1983 Chatham Cup

The 1983 Chatham Cup was the 56th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1983
date =September 18 (replay September 20)
venue=Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne
Replay: Bill McKinlay 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, 139 teams took part in the competition.

The final was played at the home ground of Gisborne City, one of the two finalists. The replay was at the home ground of the other finalist, Mount Wellington.

Mount Wellington appeared in their fifth consecutive final - the only club to have achieved this feat up until this time (it has since also been achieved by Christchurch United, between 1987 and 1991). Mount players Tony Sibley and Ron Armstrong joined an elite group to have played in four Chatham Cup-winning sides, having previously played in Mount Wellington's victories in 1973, 1980, and 1982.

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 = Dunedin City
score = 3 – 0
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Wellington City
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team1 = Manurewa
score = 3 – 0
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team2 = Takapuna City
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team1 = Mount Maunganui
score = 2 – 4
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team2 = North Shore United
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Ellerslie
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
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team2 = Rose City (Palmerston North)
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 1 – 3
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ixth Round

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team1 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Manurewa
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team1 = North Shore United
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referee = * Mount Wellington won 5-4 on penalties.

emi-finals

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team1 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = North Shore United
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Final

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date = Sept. 18, 1983
team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 2 (aet)
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team2 = Gisborne City
goals1 = de Jong, Nelson
goals2 = Walker 2
stadium = Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne
referee = A. Edwards

Replay

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date = Sept. 20, 1983
team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Gisborne City
goals1 = Price, Nelson
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stadium = Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland
referee = A. Edwards

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz83.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1983 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id207.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1983 Chatham Cup page]