' s ▁side ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁play - offs ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁West ley ▁engine ered ▁two ▁solid ▁displays ▁to ▁ensure ▁Steven age ▁over c ame ▁second - pla ced ▁Here ford ▁United ▁ 2 – 1 ▁on ▁aggregate , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 1 – 0 ▁to ▁Carl is le ▁United ▁at ▁the ▁Britann ia ▁Stadium ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season ▁marked ▁West ley ' s ▁third ▁season ▁in ▁charge ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁consistent ▁at ▁Broad hall ▁Way ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁side ▁strugg led ▁for ▁form ▁away ▁from ▁home , ▁winning ▁just ▁four ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁all ▁season . ▁Steven age ' s ▁poor ▁away ▁form ▁was ▁ultimately ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁mount ing ▁any ▁serious ▁title ▁challenge , ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁campaign ▁West ley ' s ▁side ▁would ▁often ▁" lose ▁the ▁game ▁before ▁it ▁began " ▁– ▁in ▁away ▁games ▁against ▁South port , ▁More cam be , ▁and ▁Bur ton ▁Alb ion ▁respectively , ▁West ley ' s ▁side ▁tra iled ▁ 3 – 0 ▁before ▁half - time . ▁West ley ▁had ▁also ▁fallen ▁out ▁with ▁stri ker ▁Anthony ▁E ld ing , ▁who ▁was ▁eventually ▁sold ▁to ▁K etter ing ▁Town ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁increasing ly ▁frequent ▁question ▁marks ▁surrounding ▁the ▁discipline ▁of ▁the ▁squad ▁under ▁West ley ' s ▁control , ▁as