1978 Chatham Cup

The 1978 Chatham Cup was the 51st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1978 Chatham Cup
Dates3 September 1978
Championship venueTrafalgar Park, Nelson
ChampionsManurewa (2nd title)
Runners-upNelson United
Championship match score1 – 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 Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 144 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.

Results

Third round
Christchurch Technical2 – 0Papanui Suburbs
Dunedin City7 – 0Invercargill Thistle
East Coast Bays5 – 5*Metro College (Auckland)
Kiwi United (Palmerston North)2 – 1Napier City Rovers
Lynndale (Auckland)1 – 0Mount Roskill
Manurewa1 – 0Takapuna City
Masterton1 – 0Viard Old Boys (Porirua)
Mosgiel1 – 2Caversham
Moturoa0 – 3Taranaki United (New Plymouth)
Nelson Suburbs0 – 0*Miramar Rangers
New Brighton2 – 0Cashmere Wanderers
Northern Hearts (Timaru)0 – 1Christchurch Rangers
Papakura City1 – 0Claudelands Rovers
Petone2 – 1Christian Youth
Rangiora2 – 1Shamrock (Christchurch)
Rotorua City4 – 1Rotorua Suburbs
Stokes Valley1 – 0Seatoun
Tawa1 – 1*Porirua United
Wanganui East Athletic1 – 0Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)
Hertz Whangarei City3 – 1Eden (Auckland)

* Won on penalties by Metro (3-2), Nelson Suburbs (3-2), and Porirua United (4-2)

Fourth round
Caversham3 – 2Rangiora
Christchurch Rangers3 – 2Woolston WMC
Christchurch United4 – 0New Brighton
Dunedin City7 – 0Christchurch Technical
Kiwi United1 – 5Masterton
Lynndale3 – 2Hamilton
Metro College0 – 5Manurewa
Mount Wellington1 – 0†Courier Rangers
North Shore United1 – 3Blockhouse Bay
Papakura City2 – 8Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Porirua United2 – 1Stokes Valley
Rotorua City0 – 1Hertz Whangarei City
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)4 – 0Petone
Taranaki United0 – 0*Nelson Suburbs
Wanganui East Athletic1 – 3Nelson United
Wellington Diamond United5 – 0Waterside (Wellington)

* Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (4-3). † Replayed match after Courier Rangers fielded ineligible player

Fifth round
Christchurch United4 – 1Christchurch Rangers
Dunedin City2 – 1Caversham
Lynndale1 – 5Blockhouse Bay
Manurewa7 – 0Hertz Whangarei City
Masterton1 – 2 (aet)Stop Out
Mount Wellington3 – 1Eastern Suburbs
Nelson Suburbs0 – 6Nelson United
Wellington Diamond United2 – 1Porirua United

Sixth Round
Blockhouse Bay2 – 4Manurewa
Christchurch United2 – 1Stop Out
Dunedin City2 – 5Nelson United
Mount Wellington3 – 1Wellington Diamond United

Semi-finals
Christchurch United1 – 3Nelson United
Mount Wellington1 – 2Manurewa

The Final

The final was held outside one of the main centres for the first time, being played in Nelson. Manurewa won the competition for the first time since 1931, when they had played under the name "Tramurewa" (after a recent merger with Tramways FC). The gap of 47 years between trophies in this competition is still a record.

Manurewa's side was coached by John Adshead who four years later would steer New Zealand's national side to their first FIFA World Cup. The team included several top players, notably Dave Bright and goalkeeper Frank van Hattum; they were opposed by the previous year's champions, Nelson United, a team which boasted the presence of Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen and Keith Mackay, among others.

The game's only goal came after 12 minutes. Nelson keeper Owen Nuttridge failed to completely clear a Dave Bright cross, only for the ball to be headed into the net by Bruce Foster.[1]

Final
Manurewa1 – 0Nelson United
Foster
Referee: R. de Raat

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