1923 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1923 Chatham Cup 22 September – 1 October 1923 Athletic Park, Wellington Seacliff (1st title) Wellington Y.M.C.A. 1924 The 1923 Chatham Cup was the first annual nationwide football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with separate northern and southern tournaments, with the winners of the two meeting in the final. Very few teams entered the competition, including only two from the southern South Island; Seacliff easily won the only match played there, thumping Oamaru 7–0, and repeated this in the final, accounting for Wellington's YMCA 4–0. Of the teams taking part, it is known that four were from Wellington; contemporary reports indicate that Diamonds, Y.M.C.A. (Wellington), Hospital and Waterside took part.Papers Past — Evening Post — 4 August 1923 — SOCCER The Wellington FA scheduled their first Chatham Cup fixture for 11 August, between the Y.M.C.A. (Wellington) and Waterside at the Basin Reserve.19 November 2021 Soccer - Wharfies Outplayed https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230818.2.132 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211119060025/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230818.2.132 19 November 2021 Admission to the match cost one shilling.19 November 2021 Amusements - Association Football - Basin Reserve https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230811.2.15.3 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211118201910/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230811.2.15.3 18 November 2021 The management committee of the Auckland Football Association (A.F.A.) announced at its meeting on 5 June that Chatham Cup entries had closed with the North Shore, Philomel, Harbour Board, Brotherhood, Auckland Thistle, Northcote and Ponsonby clubs entering.19 November 2021 Association Football - Management Committee - Chatham Cup https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230606.2.144 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211119105034/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230606.2.144 19 November 2021 Meeting again on 12 June, the A.F.A. decided the second round of fixtures for the Auckland League Championship would count toward Chatham Cup qualification, with League Championship second round commencing on 16 June.20 November 2021 Association Football - Management Committee - Fixtures for Saturday https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230613.2.150 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211120040348/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230613.2.150 20 November 2021 Y.M.C.A. (Auckland) was admitted to compete for the Chatham Cup by the A.F.A. at its management committee meeting on 19 June.20 November 2021 Association Football - Management Meeting https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230620.2.135 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211120040933/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230620.2.135 20 November 2021 Huntly qualified as the South Auckland Football Association representative as local league champions and were scheduled to face the Auckland Football Association qualifier, Northcote at Huntly.17 August 1923 Football - Association 3 Huntly Press and District Gazette https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HPDG19230817.2.14 9 August 2023 The Wairarapa Football Association clubs, Waingawa, Post and Telegraph, Masterton and Y.M.C.A. (Masterton) sent entrance fees to join the 1923 Chatham Cup, which were received by the N.Z.F.A. in early June.18 November 2021 SPORTING - New Zealand Football Association https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19230615.2.8 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211117222318/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19230615.2.8 17 November 2021 The first two Chatham Cup fixtures held by the Wairarapa FA took place on June 30, with Post and Telegraph (P & T) versus the Masterton Y.M.C.A. at Masterton's Park Oval, and Waingawa playing Masterton at the Cole Street Ground.19 November 2021 Meetings and Amusements - Wairarapa Football Association https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19230629.2.2.4 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211118194715/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19230629.2.2.4 18 November 2021 The Dawbers' Motor Depot. side changed its name to Athletic (Palmerston North) in 1925.25 November 2021 Soccer Tournament https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19250411.2.65 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211125031223/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19250411.2.65 25 November 2021 There is some confusion about the earlier rounds of the competition, with various Charity Cups being held to decide entrants to the Chatham Cup, and with regional qualification finals, island finals, and the national final all simply being referred to in contemporary reports as "finals". Compounding this, different regional football associations were allowed to choose their champion team by whatever method they liked, meaning that some regions (such as Auckland) used league position to determine their entrant for the inter-regional matches,Papers Past — Evening Post — 11 August 1923 — SOCCER rather than a knockout competition. Compounding matters further are the incomplete records held by the NZFA, which omit several matches (including the semi-final between Seacliff and Oamaru Rangers). The 1923 final thumb|Seacliff AFC winners of the first Chatham Cup final Played at Athletic Park, Wellington on 1 October 1923, Seacliff met YMCA Wellington in the first Chatham Cup final.First Chatham Cup football final https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/first-chatham-cup-football-final Ministry for Culture and Heritage NZ History 3 March 2021 4 September 2020 In the final, YMCA had the better of early possession, but Seacliff gained the upper hand as the match progressed. Centre-forward Bill Hooper scored the first goal just before the half-time interval. Shortly after the break Reg Baxter doubled the lead. Late on right wing Malcolm McDougall scored again, followed only a minute later by a second from Hooper. The line-up of the first Chatham Cup winning side was as follows: