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. After a trial at
Dagenham & Redbridge, he also played for
AFC Sudbury, where he ended his career after making 77 appearances for the club. ==References==