1985 Chatham Cup

The 1985 Chatham Cup was the 58th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1985
date =September 7
venue=Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye into the last 32 of the competition. In all, 141 teams took part in the competition.

In the final Napier City Rovers beat North Shore United. Harry Clarke scored for Napier after just two minutes, with Paul Halford adding a second before half time. Shore scored early in the second half through Barry Weymouth, before Greg Brown added a third for Napier in the dying minutes of the match.

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 = Rangers (Christchurch)
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team1 = Dunedin City
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Howick
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Manurewa
score = 1 – 3 (aet)
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team2 = Papatoetoe
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = Miramar Rangers
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team1 = North Shore United
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Wellington Diamond United
score = 5 – 1
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team2 = Petone
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referee = * Christchurch United won 3-2 on penalties.

ixth Round

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team1 = Rangers
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team2 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 1 – 2
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team1 = Papatoetoe
score = 2 – 4 (aet)
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emi-finals

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team1 = Napier City Rovers
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team1 = North Shore United
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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Final

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date = Sept. 7, 1985
team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = North Shore United
goals1 = Clarke, Halford, Brown
goals2 = Weymouth
stadium = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
referee = B. Tasker

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz85.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1985 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id188.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1985 Chatham Cup page]