1966 Chatham Cup

1966 Chatham Cup
Dates September 3, 1966
Championship venue Basin Reserve, Wellington
Champions Miramar Rangers (1st title)
Runners-up Western
Championship match score 1 – 0

The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification.

The 1966 final

The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header.[1]

Results

Third round


Christchurch City 5 – 0 Rangers (Christchurch)


Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 3 – 2 East Coast Bays


Eastern Union (Gisborne) 2 – 0 Riverina (Wairoa)


Hamilton 5 – 3 Claudelands Rovers


Kahukura (Rotorua) 4 – 0 Rotorua Rangers


King Edward TCOB (Dunedin) 2 – 0 Otago University


Maori Hill (Dunedin) 2 – 0 Caversham


Miramar Rangers 1 – 0 Karori Swifts


Moturoa 6 – 0 New Plymouth United


Mount Wellington 1 – 0 Mount Roskill


Napier Rovers 4 – 2 Napier HSOB


Nelson Rangers 5 – 1 Nelson Thistle


New Brighton 5 – 1 Christchurch Technical


Northern (Dunedin) 3 – 0 Roslyn-Wakari


Wellington Northern 4 – 3 Stop Out (Lower Hutt)


Otangarei United (Whangarei) 3 – 2 Kamo Swifts


Papatoetoe 3 – 1 Pukekohe Ramblers


Ponsonby 6 – 2 North Shore United


Richmond Athletic 2 – 1 Nelson Suburbs


Saint Kilda 4 – 2 Mosgiel


Seatoun 1 – 0 Waterside (Wellington)


Wanganui East Athletic 0 – 0 (aet)* Palmerston North Thistle


Waterside Canterbury 2 – 1 Christchurch HSOB


Wellington United 4 – 1 Wainuiomata


Western (Christchurch) 12 – 2 Northern Hearts (Timaru)

*match won by Wanganui East on corners

Fourth round


Blenheim Athletic 5 – 2 Grosvenor Rovers


Christchurch City 2 – 0 New Brighton


Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 7 – 1 Kahukura (Rotorua)


Hamilton 2 – 1 Eastern Union (Gisborne)


Invercargill Thistle 7 – 3 Gore Wanderers


Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Wellington Northern


Moturoa 5 – 2 Masterton Athletic


Nelson Rangers 6 – 1 Richmond Athletic


Northern 3 – 1 Maori Hill


Otangarei United (Whangarei) 1 – 2 Papatoetoe


Ponsonby 2 – 1 Mount Wellington


Queens Park 2 – 1 Invercargill United


Saint Kilda 3 – 1 King Edward TCOB


Seatoun 5 – 1 Wellington United


Wanganui East Athletic 2 – 5 Napier Rovers


Western 9 – 0 Waterside Canterbury

Fifth round


Blenheim Athletic 0 – 9 Nelson Rangers


Invercargill Thistle 4 – 2 Queens Park


Miramar Rangers 3 – 1 Seatoun


Moturoa 4 – 2 Napier Rovers


Papatoetoe 1 – 4 Eastern Suburbs


Ponsonby 4 – 1 Hamilton


Saint Kilda 3 – 1 Northern


Western 2 – 1 Christchurch City

Quarter-finals


Moturoa 0 – 3 Miramar Rangers


Nelson Rangers 0 – 2 Western (Christchurch)


Ponsonby 2 – 1 Eastern Suburbs


Saint Kilda 4 – 1 Invercargill Thistle

Semi-finals


Ponsonby 1 – 2 Miramar Rangers


Western 1 – 1 (aet) Saint Kilda

Replay


Saint Kilda 1 – 3 Western

Final

Sept. 3, 1966
Miramar Rangers 1 – 0 Western
L. Taylor
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Les Coffman

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 74