Spells at Nottingham Forest and WycombeWanderers followed, before Lennon found himself back at Celtic with a coaching role in Gordon Strachan's backroom staff.
His 26 goals in 42 appearances included a memorable five in one game, the 7-0 win over WycombeWanderers in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy back in October.
Less surprising was the departure of Brian Little from underachieving Aston Villa, although few people other than WycombeWanderers fans could have known much about Villa's new manager, John Gregory.