1970 Chatham Cup

1970 Chatham Cup
Dates September 5, 1970
(replay September 12)
Championship venue Basin Reserve, Wellington
(replay Newmarket Park, Auckland)
Champions Blockhouse Bay (1st title)
Runners-up Western Suburbs FC
Championship match score 2 – 2; 3 – 2
← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Chatham Cup was the 43rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, however the structure of the competition was altered from previous years, largely due to the commencement of the New Zealand National Soccer League. Whereas in previous years qualification matches had been entirely run on a by-region basis culminating in two finals, one in each island, the draw from 1970 became more open, with regional qualifiers facing National League opposition in the final rounds. This led to several firsts for the competition, with Nelson United becoming the first South Island team to play a (pre-final) Chatham Cup match in the North Island, Western Suburbs FC becoming the first North Island team to play in Christchurch, and Stop Out being the first North Island team to play in Dunedin. Caversham was the only regional qualifier to make it as far as the semi-finals in the National League's first year, beating two league teams (Christchurch United and Stop Out) in the process.

A further boost was given to the competition though Gillette, who became the Chatham Cup's first naming-rights sponsors. The competition was to be known as the Gillette Chatham Cup until 1974, when Lion Breweries took over sponsorship of the competition.[1]

In all, 105 teams took part in the competition, with the eight National League teams being joined with a further 67 North Island and 30 South Island teams. In the National League's inaugural season, Blockhouse Bay became the first team to win the league and cup double. Note: 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.

The 1970 final

The final was the first all-North Island final, and was also the first final to require a replay. The replay was held in Auckland, making this first Chatham Cup final to be decided outside Wellington, and the first not to be decided at the Basin Reserve since 1927. The first match was memorable, and pitted favourites against underdogs. The two teams had both been in the first season of the national league, with Blockhouse Bay emerging as clear champions and Western Suburbs propping up the foot of the table with just one win from 14 league matches. It was the underdogs who had the makings of the trophy, however, leading by two Wayne Huntley goals with only a handful of minutes remaining. Between the 83rd and 86th minutes, however, Colin Shaw hit the target twice for the Bay, the second of the goals coming from a penalty which had to be retaken. Bay dominated the two periods of extra time, yet it was Suburbs who came closest to gaining the upper hand, hitting the woodwork on two occasions. The old rule of counting corners to decide the outcome of a tie had been scrapped and the idea of a penalty shootout had not yet been introduced, so the match headed to a replay.[2]

The rematch was a seesaw affair, with Bay leading twice only for Suburbs to equalise each time. With minutes remaining, Suburbs found what looked like the winning strike, but it was ruled out for offside. With seconds to go, it was Blockhouse Bay who finally tipped the scales. Goals in the match came from Clive Campbell, Iain Ormond and Colin Shaw for the Bay and Bruce Baker and Barry Humphreys for Suburbs.[3]

Results

Third Round


Birkenhead United 3 – 1 Henderson


Dunedin City 1 – 0 Northern (Dunedin)


Eden (Auckland) 3 – 1 Takapuna City


Leopard United (Hastings) 4 – 0 Taradale


Invercargill Thistle 9 – 1 Waihopai (Invercargill)


Invercargill United 1 – 1* Queens Park (Invercargill)


Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 4 – 2 Levin United


Miramar Rangers 6 – 0 Naenae


New Brighton 2 – 2 Shamrock (Christchurch)


New Brighton 4 – 1 (replay) Shamrock (Christchurch)


New Plymouth Old Boys 3 – 0 Stratford


Palmerston City (Palmerston North) 9 – 1 Massey University


Papatoetoe 5 – 2 Massey Rovers


Tokoroa 3 – 1 Claudelands Rovers


Wanganui East Athletic 2 – 0 Wanganui City


Western (Christchurch) 3 – 2 Christchurch Technical

* Won by Invercargill United on corners

Fourth Round


Gisborne Thistle 5 – 0 Wairoa


Hamilton 1 – 0 Tokoroa


Invercargill Thistle 3 – 1 Invercargill United


Nelson United 6 – 1 Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough)


Rotorua City 4 – 1 Whakatane Town


Timaru City 4 – 0 Northern Hearts (Timaru)


Wanganui East Athletic 6 – 2 New Plymouth HSOB


Whangarei 8 – 1 Cruising Club (Northland)

Fifth Round


Hamilton 1 – 0 Rotorua City


New Brighton 4 – 0 Timaru City


Papatoetoe 1 – 2 Whangarei

Sixth Round


Blockhouse Bay 6 – 1 Whangarei


Hungaria (Wellington) 3 – 1 Palmerston City


Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 3 – 2 Nelson United

Quarter-finals

* Blockhouse Bay won on corners

Semi-finals

Final

Sept. 5, 1970
Blockhouse Bay 2 – 2 (aet) Western Suburbs FC
Shaw 2 (1 pen.) Huntley 2
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: J. Houston

Replay

Sept. 12, 1970
Blockhouse Bay 3 – 2 Western Suburbs FC
Campbell, Ormond, Shaw Baker, Humphreys
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: J. Houston

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 75
  2. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 75-6
  3. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 76
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