1976 Chatham Cup

1976 Chatham Cup
Dates 4 September 1976
Championship venue Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Champions Christchurch United (4th title)
Runners-up Eastern Suburbs
Championship match score 4 – 0
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Chatham Cup was the 49th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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, 146 teams took part in the competition - a record for the time. 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 1976 final

Christchurch United, coached by Terry Conley, became only the second team (after Waterside in 1938-40) to win the cup on three successive occasions. Seven players played on all three winning sides, among them future New Zealand captain Steve Sumner. Three of these players (Graham Griffiths, Brian Hardman, and Ian Park) had also played in Christchurch United's winning side in the 1972 final.

The final against Eastern Suburbs was a one-sided affair (United had had a harder task in their semi-final against Blockhouse Bay). The South Island side scored four, though the first of these was an own goal by Suburbs' Tom Bell. Norman Moran picked up a brace before the scolring was completed by Mark McNaughton.[1]

Results

Third Round


Eden 0 – 0* Whangarei City


Glen Carron (Palmerston North) 1 – 0 Kiwi United (Palmerston North)


Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) 1 – 0 Taranaki United (New Plymouth)


Massey (Auckland) 0 – 1 Cornwall (Auckland)


Napier City Rovers 2 – 1 Gisborne HSOB


Nelson Metro 4 – 2 Motueka


Old Boys (Invercargill) 0 – 5 Invercargill United


Queens Park (Invercargill) 1 – 8 Dunedin City


Rotorua Suburbs 0 – 7 Rotorua City


Shamrock (Christchurch) 1 – 8 Rangers (Christchurch)


Turangi Wanderers 1 –14 Hamilton


Waterside (Wellington) 2 – 1 North Wellington


Woolston WMC 3 – 4 Papanui Suburbs

* Won on penalties by Whangarei (5-2) and Petone (3-0)

Fourth Round


Rangers 3 – 0 Papanui Suburbs


Manurewa 2 – 4 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)


New Brighton 10 – 0 Invercargill United


Rotorua City 4 – 0 Takapuna City


Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 7 – 2 Island Bay United


Waterside 5 – 3 Nelson Metro


Whangarei City 2 – 2* Mount Wellington

* Won on penalties by Mt. Wellington (4-2)

Fifth Round


Rotorua City 1 – 1 (aet)* North Shore United

* Won on penalties by Blockhouse Bay (4-3), New Brighton (4-3), and North Shore United (4-3)

Sixth Round

Semi-finals

Semi-Final replay

Final

4 September 1976
Christchurch United 4 – 0 Eastern Suburbs
Moran 2, Bell (o.g.), McNaughton
Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Referee: T.G. Delahunty

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 77-78
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