| 1976 Chatham Cup | |
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| Grand Final details | |
| Date | September 4 |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch |
| Winner | Christchurch United (4th title) |
| Score | 4 - 0 |
| Runner-Up | Eastern Suburbs |
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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.
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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 scolring was completed by Mark McNaughton.[1]
| Brooklyn Northern United | 0 – 1 | Lower Hutt City | ||
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| Claudelands Rovers | 2 – 0 | Huntly Thistle | ||
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| East Coast Bays | 3 – 2 | Howick | ||
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| Eden | 0 – 0* | Whangarei City | ||
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| Glen Carron (Palmerston North) | 1 – 0 | Kiwi United (Palmerston North) | ||
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| Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) | 1 – 0 | Taranaki United (New Plymouth) | ||
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| Massey (Auckland) | 0 – 1 | Cornwall (Auckland) | ||
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| Mount Roskill | 1 – 2 | Takapuna City | ||
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| Napier City Rovers | 2 – 1 | Gisborne HSOB | ||
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| Nelson Metro | 4 – 2 | Motueka | ||
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| Newlands Paparangi | 2 – 3 | Island Bay United | ||
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| Old Boys (Invercargill) | 0 – 5 | Invercargill United | ||
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| Papatoetoe | 0 – 2 | Manurewa | ||
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| Petone | 1 – 1* | Seatoun | ||
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| Queens Park (Invercargill) | 1 – 8 | Dunedin City | ||
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| Rotorua Suburbs | 0 – 7 | Rotorua City | ||
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| Shamrock (Christchurch) | 1 – 8 | Rangers (Christchurch) | ||
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| Southland Boys' High School | 0 – 6 | Invercargill Thistle | ||
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| Turangi Wanderers | 1 –14 | Hamilton | ||
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| Wainuiomata | 0 – 3 | Nelson United | ||
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| Waterside (Wellington) | 2 – 1 | North Wellington | ||
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| Woolston WMC | 3 – 4 | Papanui Suburbs | ||
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* Won on penalties by Whangarei (5-2) and Petone (3-0)
| Caversham | 1 – 2 | Christchurch United | ||
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| Rangers | 3 – 0 | Papanui Suburbs | ||
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| Claudelands Rovers | 0 – 4 | Cornwall | ||
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| East Coast Bays | 0 – 2 | North Shore United | ||
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| Hamilton | 0 – 1 | Blockhouse Bay | ||
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| Invercargill Thistle | 0 – 4 | Dunedin City | ||
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| Manurewa | 2 – 4 | Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | ||
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| Manawatu United | 4 – 3 | Lower Hutt City | ||
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| Napier City Rovers | 2 – 3 | Gisborne City | ||
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| Nelson United | 6 – 0 | Glen Carron | ||
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| New Brighton | 10 – 0 | Invercargill United | ||
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| Petone | 1 – 2 | Wellington Diamond United | ||
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| Rotorua City | 4 – 0 | Takapuna City | ||
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| Stop Out (Lower Hutt) | 7 – 2 | Island Bay United | ||
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| Waterside | 5 – 3 | Nelson Metro | ||
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| Whangarei City | 2 – 2* | Mount Wellington | ||
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* Won on penalties by Mt. Wellington (4-2)
| Blockhouse Bay | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Mount Wellington | ||
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| Cornwall | 3 – 4 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
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| Dunedin City | 0 – 0 (aet)* | New Brighton | ||
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| Gisborne City | 1 – 0 | Stop Out | ||
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| Manawatu United | 2 – 1 | Wellington Diamond United | ||
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| Rangers | 2 – 3 (aet) | Christchurch United | ||
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| Rotorua City | 1 – 1 (aet)* | North Shore United | ||
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| Waterside | 0 – 2 | Nelson United | ||
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* Won on penalties by Blockhouse Bay (4-3), New Brighton (4-3), and North Shore United (4-3)
| Christchurch United | 3 – 0 | Gisborne City | ||
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| Eastern Suburbs | 3 – 1 | North Shore United | ||
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| Manawatu United | 2 – 3 | Blockhouse Bay | ||
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| Nelson United | 0 – 1 | New Brighton | ||
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| Blockhouse Bay (soccer) | 2 – 2 | Christchurch United | ||
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| New Brighton | 0 – 1 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
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| Blockhouse Bay (soccer) | 0 – 1 | Christchurch United | ||
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| Sept. 4, 1976 |
Christchurch United | 4 – 0 | Eastern Suburbs | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch Referee: T.G. Delahunty |
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| Moran 2, Bell (o.g.), McNaughton |
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