1976 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Dates4 September 1976
Final positions
ChampionsChristchurch United (4th title)
Runner-upEastern Suburbs

The 1976 Chatham Cup was the 49th 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 later stages of the competition. In all, 146 teams took part in the competition - a record for the time. 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 1976 final

Christchurch United, coached by Terry Conley, became only the second team (after Waterside in 1938–40) to win the cup on three successive occasions. Seven players played on all three winning sides, among them future New Zealand captain Steve Sumner. Three of these players (Graham Griffiths, Brian Hardman, and Ian Park) had also played in Christchurch United's winning side in the 1972 final.

The final against Eastern Suburbs was a one-sided affair (United had had a harder task in their semi-final against Blockhouse Bay). The South Island side scored four, though the first of these was an own goal by Suburbs' Tom Bell. Norman Moran picked up a brace before the scoring was completed by Mark McNaughton.[1]

Results

Third round

Eden0 – 0*Whangarei City
Glen Carron (Palmerston North)1 – 0Kiwi United (Palmerston North)
Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)1 – 0Taranaki United (New Plymouth)
Massey (Auckland)0 – 1Cornwall (Auckland)
Napier City Rovers2 – 1Gisborne HSOB
Nelson Metro4 – 2Motueka
Old Boys (Invercargill)0 – 5Invercargill United
Petone1 – 1*Seatoun
Queens Park (Invercargill)1 – 8Dunedin City
Rotorua Suburbs0 – 7Rotorua City
Shamrock (Christchurch)1 – 8Rangers (Christchurch)
Turangi Wanderers1 –14Hamilton
Waterside (Wellington)2 – 1North Wellington
Woolston WMC3 – 4Papanui Suburbs

* Won on penalties by Whangarei (5-2) and Petone (3-0)

Fourth round

Rangers3 – 0Papanui Suburbs
Manurewa2 – 4Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
New Brighton10 – 0Invercargill United
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)7 – 2Island Bay United
Waterside5 – 3Nelson Metro
Whangarei City2 – 2*Mount Wellington

* Won on penalties by Mt. Wellington (4-2)

Fifth round

Dunedin City0 – 0 (aet)*New Brighton

* Won on penalties by Blockhouse Bay (4-3), New Brighton (4-3), and North Shore United (4-3)

Sixth Round

Semi-finals

Semi-final replay

Final

Christchurch United4 – 0Eastern Suburbs
Moran 2, Bell (o.g.), McNaughton
Referee: T.G. Delahunty

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 77-78
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