1990 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1990 Chatham Cup 16 September 1990 Basin Reserve, Wellington Mount Wellington (5th title) Christchurch United Jack Batty Memorial Cup Michael McGarry (Christchurch United) 1989 1991 The 1990 Chatham Cup was the 63rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern). National League teams received a bye until the final 64 stage. In all, 147 teams took part in the competition. The 1990 final The final returned to the Cup's early home, the Basin Reserve. It was the first to be decided on penalties. Replays, which had been used in previous tied finals, were no longer used in the Chatham Cup by 1990. The final was close and tense, with three goals to each team. Mount Wellington finished the match with ten men after Dave Witteveen was sent off late in the second half. Johan Verweij scored in his fourth successive final - unfortunately for him, in the 1990 final it was an own goal. The penalty shoot-out was no less tense, with several shots having to be retaken. Mount Wellington and Christchurch United were as evenly matched in the 1990 final as they had been when they met in the epic 1972 Chatham Cup final. That match produced thirteen goals spread across three matches, with eight in the first match alone. The 1990 final was equally exciting, with records being set and plenty of on-pitch action. Among the records were those of Ron Armstrong, who played in his eighth final - equally Tony Sibley with a record which stood alongside father Ken Armstrong's earlier cup heroics as player and coach. The first half produced three goals. Allan Carville led the way for the southerners, before a wayward backpass from Verweij caught the wind and beat his own keeper to level things up. The Mount took the lead for the first time with a fine curving shot from Noel Barkley, 1990 New Zealand player of the year. From this point on, Christchurch went on the attack, mainly through the efforts of Michael McGarry, but they only produced one goal to show for it, a second for Carville.Hilton (1991), p. 81 Extra time produced more excitement, with a missed penalty from United's skipper Keith Braithwaite. Then in the dying stages, referee Roger Woolmer game a free kick to Mount Wellington close to the Christchurch goal. Keeper Alan Stroud could only parry the ball, and Armstrong stuck the ball home. Christchurch fought back, and with only seconds remaining McGarry deflected a Julyan Falloon cross into the Mount's net. And so it came down to penalties. Mount Wellington scored with four of their five efforts, from Terry Torrens, Noel Barkley, Grant Lightbown, and Steve O'Donoghue. The only Aucklander failing to find the net was Ron Armstrong, thanks to a fine save from Stroud. It was the Christchurch United kicks which produced the most drama, however. McGarry failed to find the target, and keeper Paul Schofield saved Braithwaite's effort, only to hear the referee calling for it to be retaken, as Schofield had moved. Braithwaite scored from the retaken kick. More was to come, with Verweij's kick having to be retaken not once but twice for the same offence - and Schofield saved on all three occasions. Though Michael Boomer scored with Christchurch's fourth kick, the lead became unassailable after O'Donoghue made it 4–2 for the Mount. The Jack Batty Memorial Trophy for player of the final was awarded to Michael McGarry of Christchurch United. McGarry became the first player to win this award twice, having also won it in 1989.Hilton (1991), p. 177 Results Third Round #eeeeee Burndale United (Christchurch) 3 – 2 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Caversham 2 – 0 Mosgiel #eeeeee Claudelands Rovers 2 – 3 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Gisborne City 2 – 0 Red Sox (Palmerston