1976 Chatham Cup

The 1976 Chatham Cup was the 49th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1976 Chatham Cup
Dates4 September 1976
Championship venueQueen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
ChampionsChristchurch United (4th title)
Runners-upEastern Suburbs
Championship match score4 – 0
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Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 146 teams took part in the competition - a record for the time. 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 1976 final

Christchurch United, coached by Terry Conley, became only the second team (after Waterside in 1938-40) to win the cup on three successive occasions. Seven players played on all three winning sides, among them future New Zealand captain Steve Sumner. Three of these players (Graham Griffiths, Brian Hardman, and Ian Park) had also played in Christchurch United's winning side in the 1972 final.

The final against Eastern Suburbs was a one-sided affair (United had had a harder task in their semi-final against Blockhouse Bay). The South Island side scored four, though the first of these was an own goal by Suburbs' Tom Bell. Norman Moran picked up a brace before the scoring was completed by Mark McNaughton.[1]

Results

Third Round
Brooklyn Northern United0 – 1Lower Hutt City
Claudelands Rovers2 – 0Huntly Thistle
East Coast Bays3 – 2Howick
Eden0 – 0*Whangarei City
Glen Carron (Palmerston North)1 – 0Kiwi United (Palmerston North)
Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)1 – 0Taranaki United (New Plymouth)
Massey (Auckland)0 – 1Cornwall (Auckland)
Mount Roskill1 – 2Takapuna City
Napier City Rovers2 – 1Gisborne HSOB
Nelson Metro4 – 2Motueka
Newlands Paparangi2 – 3Island Bay United
Old Boys (Invercargill)0 – 5Invercargill United
Papatoetoe0 – 2Manurewa
Petone1 – 1*Seatoun
Queens Park (Invercargill)1 – 8Dunedin City
Rotorua Suburbs0 – 7Rotorua City
Shamrock (Christchurch)1 – 8Rangers (Christchurch)
Southland Boys' High School0 – 6Invercargill Thistle
Turangi Wanderers1 –14Hamilton
Wainuiomata0 – 3Nelson United
Waterside (Wellington)2 – 1North Wellington
Woolston WMC3 – 4Papanui Suburbs

* Won on penalties by Whangarei (5-2) and Petone (3-0)

Fourth Round
Caversham1 – 2Christchurch United
Rangers3 – 0Papanui Suburbs
Claudelands Rovers0 – 4Cornwall
East Coast Bays0 – 2North Shore United
Hamilton0 – 1Blockhouse Bay
Invercargill Thistle0 – 4Dunedin City
Manurewa2 – 4Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Manawatu United4 – 3Lower Hutt City
Napier City Rovers2 – 3Gisborne City
Nelson United6 – 0Glen Carron
New Brighton10 – 0Invercargill United
Petone1 – 2Wellington Diamond United
Rotorua City4 – 0Takapuna City
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)7 – 2Island Bay United
Waterside5 – 3Nelson Metro
Whangarei City2 – 2*Mount Wellington

* Won on penalties by Mt. Wellington (4-2)

Fifth Round
Blockhouse Bay2 – 2 (aet)*Mount Wellington
Cornwall3 – 4Eastern Suburbs
Dunedin City0 – 0 (aet)*New Brighton
Gisborne City1 – 0Stop Out
Manawatu United2 – 1Wellington Diamond United
Rangers2 – 3 (aet)Christchurch United
Rotorua City1 – 1 (aet)*North Shore United
Waterside0 – 2Nelson United

* Won on penalties by Blockhouse Bay (4-3), New Brighton (4-3), and North Shore United (4-3)

Sixth Round
Christchurch United3 – 0Gisborne City
Eastern Suburbs3 – 1North Shore United
Manawatu United2 – 3Blockhouse Bay
Nelson United0 – 1New Brighton

Semi-finals
Blockhouse Bay (soccer)2 – 2Christchurch United
New Brighton0 – 1Eastern Suburbs

Semi-Final replay
Blockhouse Bay (soccer)0 – 1Christchurch United

Final
Christchurch United4 – 0Eastern Suburbs
Moran 2, Bell (o.g.), McNaughton
Referee: T.G. Delahunty

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 77-78
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