1998 Chatham Cup

1998 Chatham Cup
Dates September 19, 1998
Championship venue North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Champions Central United (2nd title)
Runners-up Dunedin Technical
Championship match score 5–0
Jack Batty Memorial Cup Terry Torrens (Central United)

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.

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


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


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


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


Napier City Rovers 6 – 1 New Plymouth Rangers


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


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 FC (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


Metro 4 – 2 Taupo


Napier City Rovers 0 – 2 Western Suburbs FC


Ngaruawahia United 0 – 0 (aet)* Eastern Suburbs


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
Metro 1 – 0 West Auckland

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 FC 3 – 2 Wellington Olympic

Quarter-finals

July
Metro 3 – 1 Ellerslie

July
Tawa 0 – 5 Dunedin Technical

Semi-finals

August 16
Central United 3 – 1 Metro

Final

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

References

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