1962 Chatham Cup

November 2016 November 2016 1962 Chatham Cup 9 June – 1 September 1962 Basin Reserve, Wellington Hamilton Technical Old Boys (1st title) Northern 1961 1963 The 1962 Chatham Cup was the 35th 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 North Shore United, Blockhouse Bay, Eastern Suburbs, Mt Wellington (Auckland) Kahukura (Rotorua), Whakatane Town, Riverina (Gisborne), Hastings City, Wanganui Athletic, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Seatoun AFC, Northern (Wellington), Nelson Rangers, Western AFC (Christchurch), Northern, Timaru Thistle, Invercargill Thistle. The 1962 final Hamilton Technical Old Boys, captained by Arthur Leong, became the first team from outside the four main centres to win the cup. Technical Old Boys road to the 1962 final saw wins against Huntly Thistle 2 - 1, Whakatane Town 11 - 2, Kahukura Crusaders 8 - 1, North Shore United 4 - 2 and Moturoa 4 - 0. The Northern side contained three brothers - George, John, and Phillip Little. Northern goalkeeper Jim Stephenson became the first person to play in six Chatham Cup finals, a feat which was to eventually be surpassed by Tony Sibley in 1982. The match is regarded as the best final of the 1960s - and one of the best finals ever. p. 73 George Little opened the scoring for Northern after just four minutes adding to goals he had scored in the 1958 and 1961 finals, but Paul Nevison equalised within seconds. The Hamilton side were 2-1 up after just seven minutes, with a goal by Trevor Jones. Jones added a second in the 37th minute, and the scoring was completed by a second Nevison strike seven minutes into the second period. pp. 73-4 Results October 2021 Second round 26 May 1962 Moturoa 5 - 1 New Plymouth Old Boys Western Park New Plymouth #eeeeee 4 June 1962 Wanganui Athletic 4 - 0 Wanganui Technical Old Boys Wembley Park Wanganui 9 June 1962 St. Andrews 5 - 0 Palmerston North Thistle Manawatu Sportsground Palmerston North #eeeeee 9 June 1962 Dunedin HSOB 3 – 2 Otago Daily Times, 11 June 1962. p.2 Mosgiel Canadzich, Cross, Sutcliffe Thomson ×2 Gardens Corner, Dunedin North L. Rutherford 9 June 1962 King Edward TCOB (Dunedin) 3 – 1 Caversham McFarlane, Conlon, Elmes Churchill Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin R.McDonald #eeeeee 9 June 1962 Northern (Dunedin) 2 – 1 Maori Hill (Dunedin) G. Little, Campbell Ferguson Ellis Park, Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin L. Burgess 9 June 1962 Saint Kilda 1 – 1 (aet)* Roslyn-Wakari Van Schraa (pen.) Kernaghan Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin M. Laing * Won on corners by St. Kilda Third round 16 June 1962 St. Andrews 4 - 1 Hastings City Manawatu Sportsground Palmerston North #eeeeee 16 June 1962 King Edward TCOB 4 – 1 Otago Daily Times, 18 June 1962. p.8 Dunedin HSOB Elmes ×2, Conlon, Connor Cross Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin A. Patton 16 June 1962 Northern 6 – 3 Saint Kilda G.Little ×3, P.Little, Campbell, Berry Turnhout ×2, Durst Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin A. Williams #eeeeee 16 June 1962 Moturoa 1 – 0 Wanganui Athletic E Meuli Western Park, New Plymouth Last 16 28 July 1962 Western (Christchurch) 4 – 0 Otago Daily Times, 30 July 1962. p.2 Timaru Thistle Caldwell ×2, Clements ×2 English Park, Christchurch #eeeeee 28 July 1962 King Edward TCOB 0 – 3 Otago Daily Times, 25 June 1962. p.9 Northern P. Little, G. Little, Rae (pen.) Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin W. Bamberry 30 June 1962 Moturoa 6 – 1 St. Andrews (Manawatu) A. Varga ×3, M. Fugett, J. Marshall, L. Varga M. Beatty Western Park, New Plymouth Mr. R. Harker (Wanganui) 30 June 1962 Seatoun 4 - 2 Northern Basin Reserve Wellington 30 June 1962 Kahukura 1 - 8 Hamilton Technical Old Boys Rotorua 28 July 1962 North Shore United 2 - 1 Blockhouse Bay Blandford Park Auckland 1962 1962 Last eight ("Zone finals") #eeeeee 4 August 1962 Moturoa 3 - 1 Seatoun AFC L. Varga, A. Varga 2 (1 pen.) R. O'Brien Western Park, New Plymouth Mr. E. E. Saker (Hawkes Bay) North Island Semi Final 4 August 1962 Northern 2 – 1 (aet) Otago Daily Times (6 August 1962) p. 9 Invercargill Thistle Ferguson 2 (1 pen.) Bennie Queens Park, Mosgiel; (original venue was the Caledonian Ground)Official Weekly Programme and Magazine (Saturday, August 4, 1962) Otago Football Association (Inc.) W. Bamberry. Linesmen: D. Welham, A. Williams South Island Semi-Final #eeeeee 4 August 1962 Nelson Rangers 2 – 2 (aet)* Western McMillan, Bajema Clements, Frost Nelson South Island Semi Final *Won on corners by Nelson 4 August 1962 Hamilton Technical Old Boys 4 – 2 North Shore United Galloway Park, Hamilton North Island Semi-Final Semi-finals ("Island finals") #eeeeee Nelson Rangers 1 – 2 Otago Daily Times (20 August 1962), p. 2 NortherNorthernn McWilliam Ferguson, Thomas (og) Trafalgar Park, Nelson L. Coffman South Island Final 18 August 1962 Hamilton Technical Old Boys 4 – 0 Moturoa Dekkers, Feenstra, Jones, K. Poelmann Seddon Park, Hamilton Mr. T. Smith (Wellington) 2000 Waikato North Island Final Final #eeeeee 1 September 1962 Hamilton Technical Old Boys 4 – 1 Northern Jones ×2, Nevison, Feenstra G. Little Basin Reserve, Wellington C. Dickie 1962 Chatham Cup Final References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1962 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1962 sports events in Oceania