1949 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1949 Chatham Cup 27 August 1949 Basin Reserve, Wellington Petone (3rd title) Northern 1948 1950 The 1949 Chatham Cup was the 22nd 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: Eden (Auckland), Hamilton Wanderers, Rotowaro Tigers (Waikato), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Ohakea (Manawatu), Petone Settlers, Waterside (Wellington), Wigram, Technical Old Boys, Nomads (Christchurch), Northern, Green Island (Dunedin), Stockton (West Coast) and Invercargill Thistle (Southland). The 1949 final The final was played in front of a then-record crowd of 12,000. Interest was high as the local Wellingtonian team was a lower ranked team (in the second division of Wellington football) who had gained a reputation as giant-killers. They went on to win the final 1–0 after having beaten several higher ranked sides in the course of the tournament, including a narrow win over Waterside and a heavy 7–1 thrashing of Wellington Marist. The final is memorable for the magic of the giant-killing performance, which caught the imagination of the local population. The only goal of the match came in the second half, when Northern keeper Jim Stephenson parried a David McKissock shot directly into the path of Petone forward Wally Hewitt who duly scored. Petone survived a late scare when keeper Ben Savage was required to save a penalty, and the Settlers of Petone held on to win by the solitary goal. p.70 Results #eeeeee 11 June 1949 Northern 6 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490613.2.86 Mosgiel AFC Berry ×3, Ives, I. Walsh ×2 Caledonian Ground, Dunedin Mr. D. Welham 11 June 1949 Green Island FC 3 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490613.2.86 Roslyn-Wakari AFC J. Quartermain ×3 P. Robinson Caledonian Ground, Dunedin Mr. F. King #eeeeee 2 July 1949 Northern 8 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490704.2.125 Green Island FC H. Jenkins ×3, Berry ×3, I. Walsh ×2 Caledonian Ground, Dunedin Mr. W. P. Smith 2 July 1949 Nomads 3 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19490704.2.123 Shamrock E. Kenny ×2, R. Cullen A. Hilton, W. McFarland English Park, Christchurch Mr. T. Gottermeyer #eeeeee 16 July 1949 Petone Settlers 3 - 1 Institute Old Boys Basin Reserve, Wellington 16 July 1949 Waterside 5 - 1 Seatoun AFC Basin Reserve, Wellington #eeeeee 23 July 1949 Moturoa AFC 1 - 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19490726.2.106 Ohakea J. Collings Kelly ×3, Speakman ×2, Regan Western Park, New Plymouth Mr. J.M. Thompson (Wanganui) 24 July 1949 Petone Settlers 1 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490725.2.109 Waterside Basin Reserve, Wellington #eeeeee 23 July 1949 Christchurch Technical Old Boys 5 - 4 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19490725.2.122 Nomads J. McLennan ×3, C. Bailey, M. Dean R. Cullen ×2, P. Fox, E. Kenny Mr. T. Mathie 26 July 1949 Christchurch Technical Old Boys 4 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19490728.2.116 Wigram K. Lucas, J. McLennan ×3 English Park, Christchurch Mr. T. Gottemeyer North Island Semi-Finals #eeeeee 6 August 1949 Petone Settlers 2 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490808.2.134 Ohakea Basin Reserve, Wellington #eeeeee 23 July 1949 Eden 3 - 2 Rotowaro Tigers Blandford Park, Auckland South Island Semi-Finals 30 July 1949 Christchurch Technical Old Boys 14 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19490801.2.44 Stockton P. O'Malley ×5, C. Bailey ×4, K. Lucas ×3, J. McLennan ×2 English Park Mr. P. Consedine Christchurch #eeeeee 16 July 1949 Invercargill Thistle 0 - 9 Northern 13 August 1949 Eden 2 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19490815.2.59 Petone Settlers Brewer ×2 Gale, Jakens North Island Final Blandford Park, Auckland Mr. F. O. Green Match abandoned after 2 hours and 10 minutes of play due to bad light.18 December 2021 Match lasts 130 minutes - North Island Final of Chatham Cup https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19490815.2.43 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211217235712/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19490815.2.43 17 December 2021 #eeeeee 20 August 1949 Petone Settlers 4 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19490822.2.121 Eden Basin Reserve North Island Final Replay Wellington 8000 6 August 1949 Northern 3 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490808.2.132https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490808.2.134 Christchurch Technical Old Boys W. Berry, I, Walsh, M. Ives (pen.) V. Smith, C. Bailey Caledonian Ground Mr. W. M. Smith South Island Final Dunedin #eeeeee 27 August 1949 Petone Settlers 1 - 0 Northern Hewitt Basin Reserve, Wellington F. Callaghan 1949 Chatham Cup Final References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1949 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:August 1949 sports events in Oceania