Clifford Bull is the former Manchester United and Nottingham Forest player who never got the chance of a jackpot career because of injury.
A succession of knee problems, including dislocations in both legs, meant the now 82-year-old failed to make a first-team appearance for either side.
But now, nearly seven decades on from joining Matt Busby’s Red Devils as a schoolboy, the one-time footballer turned long-time plumber has won big in the People’s Postcode Lottery with a £400,000 share in a £3.2m prize pot.
The grandfather from the village of Gotham in Nottinghamshire said he “never dwelled” on the football career he never had, as providing for his family was his priority.
And nothing has changed now he has won the lottery.
“I’ve got a wonderful family, counting them all there is 21, and my first priority is a holiday so we can all get together,” he told East Midlands Today.
“It’s always been my priority to look after my family because they have looked after me so well.”
