1973 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1973 Chatham Cup 1 September 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland Mount Wellington (1st title) North Shore United 1972 1974 The 1973 Chatham Cup was the 46th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The organisation of the cup was changed from previous years, with early stages being run in three large zones (northern, central, and southern), rather than by individual associations as had previously been the case. National League teams received a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 103 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article. The 1973 final The final was moved from the Basin Reserve for the first time since 1928, excluding replays. The 1973 final was - also excluding replays - the first to be held outside Wellington. Part of the reason for the move was because - for the first time ever - both finalists came from Auckland. This was only the second time (after 1971) that both finalists had come from the same urban area. The venue was to alternate between Auckland and Christchurch for several years from 1973. Mount Wellington made up for their narrow loss in the marathon final of the 1972 Chatham Cup by inflicting a sound defeat on their neighbours from across the Waitematā Harbour. Coach Ken Armstrong added to his impressive tally of cup victories both on and off the field. Shore's cause was not helped when keeper Turner had to be substituted early on after an injury, but even without this handicap the Mount would have proven the stronger side. All the goals came from Mount Wellington's players, with two from Dave Taylor and one from John Houghton. p. 76 Results Third Round #eeeeee Birkenhead United 3 – 3 Papakura City #eeeeee Birkenhead United 2 – 1 (replay) Papakura City #eeeeee Christchurch Rangers 1 – 1* Western (Christchurch) #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 1 – 2 Cashmere Wanderers #eeeeee Courier Rangers (Auckland) 2 – 2* Manurewa #eeeeee Ellerslie 7 – 3 Pakuranga Town #eeeeee Hamilton 6 – 0 Affco Rangers (Ngaruawahia) #eeeeee Invercargill United 1 – 5 Dunedin City #eeeeee Karori Swifts 3 – 4 Waterside #eeeeee Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 4 – 2 New Plymouth Old Boys #eeeeee Lynndale (Auckland) 2 – 3 Takapuna City #eeeeee Masterton United 1 – 2 Palmerston City (Palmerston North) #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 2 – 1 Leopard United #eeeeee Nelson United 3 – 1 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee North Shore United 3 – 0 Mount Roskill #eeeeee Porirua United 2 – 0 Petone #eeeeee Queens Park (Invercargill) 0 – 5 Invercargill Thistle #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 1 – 1* North End United (Dunedin) #eeeeee Tauranga City 1 – 4 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Te Atatu 0 – 4 Eden (Auckland) #eeeeee Turangi Wanderers 1 – 3 Rotorua Suburbs #eeeeee Victoria University 3 – 5 Hungaria (Wellington) #eeeeee Wellington WMC 0 – 8 Upper Hutt United * Won on penalties by Rangers (4–3), Manurewa (6–5), and North End (6–5) Fourth Round #eeeeee Blockhouse Bay 2 – 1 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) #eeeeee Cashmere Wanderers 0 – 5 New Brighton #eeeeee Caversham 2 – 1 North End United #eeeeee Christchurch Rangers 1 – 6 Christchurch United #eeeeee Eden 1 – 4 Takapuna City #eeeeee Ellerslie 4 – 3 Birkenhead United #eeeeee Gisborne City 5 – 1 Hungaria #eeeeee Hamilton 0 – 1 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 2 – 0 Dunedin City #eeeeee Kiwi United 1 – 0 Upper Hutt United #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 3 – 2 Porirua United #eeeeee North Shore United 2 – 0 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Palmerston City 1 – 2 Wellington City #eeeeee Rotorua Suburbs 0 – 3 Manurewa #eeeeee Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 5 – 2 Nelson United #eeeeee Waterside 1 – 3 Wellington Diamond United Fifth Round #eeeeee Caversham 2 – 1 Invercargill Thistle #eeeeee Christchurch United 2 – 0 New Brighton #eeeeee Ellerslie 2 – 3 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Kiwi United 2 – 0 Stop Out #eeeeee Mount Wellington 1 – 0 Eden #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 1 – 9 Gisborne City #eeeeee North Shore United 5 – 1 Manurewa #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 1 – 0 Wellington City Sixth Round #eeeeee Christchurch United 0 – 1 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Kiwi United 1 – 3 Gisborne City #eeeeee North Shore United 2 – 0 Caversham #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 0 – 3 Mount Wellington Semi-finals #eeeeee Gisborne City 2 – 3 Mount Wellington #eeeeee North Shore United 3 – 2 Blockhouse Bay Final #eeeeee 1 September 1973 Mount Wellington 3 – 0 North Shore United Taylor 2, Houghton Newmarket Park, Auckland A.T. Blackburn References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1973 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1973 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1973 sports events in Oceania