Doncaster Rovers fan wins £9,000 after placing £20 bet

Jack Hutchinson (left) with fellow Rovers fan Aaron who won £4,000 on the same bet

A football fan has won over £9,000 after placing a £20 bet on his club to finish in the top seven at odds of 500-1.

Jack Hutchinson, 27, placed the bet "on a whim" on 3 February when Doncaster Rovers were 20th in League Two.

A few games later, Rovers experienced a remarkable turning point, winning 10 out of 12 matches.

Mr Hutchinson, who cashed out before the last game, said the club's success and winning the bet was "brilliant".

The University of Sheffield finance business partner said he decided to place the bet after Rovers played Sutton United and ended the game in a draw with a last minute penalty.

He told BBC Radio Sheffield: "It was a bit of a whim but I thought it could be a turning point for them - absolutely turned out to be."

Jack Hutchinson won over £9,000 after placing a £20 bet

After that, Rovers went on to win 10 consecutive matches, finishing 5th in the playoffs on 27 April.

Mr Hutchinson decided to cash out the £9,199.15 after the club's penultimate game of the season so he would be "able to enjoy" the match against Colchester United.

"When it's your team you follow that's done it, it's a brilliant feeling, really," Mr Hutchinson, who lives in Worksop, said.

He added: "I really hope they can see it through now and get us up into league one and a trip to Wembley."

Mr Hutchinson, who has been going to Rovers games since 2007, plans on spending his winnings on a couple of holidays and wants to put some of it towards a house deposit.

He promised he would also take his friends out "for a curry" to celebrate.