1961 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1961 Chatham Cup 6 May –26 August 1961 Basin Reserve, Wellington Northern (2nd title) North Shore United 1960 1962 The 1961 Chatham Cup was the 34th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Other teams known to have taken part in the final rounds included Otangarei United (Whangarei), Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Rotorua), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, Wanganui United, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Nelson Thistle23 November 2021 The Nelson Thistle Soccer Team https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610722.2.99 live Papers Past https://web.archive.org/web/20211122190948/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610722.2.99 22 November 2021 and Timaru Thistle. The 1961 final Northern won the cup for a second time, having previously been champions in 1959; North Shore United made their third consecutive finals appearance, having won the cup in 1960. The match was thus both a match between the two previous winners and also a rematch of the 1959 final, with the same team winning on both occasions. Seven Northern players and six North Shore players played in both finals, these six latter players - among them England and New Zealand international Ken Armstrong - also having played in the winning side of 1960. The final was a free flowing affair, but no goals came until the half hour mark, when Northern took the lead through George Little. The score remained 1–0 until two minutes from the end of the match, when Bruce Campbell doubled Northern's lead. p.73 Results October 2021 Second round #eeeeee 6 May 1961 Saint Kilda 7 – 3 Otago Daily Times, 8 May 1961, p. 8 Mosgiel Durst ×3, Van Schraa 2 (1 pen.), Smolders, Stoove Downie 2 (1 pen.), Thompson Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin D. Welham Third round #eeeeee 27 May 1961 Caversham 3 – 2 Otago Daily Times, 29 May 1961, p. 12 Green Island Hornby ×3 Hay ×2 Ellis Park, Dunedin M. Laing #eeeeee 27 May 1961 King Edward TCOB 2 – 1 Saint Kilda Paul ×2 Van Schraa Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin A. Williams #eeeeee 27 May 1961 Maori Hill 1 – 5 Northern Roberts G. Little ×3, Rae, P. Little Culling Park, Dunedin R. McDonald #eeeeee 27 May 1961 Roslyn-Wakari 5 – 3 Dunedin HSOB Walker ×2, Smillie, Imman, Sanctuary Morris (pen.), Cross, Hilliker Tonga Park, Dunedin D. Welham Fourth round 17 June 1961 King Edward TCOB 1 – 0 Otago Daily Times, 19 June 1961, p. 6 Caversham Cunningham Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin R.E. McDonald #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Northern 3 – 0 Roslyn-Wakari Berry ×2, G. Little Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin W. Bamberry 17 June 1961 Invercargill Thistle 1 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610619.2.32 Waihopai #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Invercargill United 0 - 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610619.2.32 Rovers 0 0 0 - 0 Rovers won on corners 3 June 1961 Nelson Athletic 3-0 Nelson Rangers ? Nelson #eeeeee 24 June 1961 Western 3-1 Nomads English Park Christchurch 17 June 1961 Napier Rovers 3-2 Kiwi United Nelson Park Napier #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Wanganui Settlers 2-3 Moturoa Wembley Park Wanganui 17 June 1961 Western Suburbs 5-4 Northern (Wellington) Basin Reserve Wellington #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Miramar Rangers 4-0 Wellington Marist Basin Reserve Wellington 17 June 1961 Otangarei United 1-8 Hamilton Technical Old Boys Otangarei Northland #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Eastern Union 6-4 Kahukura Childers Road Reserve Gisborne 27 May 1961 Mount Wellington 2-1 Mount Roskill Blandford Park Auckland #eeeeee 27 May 1961 North Shore United 6-2 Eastern Suburbs Blandford Park Auckland both Timaru Thistle (South Canterbury qualifiers) and Nelson Thistle (one of three Nelson clubs) effectively had byes to the next round Fifth round 24 June 1961 Invercargill Thistle 4 – 0 Rovers (Invercargill) Surrey Park, Invercargill #eeeeee 1 July 1961 Northern 1 - 0 King Edward TCOB Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin 15 July 1961 Miramar Rangers 4-2 Western Suburbs Basin Reserve Wellington #eeeeee 8 July 1961 Napier Rovers 4-0 Moturoa Henderson ×3, Wood Nelson Park Napier 1 July 1961 Hamilton Technical Old Boys 2-3 Eastern Union Seddon Park Hamilton #eeeeee 17 June 1961 North Shore United 2-1 Mt. Wellington Epsom Showgrounds Auckland 1 July 1961 Timaru Thistle 0-6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610703.2.48 Western Caledonian Ground Timaru #eeeeee 17 June 1961 Nelson Thistle 1-0 https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN9_19610722/t1-body-d13.html Nelson Athletic ? Nelson Quarter-finals 15 July 1961 Invercargill Thistle 3 – 5 Otago Daily Times, 17 July 1961, p. 11 Northern Steel ×2, Frost G. Little ×2, McVey, Rae (pen.), Berry Surrey Park, Invercargill #eeeeee 15 July 1961 North Shore United 3 – 2 Eastern Union Blandford Park, Auckland 22 July 1961 Miramar Rangers 3 – 2 Napier Rovers Basin Reserve, Wellington #eeeeee 22 July 1961 Western 6 – 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610724.2.170 Nelson Thistle Newsome, Rodger, McKenna, Frost, Torkington, Durant (pen.) D. Watson ×2 Burwood Park, Christchurch Mr. W. Bamberry Semi-finals ("Island finals") 5 August 1961 Northern 3 – 1 Otago Daily Times, 7 August 1961, p. 6 Western G. Little ×2, J. Little Newsome Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin T. Griggs #eeeeee 5 August 1961 North Shore United 6 – 1 Miramar Rangers Blandford Park, Auckland Final #eeeeee 26 August 1961 Northern 2 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610828.2.164 North Shore United G. Little, Campbell Basin Reserve, Wellington Mr. C. Anderson 7000 References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1961 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:August 1961 sports events in Oceania