1973 Chatham Cup

1973 Chatham Cup
Dates September 1, 1973
Championship venue Newmarket Park, Auckland
Champions Mount Wellington (1st title)
Runners-up North Shore United
Championship match score 3 – 0
← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Chatham Cup was the 46th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

The organisation of the cup was changed from previous years, with early stages being run in three large zones (northern, central, and southern), rathern than by individual associations as had previously been the case. National League teams received a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 103 teams took part in the competition. 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 1973 final

The final was moved from the Basin Reserve for the first time since 1928, excluding replays. The 1973 final was - also excluding replays - the first to be held outside Wellington. Part of the reason for the move was because - for the first time ever - both finalists came from Auckland. This was only the second time (after 1971) that both finalists had come from the same urban area. The venue was to alternate between Auckland and Christchurch for several years from 1973.

Mount Wellington made up for their narrow loss in the marathon final of the 1972 Chatham Cup by inflicting a sound defeat on their neighbours from across the Waitemata Harbour. Coach Ken Armstrong added to his impressive tally of cup victories both on and off the field. Shore's cause was not helped when keeper Turner had to be substituted early on after an injury, but even without this handicap the Mount would have proven the stronger side. All the goals came from Mount Wellington's players, with two from Dave Taylor and one from John Houghton.[1]

Results

Third Round


Christchurch Rangers 1 – 1* Western (Christchurch)


Courier Rangers (Auckland) 2 – 2* Manurewa


Hamilton 6 – 0 Affco Rangers (Ngaruawahia)


Invercargill United 1 – 5 Dunedin City


Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 4 – 2 New Plymouth Old Boys


Lynndale (Auckland) 2 – 3 Takapuna City


Masterton United 1 – 2 Palmerston City (Palmerston North)


Queens Park (Invercargill) 0 – 5 Invercargill Thistle


Te Atatu 0 – 4 Eden (Auckland)


Turangi Wanderers 1 – 3 Rotorua Suburbs


Victoria University 3 – 5 Hungaria (Wellington)


Wellington WMC 0 – 8 Upper Hutt United

* Won on penalties by Rangers (4-3), Manurewa (6-5), and North End (6-5)

Fourth Round


Kiwi United 1 – 0 Upper Hutt United


Rotorua Suburbs 0 – 3 Manurewa


Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 5 – 2 Nelson United

Fifth Round

Sixth Round

Semi-finals

Final

References

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