North) #eeeeee Glenfield Rovers 0 – 1 Waikato United (Hamilton) #eeeeee Hawera 1 – 10 Napier City Rovers #eeeeee Howick 1 – 2 Mount Albert-Ponsonby #eeeeee Lower Hutt City 5 – 0 Riverside (Palmerston North) #eeeeee Manurewa 5 – 0 Takapuna City #eeeeee Wellington Marist 1 – 2 Wanganui East Athletic #eeeeee Melville (Hamilton) 5 – 1 Onehunga-Mangere United #eeeeee Metro (Auckland) 0 – 2 Mount Roskill #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Mana United (Porirua) #eeeeee Mount Wellington 3 – 0 Ellerslie #eeeeee Nelson United 2 – 0 Havelock North Wanderers #eeeeee New Plymouth Old Boys 2 – 0 Wellington Olympic #eeeeee Ngaruawahia United 3 – 3 (aet)* Green Bay-Titirangi #eeeeee North End United (Dunedin) 0 – 7 Roslyn-Wakari #eeeeee North Shore United 3 – 0 Eden (Auckland) #eeeeee North Wellington 0 – 1 Stop Out (Lower Hutt) #eeeeee Oratia United 1 – 0 Mount Maunganui #eeeeee Raumati Hearts 1 – 3 Hutt Valley United #eeeeee Tararua United (Upper Hutt) 0 – 2 Taradale #eeeeee Waihopai (Invercargill) 3 – 0 Grants Braes (Dunedin) #eeeeee Wainuiomata 1 – 0 Waterside Karori #eeeeee Waitakere City 2 – 1 Papakura City #eeeeee Wellington United 1 – 0 Massey University #eeeeee Western (Christchurch) 1 – 2 Christchurch Rangers #eeeeee Western Springs 2 – 1 Rotorua City #eeeeee Woolston WMC 3 – 1 Halswell United * Won on penalties by Ngaruawahia (4–3) Christchurch United received a bye to the Fourth Round Fourth Round #eeeeee Christchurch Rangers 0 – 3 Christchurch United #eeeeee East Coast Bays 5 – 0 Melville #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Wellington United #eeeeee Mount Albert-Ponsonby 4 – 3 Western Springs #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 0 – 2 Hutt Valley United #eeeeee Nelson United 3 – 1 New Plymouth Old Boys #eeeeee Ngaruawahia United 1 – 2 Mount Roskill #eeeeee North Shore United 0 – 1 Waikato United #eeeeee Oratia United 2 – 4 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 2 – 2 (aet)* Waihopai #eeeeee Taradale 1 – 2 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee Wainuiomata 3 – 1 Stop Out #eeeeee Waitakere City 3 – 0 Manurewa #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 1 – 1 (aet)* Gisborne City #eeeeee Woolston WMC 0 – 2 Burndale United * Won on penalties by Roslyn-Wakari (6–5) and Gisborne City (6–5) Caversham received a bye to the Fifth Round Fifth Round #eeeeee Burndale United 2 – 0 Caversham #eeeeee Lower Hutt City 2 – 4 Gisborne City #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 1 – 2 Hutt Valley United #eeeeee Mount Albert-Ponsonby 0 – 3 Waikato United #eeeeee Mount Roskill 1 – 4 Waitakere City #eeeeee Mount Wellington 2 – 0 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 3 – 5 Christchurch United #eeeeee Wainuiomata 1 – 0 Nelson United Sixth Round #eeeeee Gisborne City 0 – 1 Burndale United Childers Rd S de Boer #eeeeee Mount Wellington 2 – 1 Waikato United #eeeeee Wainuiomata 1 – 2 Christchurch United #eeeeee Waitakere City 1 – 2 Hutt Valley United Semi-finals #eeeeee Christchurch United 1 – 0 Burndale United #eeeeee Mount Wellington 4 – 2 (aet) Hutt Valley United Final #eeeeee 16 September 1990 Mount Wellington 3 – 3 (aet) Christchurch United Verweij (o.g.), Barkley, Armstrong Carville 2, McGarry Basin Reserve, Wellington Roger Woolmer Penalty shootout: Mount Wellington: Armstrong (saved), Torrens (scored), Barkley (scored), Lightbown (scored), O'Donoghue (scored) Christchurch United: McGarry (missed), Braithwaite (scored), Verweij (saved), Boomer (scored) Mount Wellington won 4–2 on penalties. References Sources Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. 0-473-01291-X. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1990 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1990 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chat