1931 Chatham Cup

The 1931 Chatham Cup was the ninth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1931
date =September 12
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

The competition was run on a regional basis, with six regional associations (Auckland, Walkato, Wellington, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Tramurewa, Huntly Thistle, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Petone, and Nomads (Christchurch).

The final was won by Tramurewa, a recent amalgamation of former winners Tramways and Manurewa, soon to be renamed Manurewa AFC. In all, six of Tramurewa's player had played for Tramways in the 1929 final.

Tramurewa's Clem Bell became the second player in Chatham Cup history to score a final hat-trick, and also the second player to score in two separate finals (he scored in Tramways' win in 1929). The tally of seven goals scored in the game was the highest aggregate until 1940.

emi-finals

Final

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date = Sept. 12, 1931
team1 = Tramurewa
score = 5 – 2 aet
report =
team2 = Nomads
goals1 = Bell 3, Spong, H. Donaldson
goals2 = Wilson, Goode
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = F. Sanders

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz1931.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1931 page]