A football fan who was rushed to hospital was welcomed back to the stadium she suffered a medical emergency in.

She return to the Weymouth stadium as a special guest during her recovery to thank staff.

Hayley Singleton, a Yeovil Town FC fan, was rushed to Dorset County Hospital after suffering from a medical emergency during the derby day football match between the Glovers and Weymouth FC at the Bob Lucas Stadium on Easter Monday (April 1.)

She has since returned to the ground, welcomed as a special guest by board members at Weymouth FC.

Hayley returned to the stadium with her husband Scott and their son on Thursday, March 4, just three days after being taken to hospital to thank the staff at the club for the work they had done.

Weymouth FC tweeted a picture of Hayley back at the stadium with her husband, club directors Ralph Ricardo and  Pete Nash, as well as volunteer coordinator Claire Pavey.

Dorset Echo: From left: director Ralph Ricardo, Hayley's husband Scott, Hayley Singleton, volunteer coordinator

In the statement accompanying the picture, the club said that Hayley is ‘recovering well’ with hopes she will return to watching football ‘soon.’

The club tweeted: “A special guest today, Hayley Singleton sadly fell unwell at our game on Monday, leading to an air ambulance having to be called.

“Today she joined us with her husband, Scott, and their son to thank everyone involved for the care she received at the match against Yeovil Town FC

“She is recovering well and hopes to be back to watching football from the stands soon.”

It is believed Hayley had only recently been discharged from hospital, with Yeovil Town releasing a statement on Wednesday night (April 3) saying that she was hoping to be released ‘very soon.’

Paramedics from South Western Ambulance Service were seen tending to Hayley in the away section of the crowd before the game was brought to a halt after 77 minutes.

The Terras were a goal ahead, courtesy of a strike in the first half from Dan Roberts.

Around 15 minutes later, a Dorset and Somerset air ambulance landed on the centre spot of the pitch however soon took off again.

It was believed that the game could continue following the departure of the air ambulance, however at 3.42pm, the football club announced that the game had been abandoned due to a medical emergency.

Both clubs have been in contact with the footballing body the National League regarding rescheduling the game.