he was sold in september 1968 for £8,000 to rotherham united; he had played 167 matches for arsenal in total. after two years with rotherham he moved to plymouth argyle in 1970. he played for five and a half years for plymouth before his retirement in the summer of 1976. as part of the club's centenary in 2003, furnell was named as goalkeeper in the pilgrims' all-time greatest xi by the club's fans.