1961 Chatham Cup
| Dates |
May 6 – August 26, 1961 | ||
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| Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington | ||
| Champions | Northern (2nd title) | ||
| Runners-up | North Shore United | ||
| Championship match score | 2 – 0 | ||
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The 1961 Chatham Cup was the 34th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.
Other teams known to have taken part in the final rounds included Otangarei United (Whangarei), Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Rotorua), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa, Napier Rovers, Wanganui United, Kiwi United (Manawatu), and Timaru Thistle.
The 1961 final
Northern won the cup for a second time, having previously been champions in 1959; North Shore United made their third consecutive finals appearance, having won the cup in 1960. The match was thus both a match between the two previous winners and also a rematch of the 1959 final, with the same team winning on both occasions. Seven Northern players and six North Shore players played in both finals, these six latter players - among them England and New Zealand international Ken Armstrong - also having played in the winning side of 1960. The final was a free flowing affair, but no goals came until the half hour mark, when Northern took the lead through George Little. The score remained 1-0 until two minutes from the end of the match, when Bruce Campbell doubled Northern's lead.[1]
Results
This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.Second Round
May 6, 1961 |
| Saint Kilda | 7 – 3 | Mosgiel |
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| Durst 3, Van Schraa 2 (1 pen.), Smolders, Stoove | [2] | Downie 2 (1 pen.), Thompson |
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin Referee: D. Welham |
Third Round
May 27, 1961 |
| King Edward TCOB | 2 – 1 | Saint Kilda |
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| Paul 2 | [3] | Van Schraa |
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin Referee: A. Williams |
May 27, 1961 |
| Maori Hill | 1 – 5 | Northern |
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| Roberts | [3] | G. Little 3, Rae, P. Little |
Culling Park, Dunedin Referee: R. McDonald |
May 27, 1961 |
| Roslyn-Wakari | 5 – 3 | Dunedin HSOB |
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| Walker 2, Smillie, Imman, Sanctuary | [3] | Morris (pen.), Cross, Hilliker |
Tonga Park, Dunedin Referee: D. Welham |
Fourth Round
June 17, 1961 |
| King Edward TCOB | 1 – 0 | Caversham |
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| Cunningham | [4] |
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin Referee: R.E. McDonald |
June 17, 1961 |
| Northern | 3 – 0 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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| Berry 2, G. Little | [4] |
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin Referee: W. Bamberry |
Fifth Round
Quarter-finals
July 15, 1961 |
| Invercargill Thistle | 3 – 5 | Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Steel 2, Frost | [5] | G. Little 2, McVey, Rae (pen.), Berry |
Invercargill |
Semi-finals ("Island finals")
August 5, 1961 |
| Northern | 3 – 1 | Western |
|---|---|---|
| G. Little 2, J. Little | [6] | Newsome |
Caledonian Ground, South Dunedin Referee: T. Griggs |
Final
August 26, 1961 |
| Northern | 2 – 0 | North Shore United |
|---|---|---|
| G. Little, Campbell | [7] |
Basin Reserve, Wellington Referee: C. Anderson |
References
- ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p.73
- ↑ Otago Daily Times, May 8, 1961, p. 8
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Otago Daily Times, May 29, 1961, p. 12
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Otago Daily Times, June 19, 1961, p. 6
- ↑ Otago Daily Times, July 17, 1961, p. 11
- ↑ Otago Daily Times, August 7, 1961, p. 6
- ↑ Otago Daily Times (August 28, 1961), p. 5
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