1970 Chatham Cup

The 1970 Chatham Cup was the 43rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1970
date =September 5 (replay September 12)
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington (replay Newmarket Park, Auckland)

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, however the structure of the competition was altered from previous years, largely due to the commencement of the New Zealand National Soccer League. Whereas in previous years, qualification matches had been entirely run on a by-region basis culminating in two finals, one in each island, the draw from 1970 became more open, with regional qualifiers facing National League opposition in the final rounds. This led to several firsts for the competition, with Nelson United becoming the first South Island team to play a (pre-final) Chatham Cup match in the North Island, Western Suburbs becoming the first North Island team to play in Christchurch, and Stop Out being the first North Island team to play in Dunedin.

The final was the first all-North Island final, and was also the first final to require a replay. The replay was held in Auckland, making this first Chatham Cup final to be decided outside Wellington, and the first not to be decided at the Basin Reserve since 1927.

In all, 105 teams took part in the competition, with the eight National League teams being joined with a further 67 North Island and 30 South Island teams. In the National League's inaugural season, Blockhouse Bay became the first team to win the league and cup double.

Round numbers

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.

ixth Round

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team1 = Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Caversham
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 1 – 4
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
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team1 = Hungaria (Wellington)
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team2 = Palmerston City (Palmerston North)
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 4 – 2
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team1 = Napier Rovers
score = 0 – 10
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = New Brighton
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Western Suburbs (Porirua)
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team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Nelson United
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Quarter-finals

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team1 = Caversham
score = 5 – 3
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team1 = Eastern Suburbs
score = 2 – 2 (aet)*
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team1 = Hamilton
score = 2 – 1
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team1 = Western Suburbs
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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emi-finals

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team1 = Hamilton
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team1 = Western Suburbs
score = 2 – 0
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Final

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date = Sept. 5, 1970
team1 = Blockhouse Bay
score = 2 – 2 (aet)
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team2 = Western Suburbs
goals1 = Shaw 2 (1 pen.)
goals2 = Huntley 2
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = J. Houston

Replay

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date = Sept. 12, 1970
team1 = Blockhouse Bay
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Western Suburbs
goals1 = Campbell, Ormond, Shaw
goals2 = Baker, Humphreys
stadium = Newmarket Park, Auckland
referee = J. Houston

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz70.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1970 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id215.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1970 Chatham Cup page]