1966 Chatham Cup

The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1966
date =September 3
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island.

First Round

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team1 = Wanganui Athletic
score = 0 – 0 (aet)*
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team2 = Palmerston North Thistle
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referee = *match won on corners

econd Round

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team1 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
score = 7 – 1
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team2 = Kahukura (Rotorua)
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team1 = Hamilton
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Eastern Union (Gisborne)
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team1 = Moturoa
score = 5 – 2
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team2 = Masterton Athletic
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team1 = Otangarei United (Whangarei)
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Papatoetoe
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team1 = Wanganui Athletic
score = 2 – 5
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team2 = Napier Rovers
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Third Round

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team1 = Blenheim Athletic
score = 0 – 9
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team2 = Nelson Rangers
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team1 = Moturoa
score = 4 – 2
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team2 = Napier Rovers
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team1 = Papatoetoe
score = 1 – 4
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs
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team1 = Ponsonby
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Hamilton
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Fourth Round

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team1 = Moturoa
score = 0 – 3
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team2 = Miramar Rangers
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team1 = Nelson Rangers
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = Western (Christchurch)
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team1 = Ponsonby
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs
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team1 = Saint Kilda
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Invercargill Thistle
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emi-finals

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team1 = Ponsonby
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team1 = Western
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Replay

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team1 = Saint Kilda
score = 1 – 3
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Final

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date = Sept. 3, 1966
team1 = Miramar Rangers
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Western
goals1 = L. Taylor
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stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = L.W. Coffman

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz66.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1966 page]