Charlie Vernon

Charlie Vernon is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Armagh county team, and joint head of the Loch An Iuir PE Department. He captained the Under-21 team in the 2007 season. He has a Sigerson Cup Runners Up and winners medal during his time as a player on the Queen's University Team losing in 2006 to DCU in Parnell Park and winning in 2007 at QUB playing fields, The Dub. He made his Championship debut on 15 June 2008 against Cavan, scoring a point. Armagh was without his services for the start of the 2009 Ulster SFC opener because he suffered broken jaw against Dublin. Charlie retired from Armagh in 2019.

This article is about the footballer. For the bass trombonist, see Charles Vernon.
Charlie Vernon
Personal information
Irish name Cathal de Bhearnúin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Midfield/full back
Born (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation Accountant
Club(s)
Years Club
2004-
 Armagh Harps
Club titles
Armagh titles 1
Ulster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College Apps (scores)
 Queen's University Belfast 0-12
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2006-2019
 Armagh 0-12
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
NFL 0
All Stars 0
All-Ireland Titles 0

Peil Star Street Gaelic Football

In 2017, Vernon appeared in a Street Gaelic Football film Peil's Poc, created by Peil Star with Michael Murphy from Donegal.

The film was shot in Omagh, County Tyrone for the BBC.[1]

Honours

References
  1. "Getting to grip with some GAA skills". BBC. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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