▁of ▁ 4 6 . 3 4 %. ▁ ▁F arn borough ▁Town ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁West ley ▁bought ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁F arn borough ▁Town ▁and ▁appointed ▁himself ▁as ▁manager . ▁He ▁managed ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 2 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁charge , ▁but ▁enjoyed ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁Ist hm ian ▁Cup ; ▁winning ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁West ley ▁gu ided ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁more ▁success , ▁winning ▁the ▁Ist hm ian ▁League ▁Premier ▁Division ; ▁se cur ing ▁ 3 1 ▁vict ories ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁ 4 2 ▁and ▁am ass ing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 9 ▁points . ▁West ley ▁over h au led ▁the ▁squad ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁club ' s ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Football ▁Conference ▁– ▁something ▁which ▁he ▁now ▁states ▁as ▁a ▁" h uge ▁regret ". ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁he ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁King ston ian ▁– ▁cit ing ▁the ▁club ' s ▁" Foot ball ▁League ▁r ated ▁ground " ▁as ▁the ▁reasoning ▁behind ▁his ▁proposed ▁idea , ▁although ▁it ▁never ▁happened ▁due ▁to ▁" f ans ▁resistance ". ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁cons olid ated ▁their ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁tier ▁of ▁non – le ague ▁football ; ▁with ▁West ley ▁gu iding ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 th