1968 Chatham Cup
| Dates | 7 September 1968 |
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| Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Champions | Eastern Suburbs (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Christchurch Technical |
| Championship match score | 2 – 0 |
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The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.
The 1968 final
The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall. [1]
Results
Third Round
| Caversham | 2 – 0 | King Edward TCOB |
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| Rangers (Christchurch) | 3 – 2 | Christchurch City |
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| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 5 – 2 (replay) | Mount Wellington |
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| Gisborne City | 3 – 0 | Riverina (Wairoa) |
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| Hamilton | 5 – 3 | Claudelands Rovers |
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| Miramar Rangers | 6 – 1 | Seatoun |
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| Mosgiel | 4 – 3 | HSOB (Dunedin) |
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| Moturoa | 4 – 2 | HSOB (New Plymouth) |
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| Mount Albert | 1 – 1* | Metro College |
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| Naenae | 5 – 4 | Lower Hutt City |
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| Nelson Suburbs | 3 – 2 | Nelson City |
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| Papatoetoe | 2 – 1 | Massey Rovers |
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| Roslyn-Wakari | 5 – 3 | Northern (Dunedin) |
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| Saint Kilda | 4 – 0 | Maori Hill (Dunedin) |
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| Wanganui Western Suburbs | 2 – 0 | Wanganui East Athletic |
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| Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | 3 – 1 | Victoria University |
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| Whangarei | 6 – 0 | Kamo Swifts |
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* Mount Albert won on corners
Fourth Round
| Christchurch Technical | 3 – 0 | Rangers (Christchurch) |
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| Gisborne City | 1 – 2 | Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) |
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| Invercargill United | 6 – 1 | Gore Wanderers |
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| Miramar Rangers | 6 – 0 | Naenae |
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| Moturoa | 2 – 4 | Wanganui Western Suburbs |
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| Mount Albert | 2 – 1 | Ellerslie |
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| Nelson United | 2 – 1 | Nelson Suburbs |
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| Roslyn-Wakari | 2 – 1 | Saint Kilda |
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| Rotorua City | 1 – 3 | Hamilton |
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| Waterside (Wellington) | 3 – 2 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
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| Whangarei | 1 – 4 | Papatoetoe |
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Fifth Round
| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 4 – 1 | Mount Albert |
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| Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough) | 0 – 7 | Nelson United |
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| Invercargill United | 2 – 1 | Queens Park (Invercargill) |
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| Palmerston North Thistle | 3 – 1 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
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| Papatoetoe | 0 – 4 | Hamilton |
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| Roslyn-Wakari | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Caversham |
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| Timaru City | 0 – 2 | Christchurch Technical |
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* Roslyn-Wakari won on corners
Quarter-finals
| Hamilton | 1 – 3 | Eastern Suburbs |
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| Roslyn-Wakari | 3 – 1 | Invercargill United |
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Semi-finals
Final
| Eastern Suburbs | 2 – 0 | Christchurch Technical |
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| Wrathall 2 |
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1968 page
- UltimateNZSoccer website 1968 Chatham Cup page