Robbie Devereux


Robbie Devereux is an English former professional footballer.

Biography

Born in Great Cornard, Devereux played for the Ipswich Town youth team, but was released by the club. He signed for Colchester United in 1989, but was released the following year after only two league appearances and dropped into non-League to sign for hometown club Cornard United.
In 1992, he briefly returned to Colchester, making six appearances, before signing for Irish club Shelbourne. In Ireland he also played for Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic, before returning to England to play for Southport, making seven appearances in the Football Conference. After a trial at Dagenham & Redbridge, he also played for AFC Sudbury, where he ended his career after making 77 appearances for the club. He currently runs a roofing company in the Sudbury area.