1953 Chatham Cup

November 2016 April 2025 1953 Chatham Cup 5 September 1953 Basin Reserve, Wellington Eastern Suburbs (2nd title) Northern 1952 1954 The 1953 Chatham Cup was the 26th 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 are known to have included; Eastern Suburbs, Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys, Auckland Thistle, Grey Lynn Comrades, Auckland University, Point Chevalier, Auckland Training College, Royal New Zealand Navy, Eden, Ellerslie, North Shore United, Ōtāhuhu, Onehunga, Ponsonby (Auckland), Mangakino, Huntly Thistle (Waikato), Eastern Union (Gisborne), New Plymouth City, New Plymouth Overseas, New Plymouth Old Boys (Taranaki), Napier Rovers (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui New Settlers, St. Andrews, Palmerston North United, Waiouru (Wanganui/Manawatu), Victoria University, Miramar Rangers, Trentham Athletic, Stop Out, Institute Old Boys, Swifts, Diamond, Northern, Apollon, Waterside, Johnsonvilla, Upper Hutt United, Hospital, Seatoun, Petone, Railways, Wellington Marist, (Wellington), Millerton Thistle (Buller), Woodbourne (Marlborough), Saint Vincent, Atlantis, Wigram, Christchurch Technical Old Boys, Hinemoa, University of Canterbury, Nomads, Christchurch City, Shamrock, Western, Christchurch Thistle (Canterbury), Mornington, Dunedin Technical, Caversham, Green Island, Maori Hill, Northern, Roslyn-Wakari, Otago High School Old Boys (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle. The 1953 final The final was a repeat of the 1951 final, with Eastern Suburbs again beating Dunedin's Northern. Reg King added two further goals to his three from 1951, equalling the aggregate record of five finals goals. The game was a thrilling one according to contemporary accounts, with Northern letting in a soft goal very early on and the game opening up with frequent chances at both ends. Suburbs clinched the match with the winning goal late on in the second half. Scorers were Reg King (2), Ken Fleet, and Murray Anderson for Eastern Suburbs, while Trevor McFarlane gained a brace for Northern and Bill Boardman also scored for the Dunedin side. Results Quarter-Finals 1 August 1953 Eastern Suburbs 3–1 Huntly Thistle Blandford Park North Island Semi-Final Auckland #eeeeee 1 August 1953 Seatoun 5–0 Wanganui New Settlers Basin Reserve North Island Semi-Final Wellington 8 August 1953 Christchurch Thistle 4–2 Millerton Thistle English Park South Island Semi-Final Christchurch #eeeeee 1 August 1953 Invercargill Thistle 1–8 Northern Invercargill Showgrounds South Island Semi-Final Invercargill Semi-Finals 15 August 1953 Eastern Suburbs 1–0 Seatoun Blandford Park North Island Final Auckland #eeeeee 22 August 1953 Northern 3–0 Christchurch Thistle Caledonian Park South Island Final Dunedin Final #eeeeee 5 September 1953 Eastern Suburbs 4–3 Northern King 2, Fleet, M. Anderson McFarlane 2, Boardman Basin Reserve, Wellington J.K. Wellwood 1953 Chatham Cup Final References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1953 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup