1927 Chatham Cup

The 1927 Chatham Cup was the fifth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1927 Chatham Cup
Dates24 September 1927 (1927-09-24)
Championship venueNewtown Park, Wellington
ChampionsPonsonby (1st title)
Runners-upNorthern
Championship match score3–2
1926
1928

The competition was run on a regional basis, with five regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Teams taking part in the final rounds included Ponsonby (who defeated Auckland Thistle in the Auckland regional final),[1] St. Andrews (Manawatu), Northern (Dunedin), Nomads (Christchurch), and Wellington Marist (who defeated YMCA in the Wellington regional final).[2]

Teams

Auckland

Waro Wanderers, Ponsonby, Northcote, Royal New Zealand Navy, Auckland Thistle, Auckland YMCA, Onehunga., Tramways, North Shore, Huntly, Huntly Thistle, Rotowaro, Pukemiro.

Wellington

Hospital, Welgasco, Wellington Marist, Diamond, Wellington YMCA, Swifts, Johnsonville, South Wellington, Institute Old Boys', Petone FC, Wellington Thistle.

Canterbury

Nomads, Christchurch Thistle, Western, Christchurch Technical Old Boys.

Manawatu

St. Andrews, Palmerston North Athletic

Otago

Northern

Sunnyside

The 1926 champions Sunnyside, as a result of a disagreement with the Canterbury Football Association (C.F.A.) regarding fixtures, withdrew from all competitions in April 1927. A request was made to the C.F.A. to schedule three home games a month for Sunnyside owing to an allowance of only one Saturday per month leave for staff from the hospital, it was explained by the secretary of Sunnyside, Mr. Iain McLeod in a letter to the Christchurch Star. McLeod reinforced to the paper that the purpose of the team was for entertainment of the patients and now the hospital had begun negotiations with the rugby football union to switch codes. A £41 payment to Sunnyside by the N.Z.F.A via the C.F.A. was also clarified by McLeod after reimbursement of 3s 8d had been received by the champion players after an expense of £4/player to travel to Dunedin and Wellington in 1926. The sum forward to the club by the N.Z.F.A for the Chatham Cup win, raised questions in the papers prior to McLeod disclosing a considerable deduction of more than £32 by the C.F.A. due to prior arrangement. A number of Sunnyside players joined alternate association clubs in Christchurch after the decision to withdraw.[3][4][5]

The 1927 final

The final was played at Newtown Park, Wellington - the second of three finals to be held at that venue. In 1928 the final moved to the Basin Reserve, a venue which was used regularly until the 1970s; Newtown Park was not to host the final again until 1989.

In the final, which was noted by contemporary sources as being a dour match, Ponsonby made good use of a stiff Wellington wind in the first half, with goals from Gerry Hunter, Bob Innes, and J. Adshead. In the second half, the wind favoured Northern, who pulled two goals back through A. McDowell and A. McTavish. Northern pressed for the equaliser, spending long periods close to Ponsonby's goalmouth, but the Auckland side's defence held and the survived to win 3–2.[6]:68

Northern protest

On returning to Dunedin from Wellington, the Northern club officials made the decision to protest the result of the final, on the grounds of an oversight of the rules regarding player eligibility and was not prepared to accept the N.Z.F.A. decision. It was also agreed by the Northern club that unless the matter was reconsidered by the N.Z.F.A. the case and the whole facts governing it would be set in motion to be placed before the Football Association in England. A football contributor to the Otago Daily Times had even gone so far as to claim the "Ponies" sportsmanship was poor. New Zealand representative Tom McCormack had travelled with the Northern side to Wellington, but prior to the match commencing McCormack was deemed injured. A twelfth player selected by the Otago Association, Tom Ruddiman, a member of Northern for the last decade, was available to replace McCormack, but the N.Z.F.A. declared this a breach of the cup rules. The captain of Ponsonby Bob Innes stated he was bound by the cup rules and did not have any power to agree to any infringement. The rule in question read as follows, "In the competition proper each player, except a player who has played for his club in the previous season, and has never played for any other club, must have played twice for his club in the current season seven days at least previous to the match.” Ruddiman had not met these stipulations, though he had played for Northern in the 1927 season. To file the protest with the N.Z.F.A. cost Northern a £2 2s fee, a reply was received late in 1927 dismissing the protest and retaining the fee. [7][8][9]

