1951 Chatham Cup

The 1951 Chatham Cup was the 24th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1951
date =September 8
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 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland), Huntly Thistle, New Plymouth Old Boys, Napier High School Old Boys, Wanganui Old Boys, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Petone, Woodbourne (Marlborough), Riccarton, Northern (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle.

Eastern Suburbs' Reg King became the sixth player - and the first since 1945 - to score a hat-trick in a Chatham Cup final.

emi-finals

Final

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date = Sept. 8, 1951
team1 = Eastern Suburbs
score = 5 – 1
report =
team2 = Northern
goals1 = King 3, Frogley, Anderson
goals2 = McFarlane
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = A. Aspen

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz51.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1951 page]