Roy Vernon

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)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1955–1960	Blackburn Rovers
1960–1965	Everton
1965–1970	Stoke City
1967	→ Cleveland Stokers (guest)
1970	→ Halifax Town (loan)
1970	Cape Town City
1970–1972	Great Harwood
1972	Hellenic
Total
International career‡
1957–1968	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 25 November 2007 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon (14 April 1937 – 4 December 1993) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.^[1] Vernon won 32 caps for Wales, scoring eight goals in total, and representing his country in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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Personal information
Full name	Thomas Royston Vernon^[1]
Date of birth	(1937-04-14)14 April 1937^[1]
Place of birth	Ffynnongroew, Wales^[1]
Date of death	4 December 1993(1993-12-04) (aged 56)^[1]
Position(s)	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
1972	Hellenic
Total		406	(174)
International career^‡
1957–1968	Wales	32	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 25 November 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 11 October 2006 (UTC)