1931 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1931 Chatham Cup 12 September 1931 Basin Reserve 31 Tramurewa (1st title) Nomads 1930 1932 Wellington The 1931 Chatham Cup was the ninth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with six regional associations (Auckland, Walkato, Wellington, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each holding separate qualifying rounds. In all, 30 teams took part in the competition,Papers Past — Evening Post — 20 May 1931 — THE SOCCER CODE though some reports suggest there may have been 31 teams,Papers Past — Evening Post — 3 June 1931 — ASSOCIATION and for the first time the majority came from the South Island. This was an improvements over previous years, but still a tiny number considering that 514 teams were affiliated to the regional associations nationwide.Papers Past — Evening Post — 10 April 1931 — SOCCER FOOTBALL Participation by Auckland teams was particularly poor, with only three sides from that city taking part. Participants The following 31 teams are known to have taken part in the competition: Auckland Ponsonby Auckland YMCA Tramurewa South Auckland (Waikato) Renown Rotowaro Huntly Thistle Wanganui Wanganui East Athletic Manawatu St. Andrew's (Palmerston North) Wellington Diamond Hospital Petone Seatoun Waterside Wellington Marist Westland Cobden Dobson Greymouth Rewanui Taylorville Canterbury Christchurch Rangers Christchurch Thistle New Brighton Nomads Saint Albans Technical Old Boys Western Otago Maori Hill Mosgiel Northern Port Chalmers Seacliff The 1931 final The final was won by Tramurewa, a recent amalgamation of former winners Tramways and Manurewa, soon to be renamed Manurewa AFC. In all, six of Tramurewa's player had played for Tramways in the 1929 final. In the final almost all of the action occurred in the second half. A. Wilson was the first scorer for Nomads, followed two minutes later by G. Goode. Clem Bell then scored twice to leave the scores tied at 2–2. Nomads defended stoutly to keep the scores tied until full-time, but in the first period of extra time both H., Donaldson and Arthur Spong scored for the Auckland team. The goal tally was completed just before the end of the second period of extra time by Bell's third goal. p. 69 Tramurewa's Clem Bell was the second player in Chatham Cup history to score a final hat-trick, and also the second player to score in two separate finals (he scored in Tramways' win in 1929). The tally of seven goals scored in the game was the highest aggregate until 1940. Results Quarter-finals 27 June 1931 Seacliff 5 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19310629.2.26.3 Northern W. Hooper ×2, McCormack ×3 Smith Logan Park Dunedin Mr. W. P. Smith Otago Final #eeeeee 25 July 1931 Dobson 5 - 5 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19310727.2.56 Nomads W. White 2 (1 pen.), Richardson, Wilson, Short C. Goode, F. Smith ×2, F. Adams, C. Sharr Victoria Park Greymouth Mr. S. Hewison Westland/Canterbury Final 5 - 5 8 August 1931 Nomads 1 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19310808.2.77.7 Dobson F. Smith English Park Christchurch Mr. J. Cawtheray Westland/Canterbury Final Replay 0 - 0 #eeeeee 25 July 1931 St. Andrews 0 - 3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19310727.2.26 Petone FC Watson, A. Leslie ×2 North Street Park Palmerston North Mr. C. E. Downes Manawatu/Wellington Final 25 July 1931 Huntly Thistle 0 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19310727.2.122 Tramurewa McMillan Huntly Domain Huntly Mr. J. Wallace South Auckland (Waikato)/Auckland Final Semi-finals ("Island finals") #eeeeee 15 August 1931 Tramurewa 2 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19310817.2.145.2 Petone Bell, Batty (pen.) Blandford Park Auckland Mr. R. Nesbit 1931 North Island Final 15 August 1931 Nomads 2 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19310815.2.147 Seacliff F, Smith, M. Wilson W. Hooper English Park Christchurch Mr. J. Jennings 1931 South Island Final Final #eeeeee 12 September 1931 Tramurewa 1931 Chatham Cup Final 5 – 2 aet https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19310914.2.29 Nomads Bell ×3, Spong, H. Donaldson Wilson, Goode Basin Reserve, Wellington Mr.F. Saunders References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1931 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup