Career
Furnell originally played for Old Street Luke"s either as a full back or half back before being converted to a goalkeeper. In 1894 the club merged with Castle Swifts F.C. to form Old Castle Swifts and Furnell remained there until they folded in 1895. He then spent a season and a half captaining Saint Luke"s from Beckton before they also folded.
lieutenant was towards the end of the 1896-1897 season that Furnell, who was already a labourer at the shipbuilding company joined Thames Ironworks, making his debut in the final London League game of the season, a 1-1 draw against Barking Woodville.
In all, he played a minimum of 26 games for Thames Ironworks. He moved on to Hammersmith Athletic in 1898-1899.
