill Neil Lennon?; Making death threats | Sunday Herald". Find Articles. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  12. ^ "Programmes | World at One | Driven out by hate". BBC News. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Easter Road job interests Lennon". BBC Sport. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  14. ^ "Exclusive: Lenny comes home". Celtic FC. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  15. ^ Arthurlie's Celtic clash called-off Paisley Daily Express, 5 January 2010
  16. ^ "Celtic part company with manager Tony Mowbray". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  17. ^ "Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Martin Conaghan (4 April 2010). "Hibernian 0 - 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Neil Lennon slams the lack of Celtic hunger and desire". BBC Sport. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Celtic - Results BBC Sport

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Celtic captain
2005-2007 		Succeeded by

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