1978 Chatham Cup

1978 Chatham Cup
Dates September 3, 1978
Championship venue Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Champions Manurewa (2nd title)
Runners-up Nelson United
Championship match score 1 – 0
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Chatham Cup was the 51st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 144 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.

Results

Third Round


Christchurch Technical 2 – 0 Papanui Suburbs


East Coast Bays 5 – 5* Metro College (Auckland)


Kiwi United (Palmerston North) 2 – 1 Napier City Rovers


Lynndale (Auckland) 1 – 0 Mount Roskill


Masterton 1 – 0 Viard Old Boys (Porirua)


Moturoa 0 – 3 Taranaki United (New Plymouth)


Rangiora 2 – 1 Shamrock (Christchurch)


Rotorua City 4 – 1 Rotorua Suburbs


Stokes Valley 1 – 0 Seatoun


Hertz Whangarei City 3 – 1 Eden (Auckland)

* Won on penalties by Metro (3-2), Nelson Suburbs (3-2), and Porirua United (4-2)

Fourth Round


Caversham 3 – 2 Rangiora


Porirua United 2 – 1 Stokes Valley


Rotorua City 0 – 1 Hertz Whangarei City


Stop Out (Lower Hutt) 4 – 0 Petone


Taranaki United 0 – 0* Nelson Suburbs

* Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (4-3). † Replayed match after Courier Rangers fielded ineligible player

Fifth Round


Manurewa 7 – 0 Hertz Whangarei City

Sixth Round

Semi-finals

The Final

The final was held outside one of the main centres for the first time, being played in Nelson. Manurewa won the competition for the first time since 1931, when they had played under the name "Tramurewa" (after a recent merger with Tramways FC). The gap of 47 years between trophies in this competition is still a record.

Manurewa's side was coached by John Adshead who four years later would steer New Zealand's national side to their first FIFA World Cup. The team included several top players, notably Dave Bright and goalkeeper Frank van Hattum; they were opposed by the previous year's champions, Nelson United, a team which boasted the presence of Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen and Keith Mackay, among others.

The game's only goal came after 12 minutes. Nelson keeper Owen Nuttridge failed to completely clear a Dave Bright cross, only for the ball to be headed into the net by Bruce Foster.[1]

Final

September 3, 1978
Manurewa 1 – 0 Nelson United
Foster
Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Referee: R. de Raat

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 78
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