ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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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, rated 16.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.74 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 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 1.737 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 33rd of 48 of the 48 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 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Grimsby finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.74 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 16.2, Vernam carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 48 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.74 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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