1966 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1966 Chatham Cup 3 September 1966 Basin Reserve, Wellington Miramar Rangers (1st title) Western 1965 1967 The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification. The 1966 final The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header. p. 74 Results Third round #eeeeee Christchurch City 5 – 0 Rangers (Christchurch) #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 3 – 2 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Eastern Union (Gisborne) 2 – 0 Riverina (Wairoa) #eeeeee Hamilton 5 – 3 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Kahukura (Rotorua) 4 – 0 Rotorua Rangers #eeeeee King Edward TCOB (Dunedin) 2 – 0 Otago University #eeeeee Maori Hill (Dunedin) 2 – 0 Caversham #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 1 – 0 Karori Swifts #eeeeee Moturoa 6 – 0 New Plymouth United #eeeeee Mount Wellington 1 – 0 Mount Roskill #eeeeee Napier Rovers 4 – 2 Napier HSOB #eeeeee Nelson Rangers 5 – 1 Nelson Thistle #eeeeee New Brighton 5 – 1 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Northern (Dunedin) 3 – 0 Roslyn-Wakari #eeeeee Wellington Northern 4 – 3 Stop Out (Lower Hutt) #eeeeee Otangarei United (Whangarei) 3 – 2 Kamo Swifts #eeeeee Papatoetoe 3 – 1 Pukekohe Ramblers #eeeeee Ponsonby 6 – 2 North Shore United #eeeeee Richmond Athletic 2 – 1 Nelson Suburbs #eeeeee Saint Kilda 4 – 2 Mosgiel #eeeeee Seatoun 1 – 0 Waterside (Wellington) #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 0 – 0 (aet)* Palmerston North Thistle #eeeeee Waterside Canterbury 2 – 1 Christchurch HSOB #eeeeee Wellington United 4 – 1 Wainuiomata #eeeeee Western (Christchurch) 12 – 2 Northern Hearts (Timaru) *match won by Wanganui East on corners Fourth round #eeeeee Blenheim Athletic 5 – 2 Grosvenor Rovers #eeeeee Christchurch City 2 – 0 New Brighton #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 7 – 1 Kahukura (Rotorua) #eeeeee Hamilton 2 – 1 Eastern Union (Gisborne) #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 7 – 3 Gore Wanderers #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Wellington Northern #eeeeee Moturoa 5 – 2 Masterton Athletic #eeeeee Nelson Rangers 6 – 1 Richmond Athletic #eeeeee Northern 3 – 1 Maori Hill #eeeeee Otangarei United (Whangarei) 1 – 2 Papatoetoe #eeeeee Ponsonby 2 – 1 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Queens Park 2 – 1 Invercargill United #eeeeee Saint Kilda 3 – 1 King Edward TCOB #eeeeee Seatoun 5 – 1 Wellington United #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 2 – 5 Napier Rovers #eeeeee Western 9 – 0 Waterside Canterbury Fifth round #eeeeee Blenheim Athletic 0 – 9 Nelson Rangers #eeeeee Invercargill Thistle 4 – 2 Queens Park #eeeeee Miramar Rangers 3 – 1 Seatoun #eeeeee Moturoa 4 – 2 Napier Rovers #eeeeee Papatoetoe 1 – 4 Eastern Suburbs #eeeeee Ponsonby 4 – 1 Hamilton #eeeeee Saint Kilda 3 – 1 Northern #eeeeee Western 2 – 1 Christchurch City Quarter-finals #eeeeee Moturoa 0 – 3 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee Nelson Rangers 0 – 2 Western (Christchurch) #eeeeee Ponsonby 2 – 1 Eastern Suburbs #eeeeee Saint Kilda 4 – 1 Invercargill Thistle Semi-finals #eeeeee Ponsonby 1 – 2 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee Western 1 – 1 (aet) Saint Kilda Replay #eeeeee Saint Kilda 1 – 3 Western Final #eeeeee 3 September 1966 Miramar Rangers 1 – 0 Western L. Taylor Basin Reserve, Wellington Les Coffman References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1966 page ultimatenzsoccer.com 1966 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1966 sports events in Oceania