1971 Chatham Cup

The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1971
date =September 11
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 teams took part in the competition.

The 1971 final was the first local derby ever to be played out in the final, with both teams coming from Wellington.

Round numbers

Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.

ixth Round

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team1 = Dunedin Suburbs
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team1 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
score = 2 – 3
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team2 = Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Miramar Rangers
score = 4 – 4 (aet)*
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Mount Albert-Ponsonby
score = 0 – 3
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = Western Suburbs (Porirua)
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team1 = New Brighton
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Seatoun
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = Wellington City
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team1 = Takapuna City
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Papakura City
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Quarter-finals

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team1 = Blockhouse Bay
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Miramar Rangers
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team2 = Wellington City
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team1 = New Brighton
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team2 = Western Suburbs
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team1 = Takapuna City
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = Dunedin Suburbs
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emi-finals

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team1 = Mount Wellington
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team2 = Wellington City
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team1 = Western Suburbs
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Final

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date = Sept. 11, 1971
team1 = Western Suburbs
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Wellington City
goals1 = Wallace, Jeffery, Humphreys
goals2 = Cameron, Beck
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = E. Saker

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz71.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1971 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id216.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1971 Chatham Cup page]