1975 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1975 Chatham Cup 13 September 1975 Newmarket Park, Auckland Christchurch United (3rd title) Blockhouse Bay 1974 1976 The 1975 Chatham Cup was the 48th 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 until the later stages of the competition. In all, 123 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. One of the highlights of the competition was the performance of unfancied minnows Lower Hutt City, who progressed to the quarter-finals before being narrowly beaten by the competition's eventual winners Christchurch United. p. 77 The competition saw a change of sponsorship, with Lion Breweries taking over from Gillette. The competition was known as the Lion Chatham Cup for the rest of the decade. The 1975 final Christchurch United successfully defended their trophy, and also became only the second team to win the Chatham Cup/National League double. Blockhouse Bay were on top early, and looked like they might run away with the final, scoring through Mike Farac and Colin Shaw to lead by two goals after just ten minutes. Norman Moran reduced the deficit within minutes as the mainlanders came back into the match. With ten minutes to play, Gary Lake miscued while attempting to clear a cross into his own penalty area and the ball deflected into his own net to tie the scores. In extra time it was Christchurch who applied all the pressure, and goals came to them through Kevin Mulgrew and substitute Mark McNaughton. Results Third Round #eeeeee Cashmere Wanderers 2 – 0 Woolston WMC #eeeeee Central City (Palmerston N.) 0 – 2 Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) #eeeeee East Coast Bays 0 – 2 Glenfield Rovers #eeeeee Eden 0 – 3 Whangarei City #eeeeee Grey Lynn 3 – 0 Te Atatu #eeeeee Hamilton 6 – 0 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Karori Swifts 0 – 1 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee Manurewa 2 – 1 Courier Rangers (Auckland) #eeeeee Metro College (Auckland) 3 – 0 Takapuna City #eeeeee Motueka 1 – 5 Porirua United #eeeeee Naenae 4 – 4 Nelson Suburbs #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 2 – 1 Masterton United #eeeeee Nelson United 0 – 1 Waterside (Wellington) #eeeeee Newlands Paparangi 2 – 2 Petone #eeeeee Queens Park 3 – 1 Gore Wanderers #eeeeee Roslyn-Wakari 1 – 2 Dunedin City #eeeeee Shamrock (Christchurch) 5 – 0 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Southland Boys High School 1 – 3 Mosgiel #eeeeee Tauranga City 0 – 3 Rotorua City #eeeeee Upper Hutt United 3 – 1 Hungaria #eeeeee Waitemata City 2 – 0 Birkenhead United #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 5 – 0 Stokes Valley * Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (6–5) and Newlands Paparangi (6–5) Fourth Round #eeeeee Caversham 2 – 1 Mosgiel #eeeeee Christchurch United 2 – 1 New Brighton #eeeeee Dunedin City 2 – 1 Shamrock #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 0 – 4 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Glenfield Rovers 5 – 3 Waitemata City #eeeeee Hamilton 3 – 2 North Shore United #eeeeee Lower Hutt City 3 – 1 Waterside #eeeeee Metro College 1 – 0 Grey Lynn #eeeeee Mount Wellington 4 – 0 Rotorua City #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 3 – 2 Manawatu United #eeeeee Porirua United 3 – 0 Nelson Suburbs #eeeeee Queens Park 2 – 1 Cashmere Wanderers #eeeeee Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 3 – 1 Gisborne City #eeeeee Upper Hutt United 4 – 2 Newlands Paparangi #eeeeee Wellington City 1 – 4 Wellington Diamond United #eeeeee Whangarei City 3 – 1 Manurewa Fifth Round #eeeeee Caversham 1 – 3 Christchurch United #eeeeee Hamilton 2 – 1 Whangarei City #eeeeee Metro College 1 – 3 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Mount Wellington 3 – 0 Glenfield Rovers #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 3 – 2 Porirua United #eeeeee Queens Park 0 – 5 Dunedin City #eeeeee Stop Out 2 – 2 (aet)* Wellington Diamond United #eeeeee Upper Hutt United 1 – 4 Lower Hutt City * Stop Out won 4–3 on penalties Sixth Round #eeeeee Christchurch United 3 – 2 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee Dunedin City 1 – 3 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Mount Wellington 2 – 0 Hamilton #eeeeee Stop Out 4 – 1 Napier City Rovers Semi-finals #eeeeee Christchurch United 3 – 0 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Stop Out 1 – 3 Blockhouse Bay Final #eeeeee 13 September 1975 Christchurch United 4 – 2 (aet) Blockhouse Bay Moran, Lake (o.g.), Mulgrew, McNaughton Farac, Shaw Newmarket Park, Auckland J.W. Cameron References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1975 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1975 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1975 sports events in Oceania