Police scouring CCTV footage of the Bournemouth pitch invasion celebrations were stunned to spot three off-duty officers taking part.
Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest on May 3 to secure Premier League football for next season and jubilant fans encroached on the pitch after the final whistle was blown.
Stunned colleagues monitoring CCTV spotted the trio on the field, with a source telling The Sun: "When police were looking through the footage they had the shock of their lives when they saw the superintendent on the pitch celebrating.