1985 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1985 Chatham Cup 7 September 1985 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Napier City Rovers (1st title) North Shore United Jack Batty Memorial Cup Greg Brown (Napier City Rovers) 1984 1986 The 1985 Chatham Cup was the 58th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye into the Fourth Round (last 32) of the competition. In all, 141 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article. The 1985 final In the final Napier City Rovers beat North Shore United. Underdogs Napier had recently finished bottom of the 1985 New Zealand National Soccer League and faced a team containing international players Allan Boath and Keith Hobbs. Shore's keeper Allan Gilgrist was also soon to make his international debut. Expectation was that City Rovers would be heavily outclassed. Napier defied the odds by dominating the match, going into the lead after just two minutes via a Harry Clarke goal. Paul Halford added a second before half time. Shore scored early in the second half through Barry Weymouth, but Greg Brown sealed the match for Napier in the dying minutes of the match. Napier were relegated the following week after losing to Manawatu United in the Promotion-Relegation play-offs in Palmerston North a week later. Thus Napier became the second team (after Western Suburbs FC in 1971) to be relegated and win the Chatham Cup in the same season. pp. 79-80 Jack Batty Memorial Cup The Jack Batty Memorial Cup, presented to the player of the final, was presented for the first time in 1985. The trophy honours Jack Batty, who was both a member of the crew of HMS Chatham and also a three-time medallist in the early days of the tournament with Harbour Board, Tramways, and Tramurewa. The cup was donated by his son, John Batty, who was himself a medallist with Blockhouse Bay in 1970. The winner of the Jack Batty Memorial Cup for 1985 was Greg Brown of Napier City Rovers. Results Third round #eeeeee Blockhouse Bay 2 – 3 Waitemata City #eeeeee Burndale United 0 – 0* New Brighton #eeeeee Rangers (Christchurch) 4 – 1 Shamrock (Christchurch) #eeeeee Claudelands Rovers 4 – 2 Kelston West #eeeeee Clendon United 0 – 3 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Gisborne Thistle 5 – 0 Napier Technical #eeeeee Glenfield Rovers 1 – 2 Lynndale #eeeeee Hamilton 1 – 0 Otara Rangers #eeeeee Mosgiel 2 – 2* Dunedin Technical #eeeeee Mount Maunganui 0 – 1 Howick #eeeeee Naenae 0 – 6 Petone #eeeeee Palmerston North End 1 – 6 North Wellington #eeeeee Papakura City 2 – 1 Ellerslie #eeeeee Queens Park (Invercargill) 3 – 1 Invercargill Thistle #eeeeee Raumati Hearts 0 – 4 Waterside (Wellington) #eeeeee Rose City 2 – 1 Wanganui East Athletic #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 5 – 0 Oamaru #eeeeee Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 2 – 1 Masterton #eeeeee Tawa 1 – 1* Karori Swifts #eeeeee Woolston WMC 0 – 1 Nomads United (Christchurch) * Won on penalties by New Brighton (3–2), Mosgiel (4–3), and Karori Swifts (4–3) Fourth round #eeeeee Rangers 3 – 1 Nomads United #eeeeee Christchurch United 4 – 0 New Brighton #eeeeee Dunedin City 3 – 1 Queens Park #eeeeee Gisborne Thistle 1 – 2 Napier City Rovers #eeeeee Howick 6 – 0 Waitemata City #eeeeee Karori Swifts 2 – 4 Wellington Diamond United #eeeeee Lynndale 0 – 2 Manurewa #eeeeee Mount Wellington 2 – 0 University #eeeeee North Wellington 1 – 2 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee North Shore United 2 – 1 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Papakura City 0 – 1 Hamilton #eeeeee Papatoetoe 2 – 1 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Petone 1 – 0 Gisborne City #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 2 – 3 Mosgiel #eeeeee Stop Out 2 – 1 Rose City #eeeeee Waterside 2 – 5 Nelson United Fifth round #eeeeee Rangers 3 – 2 (aet) Mosgiel #eeeeee Dunedin City 1 – 1 (aet)* Christchurch United #eeeeee Howick 1 – 2 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Manurewa 1 – 3 (aet) Papatoetoe #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 4 – 1 Stop Out #eeeeee Nelson United 3 – 1 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee North Shore United 2 – 1 Hamilton #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 5 – 1 Petone * Won on penalties by Christchurch United (3–2) Quarter-finals #eeeeee Rangers 0 – 2 Christchurch United #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 3 – 2 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Nelson United 1 – 2 Wellington Diamond United #eeeeee Papatoetoe 2 – 4 (aet) North Shore United Semi-finals #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 1 – 0 Christchurch United #eeeeee North Shore United 3 – 1 Wellington Diamond United Final #eeeeee 7 September 1985 Napier City Rovers 3 – 1 North Shore United Clarke, Halford, Brown Weymouth Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland B. Tasker References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1985 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1985 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chat