1925 Chatham Cup

The 1925 Chatham Cup was the third annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1925
date =September 19
venue=Newtown Park, Wellington

The competition was run on a regional basis, with the four regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago) each being represented in semi-finals by one team, followed by northern and southern semi-finals and a national final.

The final was played at Newtown Park, Wellington, a change of venue from the previous finals which had been at Athletic Park. This new venue was to host the final again in 1927, with the Basin Reserve being preferred as a permanent venue from 1928 after its use in 1926.

Seacliff's Bill Hooper became the first player to score in two separate finals, having previously scored in 1923. The final was the first re-match of two teams who had previously contested a final; six Seacliff players and four YWCA players played in both the 1923 and 1925 finals.

emi-finals

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Final

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date = Sept. 19, 1925
team1 = YMCA
score = 3 – 2 (aet)
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team2 = Seacliff
goals1 = Dempster 2, Halley
goals2 = Hanlin, Hooper
stadium = Newtown Park, Wellington
referee = M. Thornley

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz1925.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1925 page]