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Neil Lennon (born June 25, 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. He plays midfield and is team captain.

After coming up as a trainee at Manchester City in 1989, Lennon has played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to the club he supported as a boy, Celtic, in 2000. For Northern Ireland, Lennon has been capped 40 times, scoring two goals. He captained the squad a few times.

Lennon, who is a Catholic, decided to retire from international football in August 2002 upon receiving a sectarian death threat before a Northern Ireland match versus Cyprus. The threats were precipitated by his move to Celtic, a traditionally Catholic club. The threat was made by Loyalist Volunteer Force, although the organisation later disputed this.

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• 1971 births
• Manchester City F.C. players
• Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
• Leicester City F.C. players
• Celtic F.C. footballers
• Natives of County Armagh
• Football (soccer) midfielders
• Irish people
• Northern Ireland footballers
• Northern Ireland people in Great Britain
• Roman Catholics