1966 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates3 September 1966
Final positions
ChampionsMiramar Rangers (1st title)
Runner-upWestern

The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification.

The 1966 final

The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header.[1]

Results

Third round

Christchurch City5 – 0Rangers (Christchurch)
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)3 – 2East Coast Bays
Eastern Union (Gisborne)2 – 0Riverina (Wairoa)
Kahukura (Rotorua)4 – 0Rotorua Rangers
Maori Hill (Dunedin)2 – 0Caversham
Napier Rovers4 – 2Napier HSOB
Northern (Dunedin)3 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Wellington Northern4 – 3Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
Otangarei United (Whangarei)3 – 2Kamo Swifts
Papatoetoe3 – 1Pukekohe Ramblers
Saint Kilda4 – 2Mosgiel
Seatoun1 – 0Waterside (Wellington)
Western (Christchurch)12 – 2Northern Hearts (Timaru)

*match won by Wanganui East on corners

Fourth round

Blenheim Athletic5 – 2Grosvenor Rovers
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)7 – 1Kahukura (Rotorua)
Hamilton2 – 1Eastern Union (Gisborne)
Moturoa5 – 2Masterton Athletic
Otangarei United (Whangarei)1 – 2Papatoetoe
Queens Park2 – 1Invercargill United
Saint Kilda3 – 1King Edward TCOB

Fifth round

Blenheim Athletic0 – 9Nelson Rangers
Saint Kilda3 – 1Northern

Quarter-finals

Nelson Rangers0 – 2Western (Christchurch)
Saint Kilda4 – 1Invercargill Thistle

Semi-finals

Western1 – 1 (aet)Saint Kilda

Replay

Saint Kilda1 – 3Western

Final

Miramar Rangers1 – 0Western
L. Taylor
Referee: Les Coffman

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 74
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