| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Dates | 26 August 1929 |
| Defending champions | Petone |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tramways (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Seacliff |
The 1929 Chatham Cup was the seventh annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis, with six regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each holding separate qualifying rounds.
Electric Soccer
Blandford Park held Auckland's first Chatham Cup match under electric lighting in 1929. The first round fixture between Auckland Thistle and YMCA (Auckland) in extra time, was completed under floodlighting. On 12 June, in a second round fixture, Northcote were scheduled for an evening kick off against Thistle at Blandford Park at 7:30pm,[1] though due to bad weather the match was rescheduled[2] to take place on 19 June, and again was postponed due to the weather.[3]
On 26 June the match was again postponed due to the state of Blandford Park.[4] Finally on the evening of 3 July the match took place, with Thistle defeating Northcote 3–2.[5]
After the succession of postponements the Auckland FA petitoned the NZ council for an extension to their qualification scheduling. After being given the date of the 27th of July for the North Auckland FA decider, the Auckland FA then put the question to the remaining five clubs who decided through committee that Tramways should be awarded the position of Auckland contender.[6]
Teams
Otago
Canterbury
Christchurch Thistle, Nomads, Rangers, Western, St. Albans, New Brighton A.F.C.
Wellington
Hawkes Bay
Manawatu
St Andrew's, Palmerston North Returned Services Association (R.S.A.)
Poverty Bay
Auckland
Auckland F.A: Tramways, YMCA (Auckland), Celtic (Auckland), Auckland Thistle, Ponsonby, Onehunga, Bon Accord, Auckland Corinthians, Manurewa, Belmont, Rangers (Auckland)
South Auckland F.A: Huntly Thistle (withdrew)
North Auckland F.A: Waro Wanderers (withdrew)
The 1929 final
Seacliff's George Anderson, Bill Rogers, Bill Murray, and Bill Hooper were each playing in their fourth final, at that time record. Unfortunately for them, Tramways totally dominated the final. The only goal of the first half came from Clem Bell, though Seacliff came close to equalising before the break. In the second half, though, Seacliff were outclassed. Early on in the half Seacliff keeper T. Jackson managed to get a hand to a shot from F. Lewis but was unable to keep the ball for entering the goal (some sources name Evan Williams was the scorer of this goal). Harry Spencer added two more goals for the Aucklanders, but there was controversy when no penalty was awarded for a clear handball by a defender in front of the Tramways goal late in the match.[7]: 68
Results
Auckland Qualifiers
| Auckland Thistle | 5-3 (a.e.t.) Final quarter of match played under floodlights | YMCA (Auckland) |
|---|---|---|
| Kay 2, Chalmers, Webb, Hislop | Report | Humphries 2, McAuslan |
| Celtic (Auckland) | 3-1 | Ponsonby |
|---|---|---|
| Rimmer, Watt 2 | Report | Ward |
| Corinthians | 2-7 | Tramways |
|---|---|---|
| Jones, Ahern | Report | Christie, Williams 2, Bell, Spencer, Simpson, Spong |
| Rangers (Auckland) | 1-3 | Northcote |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Northcote | 2 - 3 First ever floodlit match in New Zealand | Auckland Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Pugh 2 | Report | Kay 2, Rowat |
| Celtic (Auckland) | Postponed Floodlit night match | Manurewa |
|---|---|---|
Note: Tramways declared winner of Auckland section by remaining clubs and A.F.A. after postponements delayed the competition
North Auckland/Auckland Qualifier
| Tramways | w/o Tramways won by default | Waro Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Poverty Bay/South Auckland (Waikato) Qualifier
| Gisborne Thistle | w/o Gisborne Thistle won by default | Huntly Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Canterbury Qualifiers
| Christchurch Rangers | 1 - 4 aet | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Sloan | Report | Brigdens, Evans, Barwell 2 |
| Christchurch Thistle | 3 - 0 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|
| Trotter, G. Walker 2 | Report |
Wellington Qualifiers
| Institute Old Boys | 2 - 1 | Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Report |
| Wellington Marist | 3 - 4 | Institute Old Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Marshment, Bird, Marshall | Report | Bilby, Maddocks, May, Smith |
Manawatu Qualifiers
| St. Andrews | 5 - 0 | Palmerston North Returned Services Association |
|---|---|---|
| McKenzie 3, Lyons, Beecham, | Report |
| St. Andrews | 10 - 2 | Palmerston North Returned Services Association |
|---|---|---|
| McKenzie 4, Lyons, Corkindale 4, Beecham | Report | Baigent 2 x pen. |
Quarter-finals
| Christchurch Thistle | 4 – 1 | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Trotter 3, Walker | report | Evans |
| Wellington YMCA | 4 – 2 | St. Andrews |
|---|---|---|
| Worth, Rigby, McLeod 2 | Report | McSheffery, Corkindale (pen.) |
| Tramways | 8 – 2 | Gisborne Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer 3, Bell 3, Williams, Stretton | report | Watt 2 |
note: Seacliff was the only entrant from the lower South Island and entered the competition as South Island finalists.
Semi-finals ("Island finals")
| Tramways | 2 - 1 | Wellington YMCA |
|---|---|---|
Spencer 2 (1 x pen.)
Stretton  |
Report | McLeod |
| Christchurch Thistle | 0 – 1 aet | Seacliff |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hooper |
Final
Teams
Tramways: Jack Batty, J. McElligott, Ernie Simpson, Jack Tinkler, Jim Christie, Joe Fyvie, A. Spong, Clem Bell, Harry Spencer, Evan Williams, F. Lewis.
Seacliff: T. Jackson, George Anderson, Bill Rogers, Bill Murray, Hugh Munsie, A. Maxwell, J. McLaughlan, W. Simmons, Bill Hooper, Tom McCormack, Rab McLean.
References
- ↑ "Electric Soccer - Cup Tie Tonight - Thistle v Northcote". Sun (Auckland). Vol. 3, no. 687. Papers Past. 12 June 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Association Football - Evening Match Postponed". New Zealand Herald. Vol. 66, no. 20280. Papers Past. 13 June 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Floodlight Match Off - Tonights Game Postponed". Auckland Star. Vol. 60, no. 143. Papers Past. 19 June 1929. p. 16. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Chatham Cup Competition - No Match Tonight". Sun (Auckland). Vol. 3, no. 699. Papers Past. 26 June 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Knock Out Soccer - Chatham Cup Tie - Northcote's Good Fight". Sun (Auckland). Vol. 3, no. 706. Papers Past. 4 July 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Auckland Affairs". Auckland Star. 17 July 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.