1939 Chatham Cup
Dates | 2 September 1939 |
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Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Champions | Waterside (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Western |
Championship match score | 4 – 2 |
← 1938 1940 → |
The 1939 Chatham Cup was the 16th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.
Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Ponsonby, Waterside (Wellington), Hamilton Wanderers, Western (Christchurch), and Mosgiel.
The 1939 final[]
Waterside became the first team to successfully defend the trophy - something they were to again achieve the following year. Sonny Ward became the first player to score in two successive finals.
Results[]
Semi-finals[]
Final[]
Waterside (Wellington) | 4 – 2 | Western |
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McCarthy 2, Longbottom, Sonny Ward | Galbraith, R. Smith |
Referee: S. Doree
References[]
Categories:
- Chatham Cup
- 1939 in New Zealand sport
- 1939 domestic association football cups
- New Zealand sport stubs
- Oceanian football competition stubs