- place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁memor able ▁campaign ▁for ▁West ley , ▁reaching ▁the ▁Third ▁Round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁at ▁South port , ▁where ▁they ▁faced ▁Football ▁League ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Dar ling ton ▁at ▁Fe eth ams . ▁West ley ▁gu ided ▁the ▁side ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁win ▁over ▁Dar ling ton , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁Four th ▁Round ▁tie ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Ar sen al . ▁The ▁tie , ▁however , ▁was ▁controvers ial ly ▁moved ▁to ▁High bury ▁– ▁because ▁the ▁tie ▁stood ▁to ▁make ▁around ▁£ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gate ▁rece i pts ▁from ▁playing ▁at ▁High bury , ▁whereas ▁playing ▁at ▁Cher ry wood ▁Road ▁would ▁only ▁have ▁generated ▁the ▁club ▁an ▁estimated ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁West ley ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁the ▁sell - out ▁' home ' ▁tie ▁at ▁High bury , ▁which ▁they ▁lost ▁ 5 – 1 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁he ▁became ▁manager ▁at ▁Football ▁Conference ▁riv als ▁Steven age ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁signing ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract . ▁West ley ▁confirmed ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁his ▁share hold ing ▁in ▁F arn borough ▁to ▁other ▁existing ▁share hold ers , ▁and ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁withdraw ing ▁his ▁financial ▁backing ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁On ▁moving