with the promotion of bertie mee to manager in 1966, arsenal's form began to pick up, although furnell didn't stay at the club long enough to enjoy it. although he played in the 1967-68 league cup final against leeds united (which arsenal lost 1-0), in the following match, an fa cup tie against birmingham city, he made an error which let in birmingham's equaliser. he was dropped with bob wilson taking his place, and never played for the arsenal first team again.