1968 Chatham Cup
Dates | 7 September 1968 | ||
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Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ||
Champions | Eastern Suburbs (4th title) | ||
Runners-up | Christchurch Technical | ||
Championship match score | 2 – 0 | ||
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The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 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 1968 final
The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall. [1]
Results
Third Round
Whangarei | 6 – 0 | Kamo Swifts |
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* Mount Albert won on corners
Fourth Round
Invercargill United | 6 – 1 | Gore Wanderers |
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Fifth Round
* Roslyn-Wakari won on corners
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
7 September 1968 |
Eastern Suburbs | 2 – 0 | Christchurch Technical |
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Wrathall 2 |
Basin Reserve, Wellington Referee: J.S. Nicol |
References
- ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 75
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1968 page
- UltimateNZSoccer website 1968 Chatham Cup page