1998 Chatham Cup

1998 Chatham Cup
Grand Final details
Date September 19
Venue North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Winner Central United (2nd title)
Score 5–0
Runner-Up Dunedin Technical
Jack Batty Memorial Cup Terry Torrens (Central United)
1997
1999

The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round (last 64). In all, 130 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record six rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by five rounds proper.

In an early round of the competition, Norwest United were thrashed 21-0 by Metro - a competition record which still stands. It was equalled in 2005, when Central United scored 21 - again against the unfortunate Norwest United.

Contents

The 1998 final

Central United easily won the 1998 final, beating Dunedin Technical 5-0.

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1998 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Terry Torrens, team captain of Central United.

Results

Third Round


Christchurch Rangers 3 – 0 Christchurch United

Claudelands Rovers 1 – 0 South Auckland Rangers

Dispensary Bar (Auckland) 0 – 3 Bay Olympic (Auckland)

Dunedin Technical 4 – 0 Invercargill Thistle

East Coast Bays 2 – 3 Papatoetoe

Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 3 – 2 Takapuna City

Ellerslie 3 – 1 Onehunga Sports

Fencibles United (Auckland) 7 – 0 Te Awamutu

Glen Eden 0 – 10 Papakura City

Glenfield Rovers 1 – 0 Mount Wellington

Green Island 3 – 0 Otago University

Halswell United 1 – 2 Christchurch Technical

Hamilton Wanderers 7 – 0 Whakatane Town

Kelston Boys HS (Auckland) 1 – 5 Waitemata City

Lower Hutt City 1 – 2 Tawa

Manukau City 2 – 0 Albany United

Melville United (Hamilton) 2 – 6 West Auckland

Metro (Auckland) 21 – 0 Norwest United (Kumeu)

Mount Albert Grammar 1 – 3 Tauranga City

Mount Albert-Ponsonby 0 – 4 Taupo

Napier City Rovers 6 – 1 New Plymouth Rangers

Ngaruawahia United 3 – 0 Three Kings United (Auckland)

Northland United (Whangarei) 1 – 2 Central United (Auckland)

North Wellington 3 – 0 Palmerston North Marist

Oratia United 2 – 1 Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)

Otahuhu United 5 – 2 Birkenhead United

Raumati Hearts 0 – 2 Wanganui East Athletic

University (Auckland) 7 – 0 Manurewa

Waterside Karori 0 – 1 Red Sox Riverside (Palmerston N.)

Wellington College 4 – 0 Seatoun

Wellington Olympic 3 – 1 Wainuiomata

Western Suburbs (Porirua) 5 – 1 Upper Hutt City

Fourth Round


Bay Olympic 1 – 0 Papatoetoe

Central United 6 – 2 Papakura City

Christchurch Technical 2 – 1 Green Island

Dunedin Technical 3 – 2 Christchurch Rangers

Fencibles United 0 – 2 Hamilton Wanderers

Metro 4 – 2 Taupo

Napier City Rovers 0 – 2 Western Suburbs

Ngaruawahia United 0 – 0 (aet)* Eastern Suburbs

North Wellington 3 – 2 Wanganui East Athletic

Oratia United 2 – 0 Claudelands Rovers

Otahuhu United 0 – 4 Glenfield Rovers

Red Sox Riverside 0 – 3 Tawa

University 1 – 3 Ellerslie

Waitemata City 0 – 3 Tauranga City

Wellington Olympic 2 – 0 Wellington College

West Auckland 5 – 0 Manukau City
* Won on penalties by Ngaruawahia United (6-5)

Fifth Round

June 20
Dunedin Technical 2 – 0 Christchurch Technical
June 20
Glenfield Rovers 2 – 3 Bay Olympic
June 20
Metro 1 – 0 West Auckland
June 20
Ngaruawahia United 1 – 0 Hamilton Wanderers
June 20
Oratia United 0 – 5 Ellerslie
June 20
Tauranga City 1 – 2 Central United
June 20
Tawa 2 – 1 North Wellington
June 20
Western Suburbs 3 – 2 Wellington Olympic

Quarter-finals

July
Central United 2 – 1 Western Suburbs
July
Metro 3 – 1 Ellerslie
July
Ngaruawahia United 2 – 1 Bay Olympic
July
Tawa 0 – 5 Dunedin Technical

Semi-finals

August 16
Central United 3 – 1 Metro
August 16
Dunedin Technical 2 – 0 Ngaruawahia United

Final

September 19
Central United 5 – 0 Dunedin Technical North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Referee: B. Grimshaw
Hickey 2, P. Urlovic 2, M. Urlovic [1]

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