1981 Chatham Cup

The 1981 Chatham Cup was the 54th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1981
date =August 22
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

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, 124 teams took part in the competition.

The final was a repeat of the 1980 final, but this time it was Dunedin City that finished victorious.

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 Rangers
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team1 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Ellerslie
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Manawatu United
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 4 – 2
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team2 = Manurewa
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team1 = Papatoetoe
score = 1 – 1 (aet)*
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team2 = Wellington City
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team1 = Waterside (Wellington)
score = 1 – 4
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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referee = * North Shore United won 5-4 on penalties.

ixth Round

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team1 = Dunedin City
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = North Shore United
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Stop Out
score = 2 – 2 (aet)*
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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referee = * Stop Out won 4-2 on penalties.

emi-finals

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team1 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Mount Wellington
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Final

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date = August 22, 1981
team1 = Dunedin City
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = Glubb 2, Wilson
goals2 = McClure (pen.)
stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = N. Burt

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz81.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1981 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id205.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1981 Chatham Cup page]