1975 Chatham Cup

The 1975 Chatham Cup was the 48th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1975
date =September 13
venue=Newmarket Park, Auckland

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 123 teams took part in the competition.

Christchurch United successfully defended their trophy, and also became only the second team to win the Chatham Cup/National League double.

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 = Caversham
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team1 = Hamilton
score = 2 – 1
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team1 = Metro College
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 3 – 0
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team2 = Glenfield Rovers
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Porirua United
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team1 = Queens Park (Invercargill)
score = 0 – 5
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team2 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
score = 2 – 2 (aet)*
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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team1 = Upper Hutt United
score = 1 – 4
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team2 = Lower Hutt City
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ixth Round

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team1 = Christchurch United
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team2 = Lower Hutt City
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team1 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Mount Wellington
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Stop Out
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Napier City Rovers
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emi-finals

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team1 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Stop Out
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Final

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date = Sept. 13, 1975
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 4 – 2 (aet)
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team2 = Blockhouse Bay
goals1 = Moran, Lake (o.g.), Mulgrew, McNaughton
goals2 = Farac, Shaw
stadium = Newmarket Park, Auckland
referee = J.W. Cameron

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz75.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1975 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id198.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1975 Chatham Cup page]