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Robbie Devereux (born 31 January 1971) is an English former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Great Cornard, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Cornard United | ||
1992 | Colchester United | 6 | (0) |
1992–1996 | Shelbourne | ||
1996–1997 | Dundalk | ||
1998–2000 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
2000 | Southport | 7 | (0) |
2000–2002 | AFC Sudbury | 77 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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,[1] but was released the following year after only two league appearances and dropped into non-League to sign for hometown club Cornard United.[1]
In 1992, he briefly returned to Colchester, making six appearances, before signing for Irish club Shelbourne.[1] 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.[2] After a trial at Dagenham & Redbridge, he also played for AFC Sudbury, where he ended his career after making 77 appearances for the club.[3] He currently runs a roofing company in the Sudbury area.[3]