1977 Chatham Cup

The 1977 Chatham Cup was the 50th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1977 Chatham Cup
Dates10 September 1977
Championship venueNewmarket Park, Auckland
ChampionsNelson United (1st title)
Runners-upMount Wellington
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, 142 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.

The 1977 final

Nelson United became the first team from outside the four main urban centres to win the cup since 1962. Their winning team contained several players who were to make a considerable mark on New Zealand soccer, either as players or administrators, among them Kevin Fallon, Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen, and Keith MacKay. Against them was a Mount Wellington side containing the likes of Ron Armstrong, Brian Turner, Tony Sibley, and Earle Thomas.

The final was low-scoring but not without excitement. The only goal came early in the second half when referee John Perkins pointed to the spot after a foul on Nelson's David Powdrell by Stewart Carruthers. The penalty was converted by John Enoka giving Nelson a one-goal lead they never relinquished.[1]

Results

Third Round
East Coast Bays2 – 5Takapuna City
Ellerslie0 – 2Pakuranga Town
Gisborne City4 – 2Napier City Rovers
Huntly Thistle3 – 0Ngaruawahia United
Levin United1 – 4Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)
Manurewa1 – 3Courier Rangers (Auckland)
Metro College (Auckland)3 – 6Mount Roskill
Miramar Rangers2 – 0Lower Hutt City
Nelson Suburbs0 – 1Richmond Athletic
North End United (Dunedin)4 – 2Western (Christchurch)
Northern Hearts (Timaru)0 – 4Christchurch Technical
Petone1 – 1*Waterside (Wellington)
Queens Park (Invercargill)0 – 1Mosgiel
Rotorua City2 – 0Rotorua Suburbs
Seatoun4 – 0Brooklyn Northern United
Stokes Valley2 – 0Masterton
Taranaki United (New Plymouth)1 – 1*Wanganui East Athletic
Wellington WMC0 – 3Porirua United
Whangarei City0 – 2Glenfield Rovers
Woolston WMC2 – 1Rangers (Christchurch)

* Won on penalties by Waterside (4-2) and Wanganui East (3-2)

Fourth Round
Blockhouse Bay2 – 5Hamilton
Christchurch United1 – 0Caversham
Courier Rangers3 – 0Takapuna City
Dunedin City3 – 0New Brighton
Glenfield Rovers0 – 5Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Huntly Thistle0 – 1Mount Roskill
Miramar Rangers1 – 0Seatoun
Mosgiel3 – 4Christchurch Technical
Pakuranga Town0 – 2North Shore United
Porirua United2 – 4Waterside
Richmond Athletic1 – 2Gisborne City
Rotorua City0 – 6Mount Wellington
Stokes Valley0 – 2Wellington Diamond United
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)1 – 0Manawatu United
Wanganui East Athletic0 – 7Nelson United
Woolston WMC2 – 0North End United

Fifth Round
Christchurch United1 – 1 (aet)*Christchurch Technical
Courier Rangers4 – 4 (aet)*Eastern Suburbs
Gisborne City1 – 1 (aet)*Wellington Diamond United
Mount Wellington11 – 0Mount Roskill
North Shore United1 – 1 (aet)*Hamilton
Stop Out1 – 1 (aet)*Nelson United
Waterside2 – 0Miramar Rangers
Woolston W.M.C.1 – 0Dunedin City

* Won on penalties by Christchurch Technical (14-13), Courier Rangers (5-3), Gisborne (?-?), North Shore (2-1), and Nelson United (5-4)

Quarter-finals
Gisborne City1 – 3 (aet)Christchurch Technical
Mount Wellington2 – 1Waterside
Nelson United3 – 2Courier Rangers
Woolston W.M.C.0 – 1North Shore United

Semi-finals
Mount Wellington1 – 0North Shore United
Nelson United3 – 1Christchurch Technical

Final
Nelson United1 – 0Mount Wellington
Enoka (pen.)
Referee: John C. Perkins
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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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