1969 Chatham Cup

The 1969 Chatham Cup was the 42nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1969 Chatham Cup
Dates6 September 1969
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsEastern Suburbs (5th title)
Runners-upNew Brighton
Championship match score2 – 0
← 1968
1970 →

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 89 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.

The announcement of the start of the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1970 led to changes in the organisation of the Chatham Cup, and this was the last year prior to the creation of a more open draw.

The 1969 final

The last Chatham Cup to be decided on the old regional champions basis was 1969, and it again saw Eastern Suburbs reach the final, this time to face final debutants New Brighton. Despite the efforts of the southern defence, marshalled ably by keeper Derek Phillips, Suburbs had the better of the contest and scored two goals, one each from 1968 scorer John Wrathall and Billy de Graaf.[1]

Results

Third Round
Blockhouse Bay8 – 3Ponsonby
Canterbury University4 – 1Timaru City
Caversham5 – 1Maori Hill (Dunedin)
Christchurch City3 – 2Rangers (Christchurch)
Christchurch Technical2 – 1Western (Christchurch)
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)7 – 0East Coast Bays
Hamilton6 – 0Huntly Thistle
Hungaria (Wellington)4 – 3Petone
King Edward TCOB (Dunedin)4 – 4*HSOB (Dunedin)
Massey Rovers1 – 0Manurewa
Masterton United1 – 3Palmerston City (Palmerston North)
Miramar Rangers4 – 0Wellington Northern
Moturoa1 – 1*HSOB (New Plymouth)
Napier Rovers3 – 0Hastings Leopard
New Brighton4 – 1HSOB (Christchurch)
Northern (Dunedin)3 – 1Saint Kilda-Mornington
North Shore United2 – 0Mount Albert
Roslyn-Wakari6 – 3Mosgiel
Seatoun2 – 0Wellington Marist
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)2 – 0Lower Hutt City
Wanganui East Athletic3 – 0Marton Rovers
Whangarei5 – 0Cruising Club

*Won on corners by KETCOB and Moturoa

Fourth Round
Christchurch City3 – 0Christchurch Technical
Eastern Suburbs8 – 0Blockhouse Bays
Invercargill Thistle1 – 0Invercargill United
Massey Rovers0 – 2Hamilton
Miramar Rangers3 – 1Seatoun
Nelson City4 – 3Richmond Athletic
Nelson United6 – 1Nelson Suburbs
New Brighton3 – 1Canterbury University
Northern3 – 2King Edward TCOB
North Shore United7 – 0Rotorua City
Palmerston City1 – 0Napier Rovers
Queens Park (Invercargill)4 – 2Waihopai (Invercargill)
Roslyn-Wakari3 – 3*Caversham
Stop Out2 – 1Hungaria
Wanganui East Athletic1 – 3Moturoa
Whangarei1 – 4Gisborne City

*Won on corners by Roslyn-Wakari

Fifth Round
Hamilton0 – 3Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Invercargill Thistle6 – 0Queens Park (Invercargill)
Miramar Rangers5 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
Nelson United2 – 1Nelson City
New Brighton3 – 2Christchurch City
Northern (Dunedin)5 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
North Shore United1 – 0Gisborne City
Palmerston City (Palmerston North)4 – 2Moturoa

Quarter-finals
Invercargill Thistle3 – 1Northern
Miramar Rangers3 – 1Palmerston City
New Brighton4 – 1Nelson United
North Shore United0 – 1Eastern Suburbs

Semi-finals
Eastern Suburbs5 – 2Miramar Rangers
Invercargill Thistle0 – 5New Brighton

Final
Eastern Suburbs2 – 0New Brighton
Wrathall, de Graaf
Referee: T.G. Delahunty

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p.75
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