- 1955 Chatham Cup
The 1955 Chatham Cup was the 28th annual nationwide knockout football competition in
New Zealand .Chatham Cup
year =1955
date =September 3
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 ,Eastern Union (Gisborne),New Plymouth Old Boys ,Napier Rovers ,Wanganui Athletic ,Kiwi United (Manawatu),Masterton Athletic , Victoria University, Western (Christchurch), andRoslyn-Wakari (Dunedin).In the final, Peter Saunderson became the seventh player to score a finals
hat-trick . Western's total of six goals equalled Waterside's tally from the 1940 final, and the aggregate of eight goals also equalled the record set in that final.emi-finals
Final
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date = Sept. 3, 1955
team1 = Western
score = 6 – 2
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs
goals1 = Saunderson 3, White, Davis, Ralph
goals2 = Anderson, King
stadium =Basin Reserve ,Wellington
referee = R.H. ScottReferences
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz55.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1955 page]
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