1975 Chatham Cup

The 1975 Chatham Cup was the 48th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1975 Chatham Cup
Dates13 September 1975
Championship venueNewmarket Park, Auckland
ChampionsChristchurch United (3rd title)
Runners-upBlockhouse Bay
Championship match score4 – 2 (aet)
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Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 123 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.

One of the highlights of the competition was the performance of unfancied minnows Lower Hutt City, who progressed to the quarter-finals before being narrowly beaten by the competition's eventual winners Christchurch United.[1]

The competition saw a change of sponsorship, with Lion Breweries taking over from Gillette. The competition was known as the Lion Chatham Cup for the rest of the decade.

The 1975 final

Christchurch United successfully defended their trophy, and also became only the second team to win the Chatham Cup/National League double.

Blockhouse Bay were on top early, and looked like they might run away with the final, scoring through Mike Farac and Colin Shaw to lead by two goals after just ten minutes. Norman Moran reduced the deficit within minutes as the mainlanders came back into the match. With ten minutes to play, Gary Lake miscued while attempting to clear a cross into his own penalty area and the ball deflected into his own net to tie the scores.

In extra time it was Christchurch who applied all the pressure, and goals came to them through Kevin Mulgrew and substitute Mark McNaughton.[1]

Results

Third Round
Cashmere Wanderers2 – 0Woolston WMC
Central City (Palmerston N.)0 – 2Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)
East Coast Bays0 – 2Glenfield Rovers
Eden0 – 3Whangarei City
Grey Lynn3 – 0Te Atatu
Hamilton6 – 0Claudelands Rovers
Karori Swifts0 – 1Lower Hutt City
Manurewa2 – 1Courier Rangers (Auckland)
Metro College (Auckland)3 – 0Takapuna City
Motueka1 – 5Porirua United
Naenae4 – 4Nelson Suburbs
Napier City Rovers2 – 1Masterton United
Nelson United0 – 1Waterside (Wellington)
Newlands Paparangi2 – 2Petone
Queens Park3 – 1Gore Wanderers
Roslyn-Wakari1 – 2Dunedin City
Shamrock (Christchurch)5 – 0Christchurch Technical
Southland Boys High School1 – 3Mosgiel
Tauranga City0 – 3Rotorua City
Upper Hutt United3 – 1Hungaria
Waitemata City2 – 0Birkenhead United
Wellington Diamond United5 – 0Stokes Valley

* Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (6-5) and Newlands Paparangi (6-5)

Fourth Round
Caversham2 – 1Mosgiel
Christchurch United2 – 1New Brighton
Dunedin City2 – 1Shamrock
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)0 – 4Blockhouse Bay
Glenfield Rovers5 – 3Waitemata City
Hamilton3 – 2North Shore United
Lower Hutt City3 – 1Waterside
Metro College1 – 0Grey Lynn
Mount Wellington4 – 0Rotorua City
Napier City Rovers3 – 2Manawatu United
Porirua United3 – 0Nelson Suburbs
Queens Park2 – 1Cashmere Wanderers
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)3 – 1Gisborne City
Upper Hutt United4 – 2Newlands Paparangi
Wellington City1 – 4Wellington Diamond United
Whangarei City3 – 1Manurewa

Fifth Round
Caversham1 – 3Christchurch United
Hamilton2 – 1Whangarei City
Metro College1 – 3Blockhouse Bay
Mount Wellington3 – 0Glenfield Rovers
Napier City Rovers3 – 2Porirua United
Queens Park0 – 5Dunedin City
Stop Out2 – 2 (aet)*Wellington Diamond United
Upper Hutt United1 – 4Lower Hutt City

* Stop Out won 4-3 on penalties

Sixth Round
Christchurch United3 – 2Lower Hutt City
Dunedin City1 – 3Blockhouse Bay
Mount Wellington2 – 0Hamilton
Stop Out4 – 1Napier City Rovers

Semi-finals
Christchurch United3 – 0Mount Wellington
Stop Out1 – 3Blockhouse Bay

Final
Christchurch United4 – 2 (aet)Blockhouse Bay
Moran, Lake (o.g.), Mulgrew, McNaughton Farac, Shaw
Referee: J.W. Cameron

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