1959 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1959 Chatham Cup 22 August 1959 Basin Reserve, Wellington Northern (1st title) North Shore United 1958 1960 The 1959 Chatham Cup was the 32nd annual version of the Chatham Cup, a 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 North Shore United, Rangers (Bay of Plenty), Hamilton Wanderers, Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Colenso Athletic (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Athletic, Massey College (Manawatu), Miramar Rangers, Nelson Rangers, Western (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), Brigadiers (Invercargill). The 1959 final Northern became the first Chatham Cup winners from Otago since Seacliff won the first final in 1923, winning the cup for the first time in their sixth final. Northern goalkeeper Jim Stephenson was playing in his fourth final for the club; he was to play in two more in 1961 and 1962, to become the first player to play in six finals. The game had a frantic start, with a goal coming for each side in the opening five minutes. Cliff Schmidt turned the ball into his own net to give the lead to Northern after just two minutes. The lead was only to last for some 90 seconds, with Alex Middleton heading the ball into the Dunedin side's net. Goals either side of the half-time interval from Bill Berry and George Little gave Northern a 3–1 lead. Chris Foulkes reduced the deficit late on, but despite strong pressure from the Aucklanders Northern held on to win the match by the odd goal in five. p. 73 Results Quarter-finals (Island semi-finals) #eeeeee 25 July 1959 Miramar Rangers 3 – 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590727.2.64 Moturoa J. Davis, W. Lisk, P. Taylor R. Hutton, H. Speck Basin Reserve Wellington #eeeeee 25 July 1959 North Shore United 2 – 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590727.2.65 Eastern Union Patterson ×2 Gillies Blandford Park Auckland #eeeeee 11 July 1959 Western 6 – 1 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590713.2.178 Nelson Rangers Feenstra, Saunderson ×2, Steele, Whitehead ×2 G. Newell English Park Christchurch #eeeeee 18 July 1959 Brigadiers 1 – 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590720.2.43 Northern J. Durst Little Bros. ×2 Surrey Park Invercargill Semi-finals #eeeeee 8 August 1959 Northern 2 – 0 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590810.2.211 Western Berry, G. Little The Oval Dunedin #eeeeee 8 August 1959 North Shore United 3 - 2 aet https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590810.2.210 Miramar Rangers Patterson ×2, Middleton Davis, Taylor Blandford Park Auckland Final #eeeeee 22 August 1959 Northern 3 – 2 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590824.2.52 North Shore United Schmidt (og), Berry, G. Little Middleton, Foulkes Basin Reserve, Wellington M.T. Swain 7000 References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1959 page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup