1996 Chatham Cup

1996 Chatham Cup
Dates September 7, 1996
Championship venue Park Island Ground, Napier
Champions Waitakere City (3rd title)
Runners-up Mount Wellington
Championship match score 3–1
Jack Batty Memorial Cup Mark Foy (Mount Wellington)

The 1996 Chatham Cup was the 69th 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 fourth round (last 32). In all, 127 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

The 1996 final

For the second year in a row, Waitakere City won the league/cup double - the only team to have achieved this two seasons running. They also became only the third team to win the Chatham Cup three years in a row, having won in both 1994 and 1995.

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 1996 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Mark Foy of Mount Wellington.

Results

Third Round


Alexandra 0 – 2 Caversham


Burwood 1 – 7 Christchurch United


Christchurch Technical 2 – 1 Christchurch Rangers


Dunedin Technical 3 – 1 Mosgiel


Eden (Auckland) 4 – 2 Papakura City


Ellerslie 1 – 0 Blockhouse Bay


Glenfield Rovers 5 – 2 Waikato Unicol (Hamilton)


Green Bay-Titirangi 1 – 2 Ngaruawahia United


Green Island 7 – 2 Waihopai (Invercargill)


Lower Hutt City 2 – 1 New Plymouth Rangers


Manawatu (Palmerston North) 1 – 0 Waterside Karori


Manurewa 2 – 2 (aet)* Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)


Paraparaumu United 3 – 2 Brooklyn Northern United


Petone 2 – 1 Island Bay United


Porirua City 0 – 7 Wainuiomata


Roslyn-Wakari 8 – 0 Queens Park


Seatoun 2 – 3 Taradale


South Auckland Rangers 0 – 3 Mount Wellington


Tararua United (Upper Hutt) 4 – 1 Levin United


Tawa 3 – 0 Stop Out (Lower Hutt)


University (Auckland) 5 – 1 Cambridge


Western (Christchurch) 2 – 1 New Brighton

* Won on penalties by Manurewa (4-3) and Wanganui East (3-2)

Fourth Round


Caversham 1 – 6 Dunedin Technical


Central United (Auckland) 2 – 0 Ellerslie


Eden 2 – 5 Mount Wellington


Glenfield Rovers 2 – 1 University


Green Island 1 – 2 Roslyn-Wakari


Lower Hutt City 10 – 0 Petone


Miramar Rangers 2 – 0 Tararua United


Napier City Rovers 4 – 0 Paraparaumu United


North Shore United 4 – 0 Mount Maunganui


Tawa 4 – 1 Taradale


Wainuiomata 0 – 1 Manawatu


Waitakere City 5 – 0 Manurewa


Western 2 – 3 Woolston WMC

Fifth Round


Central United 1 – 2 Mount Wellington


Manawatu 2 – 2 (aet)* Tawa


Napier City Rovers 2 – 1 Lower Hutt City


North Shore United 0 – 4 Waitakere City

* Won on penalties by Tawa (4-2)

Quarter-finals


Napier City Rovers 4 – 0 Tawa


Waitakere City 4 – 2 Glenfield Rovers


Wanganui East Athletic 2 – 3 Mount Wellington

Semi-finals


Napier City Rovers 2 – 3 Mount Wellington


Waitakere City 5 – 0 Dunedin Technical

Final


Waitakere City 3 – 1 Mount Wellington
McClennan, Woodhams, Mulrooney [1] Hyde
Park Island Ground, Napier
Referee: H. Potter

References

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