1966 Chatham Cup
The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Dates | 3 September 1966 |
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Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Champions | Miramar Rangers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Western |
Championship match score | 1 – 0 |
← 1965 1967 → |
The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification.
The 1966 final
The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header.[1]
Results
Third round
Christchurch City | 5 – 0 | Rangers (Christchurch) |
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Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 3 – 2 | East Coast Bays |
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Eastern Union (Gisborne) | 2 – 0 | Riverina (Wairoa) |
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Hamilton | 5 – 3 | Claudelands Rovers |
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Kahukura (Rotorua) | 4 – 0 | Rotorua Rangers |
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King Edward TCOB (Dunedin) | 2 – 0 | Otago University |
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Maori Hill (Dunedin) | 2 – 0 | Caversham |
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Miramar Rangers | 1 – 0 | Karori Swifts |
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Moturoa | 6 – 0 | New Plymouth United |
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Mount Wellington | 1 – 0 | Mount Roskill |
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Napier Rovers | 4 – 2 | Napier HSOB |
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Nelson Rangers | 5 – 1 | Nelson Thistle |
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New Brighton | 5 – 1 | Christchurch Technical |
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Northern (Dunedin) | 3 – 0 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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Wellington Northern | 4 – 3 | Stop Out (Lower Hutt) |
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Otangarei United (Whangarei) | 3 – 2 | Kamo Swifts |
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Papatoetoe | 3 – 1 | Pukekohe Ramblers |
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Ponsonby | 6 – 2 | North Shore United |
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Richmond Athletic | 2 – 1 | Nelson Suburbs |
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Saint Kilda | 4 – 2 | Mosgiel |
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Seatoun | 1 – 0 | Waterside (Wellington) |
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Wanganui East Athletic | 0 – 0 (aet)* | Palmerston North Thistle |
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Waterside Canterbury | 2 – 1 | Christchurch HSOB |
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Wellington United | 4 – 1 | Wainuiomata |
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Western (Christchurch) | 12 – 2 | Northern Hearts (Timaru) |
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*match won by Wanganui East on corners
Fourth round
Blenheim Athletic | 5 – 2 | Grosvenor Rovers |
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Christchurch City | 2 – 0 | New Brighton |
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Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 7 – 1 | Kahukura (Rotorua) |
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Hamilton | 2 – 1 | Eastern Union (Gisborne) |
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Invercargill Thistle | 7 – 3 | Gore Wanderers |
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Miramar Rangers | 2 – 0 | Wellington Northern |
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Moturoa | 5 – 2 | Masterton Athletic |
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Nelson Rangers | 6 – 1 | Richmond Athletic |
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Northern | 3 – 1 | Maori Hill |
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Otangarei United (Whangarei) | 1 – 2 | Papatoetoe |
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Ponsonby | 2 – 1 | Mount Wellington |
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Queens Park | 2 – 1 | Invercargill United |
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Saint Kilda | 3 – 1 | King Edward TCOB |
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Seatoun | 5 – 1 | Wellington United |
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Wanganui East Athletic | 2 – 5 | Napier Rovers |
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Western | 9 – 0 | Waterside Canterbury |
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Fifth round
Blenheim Athletic | 0 – 9 | Nelson Rangers |
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Invercargill Thistle | 4 – 2 | Queens Park |
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Miramar Rangers | 3 – 1 | Seatoun |
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Moturoa | 4 – 2 | Napier Rovers |
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Papatoetoe | 1 – 4 | Eastern Suburbs |
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Ponsonby | 4 – 1 | Hamilton |
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Saint Kilda | 3 – 1 | Northern |
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Western | 2 – 1 | Christchurch City |
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Quarter-finals
Moturoa | 0 – 3 | Miramar Rangers |
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Nelson Rangers | 0 – 2 | Western (Christchurch) |
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Ponsonby | 2 – 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
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Saint Kilda | 4 – 1 | Invercargill Thistle |
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Replay
Saint Kilda | 1 – 3 | Western |
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Final
Miramar Rangers | 1 – 0 | Western |
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L. Taylor |
References
- Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 74
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1966 page
- ultimatenzsoccer.com 1966 Chatham Cup page