1949 Chatham Cup

The 1949 Chatham Cup was the 22nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1949
date =August 27
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Eden (Auckland), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Petone, Technical Old Boys (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle.

The final was played in front of a then-record crowd of 12,000. Interest was high as the local Wellingtonian team was a lower ranked team (in the second division of Wellington football) who had gained a reputation as giant-killers. They went on to win the final 1-0 after having beaten several higher ranked sides in the course of the tournament, including a narrow win over Waterside and a heavy 7-1 thrashing of Wellington Marist.

emi-finals

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team1 = Northern
score = ? – ?
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team1 = Petone
score = 2 – 2 (aet)
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Match abandoned after 40 minutes of extra time due to bad light.

Replay:

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team1 = Petone
score = 4 – 0
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Final

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date = August 27, 1949
team1 = Petone
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Northern
goals1 = Hewitt
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stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = F. Callaghan

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz1949.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1949 page]