1954 Chatham Cup

November 2016 April 2025 1954 Chatham Cup 4 September 1954 Basin Reserve, Wellington Onehunga (1st title) Western 1953 1955 The 1954 Chatham Cup was the 27th 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 in the final rounds are known to have included Onehunga (Auckland), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Settlers (Wanganui), Kiwi United (Manawatu), Stop Out (Lower Hutt/Wellington), Woodbourne (Marlborough), Western (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), Brigadiers (Southland), Mangakino (Bay of Plenty), Millerton Thistle (Buller/West Coast). Controversial refereeing Referee Morrie Swain was involved in an incident in an early round of the competition held in Wellington between Apollon and Zealandia. His decisions incensed one of the teams so much that he was chased from the field and had to take shelter by locking himself in a dressing room.Kiwi linesman offside in 1956 football final | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Results Quarterfinals #eeeeee 31 July 1954 Northern 2–1 Brigadiers Caledonian Park, Dunedin 7 August 1954 Millerton Thistle 0–4 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19540809.2.149 Western P. Saunderson, J. Longmuir, J. White, M. Shardlow Millerton, West Coast #eeeeee 7 August 1954 Moturoa 0–3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19540810.2.18 Stop Out T. Harrison 2, H. Schrijvers Western Park New Plymouth 7 August 1954 Eastern Union 4–8 Onehunga Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne Semifinals #eeeeee 21 August 1954 Onehunga 3–2 Stop Out Blandford Park, Auckland 21 August 1954 Western 2–0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19540823.2.69 Northern D. Mackie, J. Saunderson English Park, Christchurch Mr. R. Sloan (Oamaru) Final #eeeeee 4 September 1954 Onehunga 1–0 Western McCullough Basin Reserve, Wellington P. George References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1954 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup