Roy Vernon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Royston Vernon | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Ffynnongroew, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1993 (aged 56) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1960 | Blackburn Rovers | 131 | (49) |
| 1960–1965 | Everton | 176 | (101) |
| 1965–1970 | Stoke City | 84 | (22) |
| 1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (guest) | 11 | (2) |
| 1970 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1970 | Cape Town City | ||
| 1970–1972 | Great Harwood Town | ||
| 1972 | Hellenic | ||
| Total | 406 | (174) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1957–1968 | Wales | 32 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 25 November 2007 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC) |
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Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon (14 April 1937 – 4 December 1993) was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City. Vernon won 32 caps for Wales, scoring eight goals in total, and representing his country in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
Vernon was born in Ffynnongroew, Flintshire. He made his debut for Blackburn Rovers at the age of 18. He soon became a regular under Johnny Carey and Ewood Park and scored 15 goals in 44 games in 1957–58 as Rovers won promotion to the First Division. He took to the top flight with ease scoring 17 goals in 1958–59 as Blackburn finished in 10th position.
After an argument with Blackburn manager Dally Duncan, Vernon signed for Everton in 1960 for £27,000 plus winger Eddie Thomas. He became a prolific goalscorer for the "Toffees" after scoring nine goals in his first 12 matches in 1959–60 he then scored 22 in 1960–61, a career best of 28 in 1961–62 and was the top scorer with 24 goals and captain when Everton won the First Division title in the 1962–63 season. His striking partner who scored 22 goals in that title winning year was 'the golden vision' Alex Young.
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