1975 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Newmarket Park, Auckland
Dates13 September 1975
Final positions
ChampionsChristchurch United (3rd title)
Runner-upBlockhouse Bay

The 1975 Chatham Cup was the 48th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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, 123 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.

One of the highlights of the competition was the performance of unfancied minnows Lower Hutt City, who progressed to the quarter-finals before being narrowly beaten by the competition's eventual winners Christchurch United.[1]

The competition saw a change of sponsorship, with Lion Breweries taking over from Gillette. The competition was known as the Lion Chatham Cup for the rest of the decade.

The 1975 final

Christchurch United successfully defended their trophy, and also became only the second team to win the Chatham Cup/National League double.

Blockhouse Bay were on top early, and looked like they might run away with the final, scoring through Mike Farac and Colin Shaw to lead by two goals after just ten minutes. Norman Moran reduced the deficit within minutes as the mainlanders came back into the match. With ten minutes to play, Gary Lake miscued while attempting to clear a cross into his own penalty area and the ball deflected into his own net to tie the scores.

In extra time it was Christchurch who applied all the pressure, and goals came to them through Kevin Mulgrew and substitute Mark McNaughton.[1]

Results

Third Round

Central City (Palmerston N.)0 – 2Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)
Eden0 – 3Whangarei City
Grey Lynn3 – 0Te Atatu
Manurewa2 – 1Courier Rangers (Auckland)
Metro College (Auckland)3 – 0Takapuna City
Motueka1 – 5Porirua United
Naenae4 – 4Nelson Suburbs
Napier City Rovers2 – 1Masterton United
Nelson United0 – 1Waterside (Wellington)
Shamrock (Christchurch)5 – 0Christchurch Technical
Southland Boys High School1 – 3Mosgiel
Upper Hutt United3 – 1Hungaria
Wellington Diamond United5 – 0Stokes Valley

* Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (6-5) and Newlands Paparangi (6-5)

Fourth Round

Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)0 – 4Blockhouse Bay
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)3 – 1Gisborne City
Upper Hutt United4 – 2Newlands Paparangi
Whangarei City3 – 1Manurewa

Fifth Round

Hamilton2 – 1Whangarei City
Upper Hutt United1 – 4Lower Hutt City

* Stop Out won 4–3 on penalties

Sixth Round

Semi-finals

Final

Christchurch United4 – 2 (aet)Blockhouse Bay
Moran, Lake (o.g.), Mulgrew, McNaughton Farac, Shaw
Referee: J.W. Cameron

References

  1. 1 2 Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 77
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