1978 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1978 Chatham Cup 3 September 1978 Trafalgar Park, Nelson Manurewa (2nd title) Nelson United 1977 1979 The 1978 Chatham Cup was the 51st 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 Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 144 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. Results Third round #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 2 – 0 Papanui Suburbs #eeeeee Dunedin City 7 – 0 Invercargill Thistle #eeeeee East Coast Bays 5 – 5* Metro College (Auckland) #eeeeee Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 2 – 1 Napier City Rovers #eeeeee Lynndale (Auckland) 1 – 0 Mount Roskill #eeeeee Manurewa 1 – 0 Takapuna City #eeeeee Masterton 1 – 0 Viard Old Boys (Porirua) #eeeeee Mosgiel 1 – 2 Caversham #eeeeee Moturoa 0 – 3 Taranaki United (New Plymouth) #eeeeee Nelson Suburbs 0 – 0* Miramar Rangers #eeeeee New Brighton 2 – 0 Cashmere Wanderers #eeeeee Northern Hearts (Timaru) 0 – 1 Christchurch Rangers #eeeeee Papakura City 1 – 0 Claudelands Rovers #eeeeee Petone 2 – 1 Christian Youth #eeeeee Rangiora 2 – 1 Shamrock (Christchurch) #eeeeee Rotorua City 4 – 1 Rotorua Suburbs #eeeeee Stokes Valley 1 – 0 Seatoun #eeeeee Tawa 1 – 1* Porirua United #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 1 – 0 Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) #eeeeee Hertz Whangarei City 3 – 1 Eden (Auckland) * Won on penalties by Metro (3–2), Nelson Suburbs (3–2), and Porirua United (4–2) Fourth round #eeeeee Caversham 3 – 2 Rangiora #eeeeee Christchurch Rangers 3 – 2 Woolston WMC #eeeeee Christchurch United 4 – 0 New Brighton #eeeeee Dunedin City 7 – 0 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Kiwi United 1 – 5 Masterton #eeeeee Lynndale 3 – 2 Hamilton #eeeeee Metro College 0 – 5 Manurewa #eeeeee Mount Wellington 1 – 0† Courier Rangers #eeeeee North Shore United 1 – 3 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Papakura City 2 – 8 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) #eeeeee Porirua United 2 – 1 Stokes Valley #eeeeee Rotorua City 0 – 1 Hertz Whangarei City #eeeeee Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 4 – 0 Petone #eeeeee Taranaki United 0 – 0* Nelson Suburbs #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 1 – 3 Nelson United #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 5 – 0 Waterside (Wellington) * Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (4–3). † Replayed match after Courier Rangers fielded ineligible player Fifth round #eeeeee Christchurch United 4 – 1 Christchurch Rangers #eeeeee Dunedin City 2 – 1 Caversham #eeeeee Lynndale 1 – 5 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Manurewa 7 – 0 Hertz Whangarei City #eeeeee Masterton 1 – 2 (aet) Stop Out #eeeeee Mount Wellington 3 – 1 Eastern Suburbs #eeeeee Nelson Suburbs 0 – 6 Nelson United #eeeeee Wellington Diamond United 2 – 1 Porirua United Sixth Round #eeeeee Blockhouse Bay 2 – 4 Manurewa #eeeeee Christchurch United 2 – 1 Stop Out #eeeeee Dunedin City 2 – 5 Nelson United #eeeeee Mount Wellington 3 – 1 Wellington Diamond United Semi-finals #eeeeee Christchurch United 1 – 3 Nelson United #eeeeee Mount Wellington 1 – 2 Manurewa The 1978 final The final was held outside one of the main centres for the first time, being played in Nelson. Manurewa won the competition for the first time since 1931, when they had played under the name "Tramurewa" (after a recent merger with Tramways FC). The gap of 47 years between trophies in this competition is still a record. Manurewa's side was coached by John Adshead who four years later would steer New Zealand's national side to their first FIFA World Cup. The team included several top players, notably Dave Bright and goalkeeper Frank van Hattum; they were opposed by the previous year's champions, Nelson United, a team which boasted the presence of Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen and Keith Mackay, among others. The game's only goal came after 12 minutes. Nelson keeper Owen Nuttridge failed to completely clear a Dave Bright cross, only for the ball to be headed into the net by Bruce Foster. p. 78 Final #eeeeee 3 September 1978 Manurewa 1 – 0 Nelson United Foster Trafalgar Park, Nelson R. de Raat References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1978 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1978 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Category:September 1978 sports events in Oceania