1987 Chatham Cup

The 1987 Chatham Cup was the 60th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1987
date =first leg, October 4; second leg, October 11
venue=first leg: Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne
second leg: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern). National League teams received a bye until the final 32 stage. In all, 143 teams took part in the competition.

As with the 1986 competition, the final was held over two legs, one at the home ground of each finalist. In all, ten goals were scored in the two matches, a record for a finals competition (though not normally considered as a record for a final, due to the two-legged nature of the tie). The first leg, held in Gisborne, was a one-sided affair, with Gisborne City leading from the third minute. The score was 3-0 after 70 minutes, but a late flurry of goals took the final score to 5-1 to the hosts. The second leg iin Christchurch was far more evenly-balanced, with Gisborne twice coming back to equalise after going a goal down to the hosts, Christchurch United.

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 = Burndale United (Christchurch)
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team1 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Gisborne City
score = 3 – 2
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team1 = Howick
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team1 = Manukau City
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team1 = Miramar Rangers
score = 0 – 3
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team1 = New Plymouth Old Boys
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team1 = North Shore United
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ixth Round

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team1 = Christchurch United
score = 3 – 2
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team1 = Dunedin City
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team1 = Manukau City
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team1 = Mount Maunganui
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emi-finals

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team1 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Manukau City
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Final

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date = October 4, 1987
team1 = Gisborne City
score = 5 – 1
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team2 = Christchurch United
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goals2 = Verweij
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date = October 11, 1987
team1 = Christchurch United
score = 2 – 2
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team2 = Gisborne City
goals1 = Nicholls, Carville
goals2 = Byrne, Strutt (pen.)
stadium = Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
referee = K. Wallace

Gisborne City won 7-3 on aggregate.

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz87.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1987 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id191.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1987 Chatham Cup page]