Charles Vernam

Charles Vernam

Vernam at Bradford City in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Charles Terence Priestley Vernam [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Grimsby Town
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Scunthorpe United
2013–2015	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Derby County	0	(0)
2016	→ ÍBV (loan)	9	(2)
2017	→ Coventry City (loan)	4	(0)
2018	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	9	(1)
2018–2020	Grimsby Town	62	(10)
2019	→ Chorley (loan)	4	(3)
2020–2021	Burton Albion	14	(2)
2021–2022	Bradford City	49	(10)
2022–2023	Lincoln City	20	(0)
2023–	Grimsby Town	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Charles Terence Priestley Vernam (born 8 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.

A product of the Scunthorpe United and Derby County youth academies, he turned professional with the latter and spent time on loan with ÍBV, Coventry City and Grimsby Town. He returned to Grimsby on a permanent basis in 2018 and also saw a brief spell on loan to Chorley whilst with the Mariners. In 2020 he signed for Burton Albion before joining Bradford City only six-month later.

Early life

Vernam was born in Lincoln. ^[3]

Playing career

Derby County

Vernam was attached to Scunthorpe United as a youth player. In 2012 he was given a six-day trial by Italian giants A.C. Milan, ^[4] however this did not result in a contract offer and Vernam returned to Scunthorpe before joining the Derby County academy later that year. In August 2013, he appeared for the first team against Burton Albion in the pre-season Bass Charity Vase. ^[5] He signed his first professional contract with Derby in 2015. ^[6] He was loaned out to ÍBV in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild between April and July 2016, scoring on his senior debut when appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 win against ÍA. ^[7] He made a total of eleven appearances for ÍBV, without scoring again.

Vernam was promoted to Derby's first team squad for the 2016–17 season while also continuing to play for their under-23 team, for whom he made three appearances in the EFL Trophy. During December 2016, he signed a new contract with the club, running until 2019. ^[8] He made his competitive first team debut for Derby as a substitute in an FA Cup win against West Bromwich Albion in January 2017. Later that month, he was loaned to Coventry City in League One for the rest of the season. ^[9] Vernam was cup-tied for Coventry's win in the 2017 EFL Trophy Final. ^[10]

Grimsby Town

Vernam went on loan again in January 2018, joining Grimsby Town in League Two for the rest of the season. The move reunited him with manager Russell Slade, who had also signed him for Coventry. ^[11]

After impressing the new manager Michael Jolley in the closing season, Vernam joined Grimsby Town permanently on a two-year contract on 24 July 2018. ^[12] He scored the first goal on 37-minutes in the FA Cup second round, a left-footed shot following a corner, in a 2–0 victory at National League club Chesterfield. ^[13] After struggling to get into the Grimsby starting lineup, he joined National League club Chorley on a one-month loan in November 2019. ^[14]

Vernam's goal against Colchester United on 11 February 2020 was voted as the EFL League Two goal of the season. He had picked the ball up from the edge of his own area before going on to beat three defenders before hit a strike low beyond the keeper from the edge of the area. ^[15]

Burton Albion

On 20 July 2020, Vernam joined League One club Burton Albion on a two-year contract. ^[16] On 31 January 2021 he was erroneously linked with Bolton Wanderers as mentioned on the Bolton News website. ^[17]

Bradford City

On 1 February 2021, Vernam joined Bradford City on an 18-month deal. ^[18] He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[19]

Lincoln City

On 17 June 2022, Vernam agreed to join hometown club Lincoln City having rejected the contract offer to stay at Bradford. ^[20] He would make his debut on 13 August, coming off the bench against Forest Green Rovers. ^[21] His first Imps goal came in the EFL Trophy against Doncaster Rovers on 20 September 2022. ^[22]

Return to Grimsby Town

On 20 June 2023, it was confirmed that Vernam had rejoined Grimsby Town for a third time, signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[23]

Playing style

Vernam plays as a winger. ^{[24] [25]}

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Derby County	2015–16	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2016–17	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2017–18	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Derby County U23	2016–17	–	–		–		–		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
ÍBV (loan)	2016	Úrvalsdeild	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Coventry City (loan)	2016–17	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2017–18	League Two	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Grimsby Town	2018–19	League Two	35	3	3	2	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	41	5
	2019–20	League Two	27	7	0	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	7
	Total		62	10	3	2	2	0	5	0	72	12
Chorley (loan)	2019–20	National League	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Burton Albion	2020–21	League One	14	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	2
Bradford City	2020–21	League Two	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2021–22	League Two	28	8	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	33	8
	Total		49	10	1	0	1	0	3	0	54	10
Lincoln City	2022–23	League One	20	0	1	0	3	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	29	1
Grimsby Town	2023–24	League Two	16	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	18	0
Career total			186	26	10	2	8	0	17	1	221	29

1. Cup competitions include the FA Cup, Úrvalsdeild karla
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
2. "Charles Vernam - Forward - First Team - Lincoln City". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
3. Charles Vernam at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
4. "Dream AC Milan chance for Scunthorpe prospect Charles Vernam - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
5. Church, Daniel (5 October 2016). "Shoot for the Stars: Derby County's Charles Vernam". shoot.co.uk. Pedigree Toys and Brands Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
6. "Derby County FC Player Profiles". Derby County F.C. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
7. "Debut goal - Derby County's Charles Vernam scores for Icelandic club IBV at start of loan spell". Derby Telegraph. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. Watson, Chris (2 December 2016). "Derby County youngster signs new deal with Rams". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Charles Vernam: Derby County loan striker to Coventry City for rest of season". BBC Sport. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
10. "Coventry City v Oxford at Wembley: Here's who is cup-tied for both sides". coventrytelegraph.net. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
11. "Town Confirm Vernam Loan Deal". Grimsby Town F.C. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
12. "Mariners Secure Vernam Signing". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
13. "Chesterfield 0–2 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
14. Findlater, James (8 November 2019). "Vernam heads to National League in loan deal". GrimsbyLive. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
15. "Wonder strike against the U's wins Goal of the Month".
16. "BURTON ALBION SIGN FORWARD CHARLES VERNAM". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
17. "DEADLINE DAY LIVE: All the latest Bolton Wanderers transfer news and gossip". The Bolton News.
18. "BREAKING: Bradford City snap up Burton attacker Vernam for undisclosed fee". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
19. "Bantams says goodbye to six as seven including skipper offered new deals". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
20. "Imps secure Vernam signing". www.weareimps.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
21. "Imps 1-1 Forest Green Rovers". www.weareimps.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
22. "Charles Vernam goal in vain as Lincoln City beaten by Doncaster Rovers in EFL Trophy". LincolnshireLive. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
23. "Charles Vernam departs the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
24. "City winger Vernam knows defensive work needs to be done after shock substitution". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
25. "Why Colchester will always be a special ground for Vernam". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

External links

• Charles Vernam profile at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
• Charles Vernam at Soccerbase