1972 Chatham Cup

The 1972 Chatham Cup was the 45th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1972
date =September 2 (first replay September 9, second replay September 23)
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington
First replay: English Park, Christchurch
Second replay: Newmarket Park, Auckland

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 teams took part in the competition.

The 1972 final was the first and only Chatham Cup final to require two replays, with the first of these being held in Christchurch (the first time that city had been host to a final match). The total aggregate of 13 goals across the three matches was a record for a final - indeed the eight goals in the first match equalled the previous record. In the first match, Christchurch United's Graham Dacombe became the first player to score four goals in one final.

The final saw the end of a Chatham Cup era, being the last final to be held at the Basin Reserve until 1980. The Basin Reserve had been the host of every final since 1928.

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.

Fifth Round

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team1 = Auckland City
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team1 = Christchurch United
score = 5 – 1
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team2 = New Brighton
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team1 = Claudelands Rovers
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Moturoa
score = 0 – 4
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 4 – 0
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team2 = Kiwi United (Manawatu)
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team1 = Queens Park (Invercargill)
score = 2 – 3
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team1 = Waterside (Wellington)
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ixth Round

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team1 = Caversham
score = 0 – 7
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Christchurch United
score = 4 – 2
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Eastern Suburbs
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Waterside
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Nelson United
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emi-finals

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team1 = Eastern Suburbs
score = 3 – 5
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Waterside
score = 1 – 5
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Final

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date = Sept. 2, 1972
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 4 – 4 (aet)
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team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = Dacombe 4
goals2 = R. Armstrong 2 (2 pens.), Turner, Thomas
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = R.W. Harries

Replays

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date = Sept. 9, 1972
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 1 – 1 (aet)
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team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = I. Park
goals2 = Tindall
stadium = English Park, Christchurch
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date = Sept. 23, 1972
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = A. Park, Marley
goals2 = Armstrong
stadium = Newmarket Park, Auckland
referee = R.W. Harries

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz72.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1972 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id217.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1972 Chatham Cup page]