1934 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1934 Chatham Cup 15 September 1934 Basin Reserve, Wellington Auckland Thistle (1st title) Christchurch Thistle 1933 1935 The 1934 Chatham Cup was the 12th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Teams taking part included: Northern and Maori Hill (Dunedin); Hamilton Wanderers and Glen Afton (Waikato); Rangers, Millerton All Blacks, Runanga, and Dobson (West Coast); Hospital, Petone, Wellington Marist, and Waterside (Wellington); Abels, Ponsonby, Auckland Thistle, Eastern Suburbs AFC, and Y.M.C.A. (Auckland); and Western AFC, Christchurch Thistle, and Christchurch Technical Old Boy's (Canterbury).5 November 2021 Chatham Cup Entries https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19340516.2.149 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211105102444/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19340516.2.149 5 November 2021 A late entry came from Nomads of Christchurch and was accepted by the NZFA.5 November 2021 No Australian Tour https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340530.2.135.1 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211105103313/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340530.2.135.1 5 November 2021 Later in June, an entry from the Greymouth club was declined.5 Nov 2021 CHATHAM CUP - N.Z.F.A. REFUSES GREY ENTRY https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HOG19340627.2.16 The 1934 final The final was accompanied by highland dancers and pipe bands, celebrating what became known as the "Scottish final", due to the names of the two teams involved. Christchurch was the first team to score through a header from J. Adam, and almost had a second, with a goal late in the first half being disallowed. Auckland had the better of the second half, however, and the scores were levelled by a G. Sutherland own goal (this goal is sometimes credited to Wally Watson). The winning goal from Les Wood came five minutes from full-time. p. 69 The match was refereed by G. Jackson, who made his third appearance as officiator of the final, having also refereed in both 1927 and 1928. Results Semi-finals ("Island finals") #eeeeee 4 August 1934 Auckland Thistle 4 – 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340806.2.26.7 Petone Kay 2, Williamson, Wright Woods Blandford Park, Auckland Mr. B. Rickard North Island Final #eeeeee 4 August 1934 Christchurch Thistle 3 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19340804.2.104 Dobson G. Walker 2, D. Sutherland English Park, Christchurch Mr. E. B. Harris South Island Final Final #eeeeee 15 September 1934 Auckland Thistle 2 – 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19340915.2.125 Christchurch Thistle Watson, L. Wood R. Adam Basin Reserve Mr. G. Jackson 1934 Chatham Cup Final Wellington References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1934 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1934 sports events in Oceania