1974 Chatham Cup

The 1974 Chatham Cup was the 47th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1974 Chatham Cup
Dates7 September 1974
Championship venueQueen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
ChampionsChristchurch United (2nd title)
Runners-upWellington Diamond United
Championship match score2 – 0
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Early stages of the competition were run in three regions, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 114 teams took part in the competition, at that time a record number. 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.

A change was made in the way tied matches were decided, with penalty shoot-outs introduced in the event of ties after extra time. Replays were still used for the later rounds, with a replay being needed in one semi-final.

The 1974 final

With the exception of replays, 1974 was the first time that the final had been held in the South Island, at Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch. The venue had been used earlier in the year for the Commonwealth Games.

The game was played on a heavily sodden pitch, the result of several days of heavy rain, and thousands of gallons of water had to be removed before the surface was usable. Despite the poor conditions, the game was entertaining, and Christchurch ran out the winners with a late Brian Hardman goal adding to an earlier strike from Ian Park.[1]

Results

Third Round
AC Otago0 – 2North End United (Dunedin)
Cambridge1 – 7Hamilton
Christchurch HSOB2 – 4Christchurch Technical
Courier Rangers1 – 3Manurewa
Ellerslie3 – 0East Coast Bays
Gisborne Thistle0 – 1Masterton United
Halswell United1 – 2Western (Christchurch)
Howick0 – 4Eden
Invercargill Thistle0 – 4Caversham
Manawatu United2 – 1Wanganui City
Metro College (Auckland)1 – 1 (aet)Pakuranga Town
Moturoa4 – 1Stratford
Mount Albert-Ponsonby3 – 4Lynndale (Auckland)
Mount Roskill1 – 2Whangarei City
Nelson United0 – 2Upper Hutt United
Porirua United3 – 1Lower Hutt City
Queens Park (Invercargill)2 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Rotorua City2 – 0Whakatane Town
Timaru City2 – 3Shamrock (Christchurch)
Wainuiomata7 – 2Victoria University
Waterside (Wellington)1 – 0Adriatic (Wellington)
Wellington WMC1 – 0Hungaria (Wellington)

Replay
Metro College0 – 2Pakuranga Town

Fourth Round
Christchurch Technical0 – 4New Brighton
Christchurch United5 – 0Shamrock
Ellerslie1 – 4Blockhouse Bay
Gisborne City2 – 1Welington City
Hamilton1 – 2Eden
Manawatu United3 – 3*Waterside
Masterton United2 – 3Upper Hutt United
Moturoa1 – 2Porirua United
Mount Wellington1 – 0Pakuranga Town
North End United0 – 2Western AFC
North Shore United3 – 1Manurewa
Queens Park0 – 2Caversham
Rotorua City0 – 3Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)6 – 0Wellington WMC
Wainuiomata0 – 4Wellington Diamond United
Whangarei City5 – 2Lynndale

* aet. Manawatu won 4-3 on penalties

Fifth Round
Blockhouse Bay0 – 1North Shore United
Caversham1 – 2Christchurch United
Gisborne City3 – 2Stop Out
Manawatu United2 – 4Wellington Diamond United
Mount Wellington1 – 1 (aet)*Eastern Suburbs
Porirua United5 – 0Upper Hutt United
Western0 – 2New Brighton
Whangarei City4 – 1Eden

* Eastern Suburbs won 8-7 on penalties

Sixth Round
Gisborne City3 – 2 (aet)Eastern Suburbs
North Shore United1 – 0New Brighton
Porirua United1 – 2 (aet)Wellington Diamond United
Whangarei City1 – 3Christchurch United

Semi-finals
Christchurch United2 – 1 (aet)North Shore United
Wellington Diamond United0 – 0 (aet)Gisborne City
?, Wellington

Replay
Wellington Diamond United2 – 1Gisborne City
?, Wellington

Final
Christchurch United2 – 0Wellington Diamond United
Park, Hardman
Referee: W.K. Munro

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 76-77
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