2003 Chatham Cup

2003 Chatham Cup
Dates 17 August 2003
Championship venue North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Champions University-Mount Wellington (7th title)
Runners-up Melville United
Championship match score 3–1
Jack Batty Memorial Cup Kara Waetford (University-Mount Wellington)
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The 2003 Chatham Cup was the 76th 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. In all, 131 teams took part in the competition. The competition consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Golden goal extra time was played in ties which finished level at full time.

The 2003 final

Derek Rugg became the first referee since G. Jackson in the 1920s and 1930s to control three Chatham Cup finals, heving previously refereed the 2000 and 2002 finals. In the final University-Mount Wellington subdued Melville United, running out 3-1 winners.

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 2003 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Kara Waetford of University-Mount Wellington.

Results

Third Round

Auckland Grammar 1 – 5 Waitakere City
Caversham 4 – 0 Nomads United (Christchurch)
Central United (Auckland) 6 – 3 Te Atatu
Fencibles United (Auckland) 1 – 0 Papakura
Greerton Rovers 6 – 1 Papatoetoe
Manawatu (Palmerston North) 5 – 0 Waterside Karori
Mount Albert Grammar 4 – 3 Oratia United
NZ Celtic Supporters (Auckland) 1 – 0 Birkenhead United
Northern (Dunedin) 0 – 2 Roslyn-Wakari
Otahuhu United 6 – 1 F.O.S.S. United (Hamilton)
Peringa United (New Plymouth) 5 – 0 Massey University
Red Sox (Palmerston North) 2 – 0 Gisborne City
Taupo 2 – 1 West Auckland
Upper Hutt City 2 – 3 Wellington United
Wainuiomata 2 – 2* Wellington College
Western (Christchurch) 0 – 2 Halswell United
Western Springs 2 – 1 Bay Olympic (Auckland)
West Hamilton United 2 – 1 Bohemian Celtic (Auckland)
Whakatane Town 3 – 2 Hamilton Boys HSOB
* Won on penalties by North Shore (8-7) and Wellington College (4-3)

Fourth Round

Fencibles United 9 – 1 NZ Celtic Supporters
Havelock North Rangers 3 – 1 Wellington Olympic
Island Bay United 1 – 0 Wellington College
Manawatu 8 – 0 Peringa United
Mount Albert Grammar 0 – 4 University-Mount Wellington
Otahuhu United 1 – 2 Greerton Rovers
Taupo 0 – 1 Western Springs
West Hamilton United 3 – 2 Whakatane Town

Fifth Round

Central United 2 – 0 Fencibles United
Spirovski, Major
Christchurch Rangers 2 – 1 (aet) Roslyn-Wakari
Hughes, Egues Lamont
Greerton Rovers 1 – 5 University-Mount Wellington
Anderson (pen.) Thou 2, McCormack, Root, Waetford (pen.)
Island Bay United 3 – 2 (aet) Western Suburbs FC
Hannah 2, Terry (pen.) Carnahan 2
Lower Hutt City 4 – 2 Havelock North Wanderers
Garcias 2, Bartosh, Richmond Mihaljovic, McCourt
Melville United 8 – 0 Western Springs
Holloway 3, Watene 2, Cooper, Field, Yugov
Wellington United 2 – 3 (aet) Manawatu
Candy, Rowe Old, Ayloff, Halstead
West Hamilton United 1 – 4 North Shore United
Michie Stevens 2, Coombes, Webster

Quarter-finals

Island Bay United 0 – 3 Central United
Koprivcic 2, Major (pen.)
Lower Hutt City 1 – 0 Manawatu
Malivuk
Melville United 5 – 0 North Shore United
Holloway 2 (1 pen.), Wilkinson, o.g.

Semi-finals

Central United 0 – 1 Melville United
Watene
Lower Hutt City 2 – 3 (aet) University-Mount Wellington
o.g., Lockhead (pen.) Waugh 3

Final

University-Mount Wellington 3 – 1 Melville United
McCormack 2, Waugh Watene
Referee: D. Rugg

References

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