1976 Chatham Cup

The 1976 Chatham Cup was the 49th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1976
date =September 4
venue=Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

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, 146 teams took part in the competition - a record for the time.

Christchurch United became only the second team (after Waterside (Wellington) in 1938-40) to win the cup on three successive occasions. Seven players played on all three winning sides, among them future New Zealand captain Steve Sumner. Three of these players (Graham Griffiths, Brian Hardman, and Ian Park) had also played in Christchurch United's winning side in the 1972 final.

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 = Cornwall (Auckland)
score = 3 – 4
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
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team1 = Dunedin City
score = 0 – 0 (aet)*
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team2 = New Brighton
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team1 = Manawatu United
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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team1 = Rangers (Christchurch)
score = 2 – 3 (aet)
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Rotorua City
score = 1 – 1 (aet)*
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Waterside (Wellington)
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = Nelson United
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referee = * these matches were decided on penalties, with wins to Blockhouse Bay (4-3), New Brighton (4-3), and North Shore United (4-3)

ixth Round

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team1 = Christchurch United
score = 3 – 0
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Eastern Suburbs
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Manawatu United
score = 2 – 3
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team2 = Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 0 – 1
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team2 = New Brighton
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emi-finals

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team1 = Blockhouse Bay (soccer)
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = New Brighton
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Final

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date = Sept. 4, 1976
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 4 – 0
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs
goals1 = Moran 2, Bell (o.g.), McNaughton
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stadium = Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
referee = T.G. Delahunty

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz76.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1976 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id200.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1976 Chatham Cup page]