based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Grimsby.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Scout report
C. Vernam is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Grimsby, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 10 assists in 42 appearances, a Season grade of 42, top 5% of League Two central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21, ranking 141st of 221 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (67.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vernam.
Judged on this season alone, Vernam graded 42 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 44 central midfielders in the League Two, on 10 goals, 10 assists and 1.521 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 31st of 44 of the 44 central midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Vernam is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Vernam is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Grimsby finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side
1.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 10 goals and 10 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.62 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Creativity. 0.31 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.52 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21, Vernam carries the 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 44. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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