1968 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1968 Chatham Cup 7 September 1968 Basin Reserve, Wellington Eastern Suburbs (4th title) Christchurch Technical 1967 1969 The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 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 1968 final The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall. p. 75 Results Third Round #eeeeee Caversham 2 – 0 King Edward TCOB #eeeeee Rangers (Christchurch) 3 – 2 Christchurch City #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 3 – 2 New Brighton #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs 2 – 2 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 5 – 2 (replay) Mount Wellington #eeeeee Ellerslie 5 – 0 Grey Lynn #eeeeee Gisborne City 3 – 0 Riverina (Wairoa) #eeeeee Hamilton 5 – 3 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 6 – 1 Seatoun #eeeeee Mosgiel 4 – 3 HSOB (Dunedin) #eeeeee Moturoa 4 – 2 HSOB (New Plymouth) #eeeeee Mount Albert 1 – 1* Metro College #eeeeee Naenae 5 – 4 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee Nelson Suburbs 3 – 2 Nelson City #eeeeee Nelson United 3 – 0 Richmond Athletic #eeeeee Palmerston North Thistle 3 – 0 Kiwi United #eeeeee Papatoetoe 2 – 1 Massey Rovers #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 5 – 3 Northern (Dunedin) #eeeeee Saint Kilda 4 – 0 Maori Hill (Dunedin) #eeeeee Waterside (Wellington) 3 – 0 Stop Out (Lower Hutt) #eeeeee Wanganui Western Suburbs 2 – 0 Wanganui East Athletic #eeeeee Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) 3 – 1 Victoria University #eeeeee Whangarei 6 – 0 Kamo Swifts * Mount Albert won on corners Fourth Round #eeeeee Caversham 4 – 1 Mosgiel #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 3 – 0 Rangers (Christchurch) #eeeeee Gisborne City 1 – 2 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) #eeeeee Invercargill United 6 – 1 Gore Wanderers #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 6 – 0 Naenae #eeeeee Moturoa 2 – 4 Wanganui Western Suburbs #eeeeee Mount Albert 2 – 1 Ellerslie #eeeeee Nelson United 2 – 1 Nelson Suburbs #eeeeee Palmerston North Thistle 6 – 1 Napier Rovers #eeeeee Queens Park 4 – 2 Invercargill Thistle #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 2 – 1 Saint Kilda #eeeeee Rotorua City 1 – 3 Hamilton #eeeeee Waterside (Wellington) 3 – 2 Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) #eeeeee Whangarei 1 – 4 Papatoetoe Fifth Round #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 4 – 1 Mount Albert #eeeeee Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough) 0 – 7 Nelson United #eeeeee Invercargill United 2 – 1 Queens Park (Invercargill) #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 2 – 1 Waterside (Wellington) #eeeeee Palmerston North Thistle 3 – 1 Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) #eeeeee Papatoetoe 0 – 4 Hamilton #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 2 – 2 (aet)* Caversham #eeeeee Timaru City 0 – 2 Christchurch Technical * Roslyn-Wakari won on corners Quarter-finals #eeeeee Hamilton 1 – 3 Eastern Suburbs #eeeeee Nelson United 0 – 1 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Palmerston North Thistle 3 – 0 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 3 – 1 Invercargill United Semi-finals #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 3 – 0 Roslyn-Wakari #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs 6 – 2 Palmerston North Thistle Final #eeeeee 7 September 1968 Eastern Suburbs 2 – 0 Christchurch Technical Wrathall ×2 Basin Reserve, Wellington J.S. Nicol References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1968 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1968 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1968 sports events in Oceania