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Gloucester amateur football club wins £1m after decades of playing same numbers
Longlevens AFC, an amateur football club in Gloucester, has won £1 million in the Lotto.
The club matched five main numbers and the bonus ball in a draw held last month.
Its president, Bill Davis, 73, bought the ticket on the club’s behalf, as he has done each week for more than 30 years.
The numbers were first chosen by six club committee members when the National Lottery began, and the club kept using them.
Davis joined the club in the 1970s and has held several roles there.
He says the money will help secure the club’s long-term future, and buying its leased facilities is one option.
Club members are planning a celebration while they consider how to make the prize benefit the club over time.
Longlevens AFC, an amateur football club in Gloucester, won £1 million in the Lotto after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball.
The club had played the same numbers for more than 30 years.
Club president Bill Davis, 73, bought the winning ticket on the club’s behalf.
Davis said the money would help secure the club’s long-term future, with buying its leased facilities one possible option.
The club is planning a celebration to mark the win.
- Who
- Longlevens AFC, an amateur football club, won the prize. Club president Bill Davis bought the ticket on the club’s behalf.
- What
- The club won £1 million in the Lotto jackpot.
- When
- The winning draw was held last month; the articles were published on 9 October 2026.
- Where
- Longlevens AFC is based in Gloucester, England.
- Why
- The club matched five main numbers and the bonus ball. The money is intended to help secure the club’s long-term future.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This is Longlevens AFC’s win. I’ve been playing Lotto for decades as a member of the club, not as an individual, and I couldn’t be happier.
The club has been such a huge part of my life for around half a century, and I can’t think of a better use for this money than helping secure its future for generations to come.
When the National Lottery first started, six committee members each picked a number
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we want to make sure every pound delivers lasting benefits
Six committee members each picked a number for the line the club would play.
Longlevens AFC continued to play the same numbers in every draw.
The club matched five main numbers and the bonus ball to win £1 million.
Club members began planning a celebration.
- Prize
- £1 million
- Club
- Longlevens AFC
- Location
- Gloucester
- Winning numbers
- 1, 9, 15, 21, 32, 51
- Ticket buyer
- Bill Davis, club president, aged 73
- Potential use
- Purchasing the club’s leased facilities
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