1961 Chatham Cup

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1961 Chatham Cup
Dates6 May –
26 August 1961
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsNorthern (2nd title)
Runners-upNorth Shore United
Championship match score2 – 0
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1962 →

The 1961 Chatham Cup was the 34th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Other teams known to have taken part in the final rounds included Otangarei United (Whangarei), Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Rotorua), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, Wanganui United, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Nelson Thistle[1] and Timaru Thistle.

The 1961 final[]

Northern won the cup for a second time, having previously been champions in 1959; North Shore United made their third consecutive finals appearance, having won the cup in 1960. The match was thus both a match between the two previous winners and also a rematch of the 1959 final, with the same team winning on both occasions. Seven Northern players and six North Shore players played in both finals, these six latter players - among them England and New Zealand international Ken Armstrong - also having played in the winning side of 1960. The final was a free flowing affair, but no goals came until the half hour mark, when Northern took the lead through George Little. The score remained 1-0 until two minutes from the end of the match, when Bruce Campbell doubled Northern's lead.[2]

Results[]

Second Round[]

7 – 3Mosgiel
Durst 3, Van Schraa 2 (1 pen.), Smolders, Stoove [3] Downie 2 (1 pen.), Thompson
Referee: D. Welham

Third Round[]

Caversham3 – 2Green Island
Hornby 3 [4] Hay 2
Ellis Park, Dunedin
Referee: M. Laing
King Edward TCOB2 – 1
Paul 2 [4] Van Schraa
Referee: A. Williams
Maori Hill1 – 5Northern
Roberts [4] G. Little 3, Rae, P. Little
Culling Park, Dunedin
Referee: R. McDonald
Roslyn-Wakari5 – 3Dunedin HSOB
Walker 2, Smillie, Imman, Sanctuary [4] Morris (pen.), Cross, Hilliker
Tonga Park, Dunedin
Referee: D. Welham

Fourth Round[]

King Edward TCOB1 – 0Caversham
Cunningham [5]
Referee: R.E. McDonald
Northern3 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Berry 2, G. Little [5]
Referee: W. Bamberry

Fifth Round[]

Invercargill Thistle4 – 0 (Invercargill)
Surrey Park, Invercargill
Northern1 - 0King Edward TCOB
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin

Quarter-finals[]

Invercargill Thistle3 – 5Northern
Steel 2, Frost [6] G. Little 2, McVey, Rae (pen.), Berry
Surrey Park, Invercargill
North Shore United3 – 2Eastern Union
Blandford Park, Auckland
Miramar Rangers3 – 2Napier Rovers
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Western6 – 2Nelson Thistle
Newsome, Rodger, McKenna, Frost, Torkington, Durant (pen.) Report D. Watson 2
Referee: Mr. W. Bamberry

Semi-finals ("Island finals")[]

Northern3 – 1Western
G. Little 2, J. Little [7] Newsome
Referee: T. Griggs
North Shore United6 – 1Miramar Rangers
Blandford Park, Auckland

Final[]

Northern2 – 0North Shore United
G. Little, Campbell Report
Attendance: 7000
Referee: Mr. C. Anderson

References[]

  1. ^ "The Nelson Thistle Soccer Team". Papers Past. 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p.73
  3. ^ Otago Daily Times, 8 May 1961, p. 8
  4. ^ a b c d Otago Daily Times, 29 May 1961, p. 12
  5. ^ a b Otago Daily Times, 19 June 1961, p. 6
  6. ^ Otago Daily Times, 17 July 1961, p. 11
  7. ^ Otago Daily Times, 7 August 1961, p. 6


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