1974 Chatham Cup

The 1974 Chatham Cup was the 47th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1974
date =September 7
venue=Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 114 teams took part in the competition, at that time a record number.

A change was made in the way tied matches were decided, with penalty shoot-outs replacing the number of corners each side had during the game in the event of ties after extra time. Replays were still used for the later rounds, with a replay being needed in one semi-final.

With the exception of replays, 1974 was the first time that the final had been held in the South Island, at Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch.

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.

Fifth Round

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team1 = Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Caversham
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team1 = Manawatu United
score = 2 – 4
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 1 – 1 (aet)*
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
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team1 = Porirua United
score = 5 – 0
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team2 = Upper Hutt United
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team1 = Western (Christchurch)
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = New Brighton
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team1 = Whangarei City
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Eden (Auckland)
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ixth Round

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team1 = Gisborne City
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs
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team1 = North Shore United
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team2 = New Brighton
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team1 = Porirua United
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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team1 = Whangarei City
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = Christchurch United
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emi-finals

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team1 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Wellington Diamond United
score = 0 – 0 (aet)
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team2 = Gisborne City
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stadium = ?, Wellington
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Replay

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team1 = Wellington Diamond United
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team2 = Gisborne City
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Final

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date = Sept. 7, 1974
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
goals1 = Park, Hardman
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stadium = Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
referee = W.K. Munro

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz74.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1974 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id219.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1974 Chatham Cup page]