Graham Westley

True pro David has left us lasting legacy…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
27 August 2023

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER
IN JANUARY 2003, my Ryman Premier League team at Farnborough Town knocked League Two’s Darlington out of the FA Cup to earn a home tie with the Double winners from Arsenal.
For a number of reasons, we played that tie at Highbury and not at Cherrywood Road. Those reasons included strong advice from the fire, police and safety authorities after a section of the ground had collapsed under the weight of a previous ‘large’ crowd. The reasons also included insurance pressures from Arsenal.
It was in that context that I met David...

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