1954 Chatham Cup

The 1954 Chatham Cup was the 27th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1954 Chatham Cup
Dates4 September 1954
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsOnehunga (1st title)
Runners-upWestern
Championship match score1 – 0
1953
1955

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 (Waikato), 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.[1]

Results

Quarter Finals

Northern2 – 1Brigadiers
Millerton Thistle0 - 4 Western
Moturoa0 - 3Stop Out
Western Park, New Plymouth
Eastern Union4 - 8Onehunga
Childers Road, Gisborne

Semi Finals

Onehunga3 – 2Stop Out

Final

Onehunga1 – 0Western
McCullough
Referee: P. George

References


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