1970 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1970 Chatham Cup 5 September 1970(replay 12 September) Basin Reserve, Wellington(replay Newmarket Park, Auckland) Blockhouse Bay (1st title) Western Suburbs FC 1969 1971 The 1970 Chatham Cup was the 43rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, however the structure of the competition was altered from previous years, largely due to the commencement of the New Zealand National Soccer League. Whereas in previous years qualification matches had been entirely run on a by-region basis culminating in two finals, one in each island, the draw from 1970 became more open, with regional qualifiers facing National League opposition in the final rounds. This led to several firsts for the competition, with Nelson United becoming the first South Island team to play a (pre-final) Chatham Cup match in the North Island, Western Suburbs FC becoming the first North Island team to play in Christchurch, and Stop Out being the first North Island team to play in Dunedin. Caversham was the only regional qualifier to make it as far as the semi-finals in the National League's first year, beating two league teams (Christchurch United and Stop Out) in the process. A further boost was given to the competition though Gillette, who became the Chatham Cup's first naming-rights sponsors. The competition was to be known as the Gillette Chatham Cup until 1974, when Lion Breweries took over sponsorship of the competition. p. 75 In all, 105 teams took part in the competition, with the eight National League teams being joined with a further 67 North Island and 30 South Island teams. In the National League's inaugural season, Blockhouse Bay became the first team to win the league and cup double. 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 1970 final The final was the first all-North Island final, and was also the first final to require a replay. The replay was held in Auckland, making this first Chatham Cup final to be decided outside Wellington, and the first not to be decided at the Basin Reserve since 1927. The first match was memorable, and pitted favourites against underdogs. The two teams had both been in the first season of the national league, with Blockhouse Bay emerging as clear champions and Western Suburbs propping up the foot of the table with just one win from 14 league matches. It was the underdogs who had the makings of the trophy, however, leading by two Wayne Huntley goals with only a handful of minutes remaining. Between the 83rd and 86th minutes, however, Colin Shaw hit the target twice for the Bay, the second of the goals coming from a penalty which had to be retaken. Bay dominated the two periods of extra time, yet it was Suburbs who came closest to gaining the upper hand, hitting the woodwork on two occasions. The old rule of counting corners to decide the outcome of a tie had been scrapped and the idea of a penalty shootout had not yet been introduced, so the match headed to a replay. pp. 75-6 The rematch was a seesaw affair, with Bay leading twice only for Suburbs to equalise each time. With minutes remaining, Suburbs found what looked like the winning strike, but it was ruled out for offside. With seconds to go, it was Blockhouse Bay who finally tipped the scales. Goals in the match came from Clive Campbell, Ian Ormond and Colin Shaw for the Bay and Bruce Baker and Barry Humphreys for Suburbs. p. 76 Results Third Round #eeeeee Birkenhead United 3 – 1 Henderson #eeeeee Caversham 4 – 0 Roslyn-Wakari #eeeeee Dunedin City 1 – 0 Northern (Dunedin) #eeeeee East Coast Bays 1 – 0 Metro College (Auckland) #eeeeee Eden (Auckland) 3 – 1 Takapuna City #eeeeee Hamilton 2 – 1 Huntly Thistle #eeeeee Leopard United (Hastings) 4 – 0 Taradale #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 9 – 1 Waihopai (Invercargill) #eeeeee Invercargill United 1 – 1* Queens Park (Invercargill) #eeeeee Johnson Villa (Wellington) 2 – 0 Wellington Northern #eeeeee Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 4 – 2 Levin United #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 6 – 0 Naenae #eeeeee Napier Rovers 3 – 2 Havelock North Wanderers #eeeeee Nelson United 2 – 0 Richmond Athletic #eeeeee New Brighton 2 – 2 Shamrock (Christchurch) #eeeeee New Brighton 4 – 1 (replay) Shamrock (Christchurch) #eeeeee New Plymouth Old Boys 3 – 0 Stratford #eeeeee North Shore United 2 – 1 Point Chevalier #eeeeee Palmerston City (Palmerston North) 9 – 1 Massey University #eeeeee Papatoetoe 5 – 2 Massey Rovers #eeeeee Tokoroa 3 – 1 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 2 – 0 Wanganui City #eeeeee Western (Christchurch) 3 – 2 Christchurch Technical * Won by Invercargill United on corners Fourth Round #eeeeee Birkenhead United 2 – 1 North Shore United #eeeeee Caversham 7 – 1 Dunedin City #eeeeee Eden 5 – 1 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Gisborne Thistle 5 – 0 Wairoa #eeeeee Hamilton 1 – 0 Tokoroa #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 3 – 1 Invercargill United #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Johnson Villa #eeeeee Napier Rovers 10 – 0 Leopard United #eeeeee Nelson United 6 – 1 Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough) #eeeeee New Brighton 1 – 0 Western #eeeeee Palmerston City 4 – 0 Kiwi United #eeeeee Papatoetoe 4 – 1 Manurewa #eeeeee Rotorua City 4 – 1 Whakatane Town #eeeeee Timaru City 4 – 0 Northern Hearts (Timaru) #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 6 – 2 New Plymouth HSOB #eeeeee Whangarei 8 – 1 Cruising Club (Northland) Fifth Round #eeeeee Eden 4 – 1 Birkenhead United #eeeeee Hamilton 1 – 0 Rotorua City #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 2 – 3 Caversham #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 1 – 2 Palmerston City #eeeeee Napier Rovers 2 – 1 Gisborne Thistle #eeeeee New Brighton 4 – 0 Timaru City #eeeeee Papatoetoe 1 – 2 Whangarei #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 0 – 2 Nelson United Sixth Round #eeeeee Blockhouse Bay 6 – 1 Whangarei #eeeeee Caversham 3 – 2 Christchurch United #eeeeee Gisborne City 1 – 4 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) #eeeeee Hungaria (Wellington) 3 – 1 Palmerston City #eeeeee Mount Wellington 4 – 2 Eden #eeeeee Napier Rovers 0 – 10 Hamilton #eeeeee New Brighton 1 – 2 Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) #eeeeee Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 3 – 2 Nelson United Quarter-finals #eeeeee Caversham 5 – 3 Stop Out #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs 2 – 2 (aet)* Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Hamilton 2 – 1 Hungaria #eeeeee Western Suburbs FC 3 – 1 Mount Wellington * Blockhouse Bay won on corners Semi-finals #eeeeee Hamilton 1 – 2 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Western Suburbs FC 2 – 0 Caversham Final #eeeeee 5 September 1970 Blockhouse Bay 2 – 2 (aet) Western Suburbs FC Shaw 2 (1 pen.) Huntley ×2 Basin Reserve, Wellington J. Houston Replay #eeeeee 12 September 1970 Blockhouse Bay 3 – 2 Western Suburbs FC Campbell, Ormond, Shaw Baker, Humphreys Newmarket Park, Auckland J. Houston References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1970 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1970 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1970 sports events in Oceania