Results

Auckland Qualifiers

Auckland Round One
Ponsonby2-1Northcote
Bell, Hunter Report Williams
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. G.T. Lee
Auckland Round One
Auckland Thistle4-1Auckland YMCA
Kay 2, og W. Lewis, D. Stewart, Report Humphreys
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. J. S. McMillan
Auckland Round One
Onehunga5-3Navy
Cheeseman, Miller, Rivers, Knott, Terry Report Gilmore, Walker, Nimmo
Onehunga, Auckland
Referee: Mr. A. Parkinson
Auckland Round One
Tramways1-1 North Shore
Spencer Report Baxter
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. J. Low
Replay
Auckland Round One
Tramways0-1North Shore
Report Simpson (og)
Blandford Park, Auckland
Auckland semi-final
Auckland Thistle2-0North Shore
J. Stewart, Gerrard og. Report
Victoria Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. L. W. Tuttle
Auckland semi-final
Ponsonby4-3Onehunga
Hunter, Ahern, Mooney, Wright Report Mellor 2, Cheeseman
Victoria Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. J. Low
Auckland Final
Auckland Thistle0-1Ponsonby
Report Tomilty
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. J. T. Jennings
South Auckland Qualifier
Pukemiro0-1Huntly Thistle
Report
Pukemiro
Referee: Mr. J. Wallace
South Auckland Qualifier
Rotowaro4-2Huntly
McCullum 2, P. Hunter, Dodds Report Evans, Hall
Rotowaro
Referee: Mr. J. Bate
South Auckland District Final
Huntly Thistle0 - 2Rotowaro
Report
Recreation Park, Huntly
Referee: Mr. Jas. Wallace
Auckland - North Auckland District Final
Ponsonby5-0Waro Wanderers
Innes 2, Bell, Tomilty, Hunter Report
Blandford Park, Auckland
Attendance: 1000
Auckland-South Auckland Final
Rotowaro0-4Ponsonby
Report Innes 2, Adshead, Hunter
Recreation Park, Huntly

Wellington Qualifiers

Wellington Round One
Hospital7-1Welgasco
Report
Porirua Hospital, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Jackson
Wellington Round One
Wellington Marist4-2Diamond
Condon 2, McElligott, Thomas Report Hearne 2
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G.V. Hills
Wellington Round One
Wellington YMCA8-0Swifts
Ballard, Rigby, Trott, Worth. (unknown individual scorers) Report
Kelburn Park, Wellington
Referee: Mr. E. Watts

Wellington teams: Institute, Thistle, Petone, Johnsonville and South Wellington first round byes.[10]

Wellington Round Two
Institute Old Boys3-1Wellington Thistle
Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. E. Ormrod
Wellington Round Two
Hospital0-6Petone
Report
Porirua Hospital, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Goffin
Wellington Round Two
Wellington Marist1-0
Match abandoned
Johnsonville
Report
Kelburn Park, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. V. Hill

Match abandoned due to weather * [11]

Wellington Round Two
Wellington YMCA8-0South Wellington
Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. C. Ward
Wellington semi-final
Wellington YMCA3-1Petone
Rigby 2, ? Report Cordinor
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Wellington semi-final
Wellington Marist5-0Johnsonville
Condon 2, McElligott, Hickey, Thomas Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. E. Watts
Wellington Final
Wellington Marist8-0Wellington YMCA
Barton 3, McElligott, Cudby 2, Marshment 2 Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Jackson
Manawatu District Final
St. Andrews6-2Palmerston North Athletic
Birch, Brookfield, McNab, Davis, Coombs 2 Report Whitehouse 2
North Street Park, Palmerston North
Referee: Mr. H. Crouch
Manawatu-Wellington Final
Wellington Marist40St. Andrews
Marchment, Condon 2, McElligott Report
Referee: Mr. G. Goffin

Canterbury Qualifiers

Canterbury Round One
Nomads5-0Christchurch Thistle
Wilson, Trotter, Bryan, Speirs, Thompson Report
Richmond Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. M. Thornley
Canterbury Round One
Technical Old Boys2-0Western
Harbutt, Barwell Report
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. H. Smyth
Canterbury Final
Nomads3-1Western
Trotter 2, J. Thompson, Report Clements
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. M. Thornley

Semi-finals (Island finals)

North Island Final
Ponsonby2-1Wellington Marist
Innes, Tomilty Report Thomas
Blandford Park, Auckland
South Island Final
Nomads1-2Northern
Trotter Report McTavish, McLean
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. Thornley

Final

Teams

Ponsonby: H. Watts, M. Williams, T. Pickett, John Morrison, George Wright, J. Mooney, Gerry Hunter, Clem Bell, Bob Innes, J. Tomilty, J. Adshead

Northern: A. McQuarrie, L. Coates, Jim Scoular, Alex Perry, Hugh Munsie, Reg Cherry, A. McDowell, Tom McHugh, A. McTavish, Tom McCormack, Rab McLean

1927 Final
Ponsonby3 – 2Northern
Hunter, Innes, Adshead Report McDowell, McTavish
Referee: G. Jackson

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