1963 Chatham Cup

The 1963 Chatham Cup was the 36th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1963 Chatham Cup
Dates15 June – 31 August 1963
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsNorth Shore United (3rd title)
Runners-upNomads
Championship match score4 – 1
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The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Otangarei United, Blockhouse Bay, North Shore United, Papatoetoe, Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Rotorua), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Hastings United, Wanganui United, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Wellington Marist, Nelson Rangers, Christchurch Nomads, Timaru Thistle, Northern (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle. It is known that unfancied side Otematata, from Otago's Maniototo district caused a surprise by reaching the last 16 stage.

The 1963 final

During the early 1960s North Shore were by far the strongest team in the country. This was their fourth final in five years, and with the Chatham Cup they completed a treble which included the Auckland regional league and the Rothmans Cup competition. They easily accounted for the Christchurch team of Nomads in the final, and with the exception of the tail-end of the first half dominated the match. The only goal of the first period came through Shore's Middleton (some sources say winger Peter Oden), but the lead was doubled ten minutes after the break through a header from Peter Maynard. McNicholl (some sources say Oden) added a third and North Shore coasted for the remainder of the match, allowing Nomads' Robin Muirson to gain a consolation goal for the southerners.[1][2]

Results

First round
Caversham4 – 5Green Island
[3]
Referee: A. Patton
Northern (Dunedin)4 – 3King Edward TCOB (Dunedin)
[3]
Roslyn-Wakari4 – 0Dunedin HSOB
[3]
Referee: K. Young
Saint Kilda3 – 0Mosgiel
[3]
Referee: J. Warner

Second round
Roslyn-Wakari3 – 0Green Island
Kernaghan 2, Ure [4]
Referee: N. de Meyer
Saint Kilda2 – 8Northern
Sepsi, Van Schraa [4] P. Little 4, G. Little, Turnhout (og), Higgins, Rae
Referee: R. MacDonald

Last 32
Otematata7 – 1Oamaru
[5]
Moturoa5–2St. Andrews
L. Varga 2, E. Meuli, J. McManus, K. McDonald [6] D. May, M. Beatty
Western Park, New Plymouth
Referee: Mr. A. Seeling

Last 16
Invercargill Thistle5 – 0Invercargill United
Otematata1 – 3Northern
Caldwell [7] Higgins, Rae (pen.), Berry
Referee: W. Bamberry
Wanganui United6 - 4 aetMoturoa
R. Toyne 2, B. Webber 3, B. Olding [8] K. McDonald, J. McManus, (M. Ram og.), ?
Referee: Mr. C. Seddon
Nelson Rangers2 – 1Motueka
O. Bajema, ? [9] G. Textor

Last eight ("Zone finals")
Invercargill Thistle1 – 4Northern
Frost [10] G. Little, P. Little, Greaves, Berry
Nomads3 – 1Nelson Rangers
Wellington Marist3 – 1Wanganui United
Basin Reserve, Wellington

Semi-finals ("Island finals")
Northern0 – 3Nomads
[11] Muirson 2, McParland
Referee: T.J. Ward
North Shore United9 – 2Wellington Marist

Final
North Shore United4 – 1Christchurch Nomads
Middleton, Maynard, McNicholl* [1] Muirson
Referee: R.E. McDonald

Note: Some sources, such as Hilton (1991), give North Shore's goalscorers as Oden 2, Maynard.

References
  1. Otago Daily Times, Sept 2, 1963, p. 10
  2. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 74
  3. Otago Daily Times 17 June 1963. p. 8
  4. Otago Daily Times 24 June 1963. p. 9
  5. Otago Daily Times 8 July 1963. p.7
  6. New Plymouth Daily News 24th July 1963. p.12
  7. Otago Daily Times 15 July 1963. p.11
  8. "Whanganui Chronicle" Monday July 1 1963 p.3
  9. "Nelson Photo News" No 33 July 20 1963 p.52,53
  10. Otago Daily Times 29 July 1963. p. 9
  11. Otago Daily Times, 12 August 1963, p. 10


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