A lifelong football fan has won £9.3million on the lottery after buying a ticket to celebrate his struggling team's weekend win. Paul Long, 55, felt his luck was in when his beloved Leyton Orient secured a home win against Woking on Saturday. ', Mr Long told his close family as his good fortune sank in. The following day, Mr Long, who worked at the Ford plant in Dagenham for more than 14 years, put a deposit on a new Ford EcoSport sports utility vehicle. Hit the jackpot: Paul Long is pictured with his National Lottery cheque for £9,339,858He said: 'What I've won, (Orient major investor) Kent Teague probably thinks is a tenner.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2018 10:58 UTC