Neil Lennon’s managerial record, stats and trophies won as Celtic legend handed Dunfermline job

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67 Hail Hail takes a look at Neil Lennon’s full managerial history, stats and trophies won after the former Celtic manager was handed the Dunfermline Athletic job.

Lennon has signed a short-term contract with the Pars until the end of the current season. So we’ve had a look back at his managerial career, including his two stints with Celtic.

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Celtic (2010-2014)

Lennon’s first managerial position was at Celtic when he took over from the sacked Tony Mowbray in March 2010.

He was initially handed the caretaker role until the end of the season, but the board were convinced to give him the permanent job in the summer after Celtic won all their remaining league games of the season.

Lennon saw Rangers win 3IAR at the end of the 2010/11 campaign but he managed to bring the SPL title back to Celtic Park in 2012 amid the Ibrox club’s financial troubles.

Rangers were then liquidated and the new club were demoted to the Third Division in Scotland. That allowed Lennon to go on a period of domination with Celtic.

The Irishman led the Hoops to three league titles, including the inaugural 2013/14 Premiership crown. He also won the Scottish Cup twice in 2011 and 2013, but failed to win the League Cup.

Bolton Wanderers (2014-2016)

Lennon left Celtic and moved to Bolton Wanderers in October 2014. He signed a four-year contract with the club in the EFL Championship.

Bolton were rock bottom of the division when he took over but within three months, he steered the side up England’s second tier.

Form dipped again that season though and despite taking Liverpool all the way in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Bolton finished 18th in the league at the end of the season.

The next season was a disaster for Lennon, but he wasn’t helped by Bolton’s financial troubles. They spent the majority of the season bottom of the league and Lennon eventually left in March 2016.

Hibs (2016-2019)

In the summer of 2016, three months after leaving Bolton, Lennon was appointed the new permanent manager of Hibs.

Hibs were still stuck in the Championship after two seasons so Lennon’s main job was to achieve promotion to the Premiership.

He did that at the first time of asking as Hibs won the league comfortably by 11 points. The following season, Lennon worked wonders as he led the Easter Road team to 4th and thus European football.

Hibs qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round and thumped Runavik 12-5 on aggregate, before beating Asteras Tripolis over two legs in the next round.

But the third qualifying stage was a step too far as Molde disposed of Hibs 3-0 on aggregate. The 2018/19 season proved to be Lennon’s final campaign at the club.

He was sacked in January 2019 after being suspended by Hibs following an exchange with several employees at the Leith club.

Celtic (2019-2021)

It was back to Celtic for Lennon in 2019 after Brendan Rodgers controversially left Parkhead for Premier League outfit Leicester City.

It sparked fury amongst fans, but Lennon was able to bring smiles to their faces at the end of the season as he completed the work Rodgers had started by completing the Treble.

Lennon was appointed permanent boss in the summer and despite disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic midway through the season, Celtic clinched a fourth consecutive domestic Treble.

The next season started well but started to go horribly wrong pretty quickly. Lennon failed to guide Celtic into the Champions League group stage and failed to get out of the Europa League group stage.

Celtic were also knocked out of the League Cup and lost the first Glasgow derby of the season to Rangers at Ibrox.

Fan protests surged as supporters became unhappy with Lennon’s premiership. Lennon then resigned in February 2021 with Rangers going on to win the Premiership title.

Omonoia (2022) & Rapid București (2024)

About a year after departing Celtic for a second time, Lennon had a stab at managing abroad and took control of Cypriot side Omonoia.

He won the Cypriot Cup in his first season before reaching the Europa League group stage in the next campaign, playing against the likes of Manchester United and Real Sociedad.

But he was sacked in October 2022 following a run of poor results.

The former Celtic midfielder took a break from the dugout until in May 2024, he was handed the Rapid București manager position.

He was given a two-year deal but lasted just three months in the role having started the 2024/25 campaign with no wins from six games.