Charlie Rivers, Jock Anderson, George Anderson, Bill Rogers, Hugh McKechnie, Bill Murray, Malcolm McDougall, Reg Baxter, Bill Hooper, R. "Tommy" Burns, Wattie Hanlin.Hilton Tony Smith Barry An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years 1991 New Zealand Football 978-047301291566,167 The Mayor of Wellington, Robert Wright presented the cup to Seacliff on the ground after the match.19 November 2021 Chatham Cup Final - Presentation of the Cup https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19231006.2.96.11 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211119082940/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19231006.2.96.11 19 November 2021 Participants Auckland Auckland Harbour Board Auckland Thistle Auckland YMCA Northcote North Shore Ponsonby HMS Philomel South Auckland (Waikato) Huntly Manawatu Dawbers' Motor Depot. (Foxton) Palmerston North Rangers St. Andrews Wellington Diamond Hospital Waterside Wellington YMCA Wairarapa Post and Telegraph Masterton YMCA Masterton Waingawa Nelson Redwood Valley Nelson Athletic Nelson Wanderers Nelson Thistle North Otago Oamaru Rangers Otago Seacliff Results Auckland Qualifiers Northcote won Auckland's Division One league second round and thus qualified as Auckland's Chatham Cup representative.Blackwell 1 August 1923 Association Football - The Championship 8 Auckland Star https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230801.2.130 9 August 2023 #eeeeee 15 September 1923 Huntly 3 – 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19230917.2.135 Northcote Cox ×2, Baber Knott Huntly Recreation Ground Mr. A. F. Newbold South Auckland/Auckland Final Waikato 500 Wairarapa Qualifiers #eeeeee 30 June 1923 Post and Telegraph 10 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230702.2.99.7 YMCA (Masterton) Stacey ×4, Watson ×3, R. Miller, W. Harding, Harris Moore, McLauchlan Park Oval Mr. R. Taylor Masterton 30 June 1923 Waingawa 3 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230702.2.99.7 Masterton Cole Street Ground Mr. Rowlands Masterton #eeeeee 21 July 1923 Waingawa 3 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19230723.2.47 Post and Telegraph Kilmister, Birkett, (Nicholls og.) Watson Park Oval Mr. T. Hallam Wairarapa Final Masterton Manawatu Qualifiers 1 July 1923 Dawbers 2 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19230706.2.73 St. Andrew's Hearsey, ? Kennedy ×2 Showground Mr. Crouch Foxton #eeeeee 7 July 1923 Dawbers 2 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19230709.2.45 St. Andrew's Hearsey (pen.), C. Dawber McLauchlan Showground Rev. C. W. Duncumb Foxton Replay 14 July 1923 Palmerston North Rangers 0 - 3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19230716.2.69 Dawbers Davis, C. Dawber, Hearsey North Street Park Mr. Forbes Palmerston North #eeeeee 25 August 1923 Waingawa 0 - 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19230827.2.71.4 Dawbers Hearsey ×4, Davis, Chapman, Park Oval Mr. Halam Wairarapa/Manawatu Final Masterton Wellington Qualifiers 11 August 1923 Waterside 2 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230813.2.125 Wellington YMCA Gilbertson, Anton Hindmarsh, Ballard Basin Reserve Mr. G. Akers Wellington #eeeeee 25 August 1923 Wellington YMCA 2 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230827.2.87 Waterside Hindmarsh, Campbell (pen.) Stacey Association Park Mr. F. Campbell Wellington Replay 25 August 1923 Diamond 0 - 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230827.2.20.1 Hospital Hughes Association Park Mr. S. Wilson Wellington #eeeeee 8 September 1923 Hospital 1 - 2 aet https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19230910.2.122.2 Wellington YMCA Hughes McGirr (pen.), Ballard Basin Reserve Mr. W. Bryce Wellington Final Wellington Nelson Qualifiers #eeeeee 16 June 1923 Nelson Athletic 2 - 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19230618.2.71 Nelson Wanderers W. Richards, ? Wheeler ×4, Symons, Hurst jnr. Victory Square No.1 Mr. Hunt Nelson 16 June 1923 Redwood Valley 1 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19230618.2.71 Nelson Thistle D. Brown Victory Square No.2 Mr. Parker Nelson #eeeeee 23 June 1923 Nelson Wanderers 3 - 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19230625.2.58 Redwood Valley Yorgensen, Wheeler ×2 D. Brown, A. Brown Victory Square No.1 Mr. Parkinson Nelson Final Nelson 15 September 1923 Nelson Wanderers 1 - 8 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230917.2.106 Wellington YMCA Symons Phillips, Ballard ×3, Trott ×2, ? , ? Trafalgar Park Mr. C. Parkinson Nelson/Wellington Final Nelson #eeeeee 22 September 1923 Wellington YMCA 3 – 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19230924.2.110.3 Dawbers Phillips, McGirr (pen.), Ballard Davis, Chapman Association Park, Kilbirnie Mr. W.G. Bryce Wellington/Manawatu Final Wellington Semi-final (Island Finals) 25 August 1923 Oamaru Rangers 0 – 7 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19230827.2.16 Seacliff Hooper ×6, Burns Oamaru Mr. Rutherford South Island Final #eeeeee 29 September 1923 Wellington YMCA 2 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19231001.2.27.1 Huntly Campbell ×2 Athletic Park Mr. F. Campbell North Island Final Wellington Final Teams Seacliff: Charlie Rivers, George Anderson, Jock Anderson, Bill Rogers, Hugh McKechnie, Bill Murray, Malcolm Macdougall, Reg Baxter, Bill Hooper, Tommy Burns, Wattie HanlinHouston, J., (1952) Association football in New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A. W. Reed. p. 34. Wellington YMCA: Arthur Tarrant, W. Pearson, Les McGirr, George Wotherspoon, Bill Rarity, Charlie Trott, Les Smith, Edgar Phillips, George Campbell, Harry Hindmarsh, Charles Ballard19 November 2021 An Easy Win https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19231002.2.8 live https://web.archive.org/web/20191215172940/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19231002.2.8 15 December 2019 #eeeeee 1 October 1923 Seacliff 4 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19231002.2.8 Wellington YMCA Hooper ×2, Baxter, Macdougall Athletic Park Mr. J.A. Leddy Wellington References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1923 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1923 in Oceania Category:October 1923 in Oceania Category:1920s in Wellington