He made his Shrewsbury debut against A.F.C. Wimbledon on 9 August 2014 at Kingsmeadow, and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 League Cup victory over his former club Blackpool on his home debut at New Meadow three days later. Vernon struggled to stay in the side, however a half-time formation change in an away match at Carlisle United in February 2015 saw him recalled in an advanced midfield role. He kept his place for the next game where he also scored his first league goal for Shrewsbury, in the return fixture against A.F.C. Wimbledon.