1938 Chatham Cup

1938 Chatham Cup
Grand Final details
Date September 3
Venue Basin Reserve, Wellington
Winner Waterside (1st title)
Score 4 – 0
Runner-Up Mosgiel
1936
1939

The 1938 Chatham Cup became the 15th nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand, after a two-year gap caused by the lack of a 1937 Chatham Cup competition (see 1936 Chatham Cup for explanation).

The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Ponsonby, Waterside (Wellington), Hamilton Wanderers, Nomads (Christchurch), and Mosgiel.

Contents

The 1938 final

The final was played in soggy conditions to which Mosgiel found it difficult to adapt. Despite playing with the breeze in the first half, the southerners were 1-0 down after just six minutes through a goal from Sonny Ward. Shortly after the half-time break Tom Walker doubled the lead, and a third was added by Toby Janes at the hour mark after a pass from Ward. Walker completed the scoring with a tap-in late on in the second half. [1]

Results

Semi-finals ("Island finals")


Mosgiel 10 – 1 Nomads

Final

Sept. 3, 1938
Waterside (Wellington) 4 – 0 Mosgiel Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: E.J. McQueen
Sonny Ward 2, Walker, Janes

References

  1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 69-70