1998 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Dates19 September 1998
Final positions
ChampionsCentral United (2nd title)
Runner-upDunedin Technical
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupTerry Torrens (Central United)

The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round (last 64). In all, 130 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record six rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by five rounds proper.

In an early round of the competition, Norwest United were thrashed 21-0 by Metro - a competition record which still stands. It was equalled in 2005, when Central United scored 21 - again against the unfortunate Norwest United.

The 1998 final

Central United easily won the 1998 final, beating Dunedin Technical 5-0.

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1998 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Terry Torrens, team captain of Central United.

Results

Third round

Dispensary Bar (Auckland)0 – 3Bay Olympic (Auckland)
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)3 – 2Takapuna City
Fencibles United (Auckland)7 – 0Te Awamutu
Glen Eden0 – 10Papakura City
Hamilton Wanderers7 – 0Whakatane Town
Kelston Boys HS (Auckland)1 – 5Waitemata City
Manukau City2 – 0Albany United
Melville United (Hamilton)2 – 6West Auckland
Metro (Auckland)21 – 0Norwest United (Kumeu)
Mount Albert Grammar1 – 3Tauranga City
Mount Albert-Ponsonby0 – 4Taupo
Northland United (Whangarei)1 – 2Central United (Auckland)
Oratia United2 – 1Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)
University (Auckland)7 – 0Manurewa
Waterside Karori0 – 1Red Sox Riverside (Palmerston N.)
Wellington College4 – 0Seatoun
Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)5 – 1Upper Hutt City

Fourth round

Metro4 – 2Taupo
Wellington Olympic2 – 0Wellington College
West Auckland5 – 0Manukau City
* Won on penalties by Ngaruawahia United (6-5)

Fifth round

Metro1 – 0West Auckland
Oratia United0 – 5Ellerslie
Tawa2 – 1North Wellington

Quarter-finals

Metro3 – 1Ellerslie
Tawa0 – 5Dunedin Technical

Semi-finals

Central United3 – 1Metro

Final

Central United5 – 0Dunedin Technical
Hickey 2, P. Urlovic 2, M. Urlovic [1]
Referee: B. Grimshaw

References

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