1977 Chatham Cup

The 1977 Chatham Cup was the 50th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1977
date =September 10
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, 142 teams took part in the competition.

Nelson United became the first team from outside the four main urban centres to win the cup since 1962. Their winning team contained several player s who were to make a considerable mark on New Zealand soccer, either as players or administrators, among them Kevin Fallon, Kenny Cresswell, and Keith Mackay.

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 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Courier Rangers (Auckland)
score = 4 – 4 (aet)*
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team2 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 1 – 1 (aet)*
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 11 – 0
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team2 = Mount Roskill
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team1 = North Shore United
score = 1 – 1 (aet)*
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team2 = Nelson United
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team1 = Waterside (Wellington)
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Miramar Rangers
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team1 = Woolston W.M.C.
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Dunedin City
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ixth Round

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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 1 – 3 (aet)
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 1
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Courier Rangers
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team1 = Woolston W.M.C.
score = 0 – 1
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team2 = North Shore United
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emi-finals

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team1 = Mount Wellington
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Nelson United
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Final

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date = Sept. 10, 1977
team1 = Nelson United
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = Enoka (pen.)
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stadium = Newmarket Park, Auckland
referee = J.C. Perkins

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz77.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1977 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id201.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1977 Chatham Cup page]