1978 Chatham Cup
The 1978 Chatham Cup was the 51st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Dates | 3 September 1978 |
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Championship venue | Trafalgar Park, Nelson |
Champions | Manurewa (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Nelson United |
Championship match score | 1 – 0 |
← 1977 1979 → |
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, 144 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.
Results
Third Round
Christchurch Technical | 2 – 0 | Papanui Suburbs |
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Dunedin City | 7 – 0 | Invercargill Thistle |
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East Coast Bays | 5 – 5* | Metro College (Auckland) |
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Kiwi United (Palmerston North) | 2 – 1 | Napier City Rovers |
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Lynndale (Auckland) | 1 – 0 | Mount Roskill |
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Manurewa | 1 – 0 | Takapuna City |
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Masterton | 1 – 0 | Viard Old Boys (Porirua) |
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Mosgiel | 1 – 2 | Caversham |
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Moturoa | 0 – 3 | Taranaki United (New Plymouth) |
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Nelson Suburbs | 0 – 0* | Miramar Rangers |
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New Brighton | 2 – 0 | Cashmere Wanderers |
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Northern Hearts (Timaru) | 0 – 1 | Christchurch Rangers |
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Papakura City | 1 – 0 | Claudelands Rovers |
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Petone | 2 – 1 | Christian Youth |
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Rangiora | 2 – 1 | Shamrock (Christchurch) |
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Rotorua City | 4 – 1 | Rotorua Suburbs |
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Stokes Valley | 1 – 0 | Seatoun |
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Tawa | 1 – 1* | Porirua United |
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Wanganui East Athletic | 1 – 0 | Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) |
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Hertz Whangarei City | 3 – 1 | Eden (Auckland) |
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* Won on penalties by Metro (3-2), Nelson Suburbs (3-2), and Porirua United (4-2)
Fourth Round
Caversham | 3 – 2 | Rangiora |
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Christchurch Rangers | 3 – 2 | Woolston WMC |
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Christchurch United | 4 – 0 | New Brighton |
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Dunedin City | 7 – 0 | Christchurch Technical |
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Kiwi United | 1 – 5 | Masterton |
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Lynndale | 3 – 2 | Hamilton |
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Metro College | 0 – 5 | Manurewa |
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Mount Wellington | 1 – 0† | Courier Rangers |
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North Shore United | 1 – 3 | Blockhouse Bay |
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Papakura City | 2 – 8 | Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) |
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Porirua United | 2 – 1 | Stokes Valley |
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Rotorua City | 0 – 1 | Hertz Whangarei City |
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Stop Out (Lower Hutt) | 4 – 0 | Petone |
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Taranaki United | 0 – 0* | Nelson Suburbs |
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Wanganui East Athletic | 1 – 3 | Nelson United |
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Wellington Diamond United | 5 – 0 | Waterside (Wellington) |
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* Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (4-3). † Replayed match after Courier Rangers fielded ineligible player
Fifth Round
Dunedin City | 2 – 1 | Caversham |
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Lynndale | 1 – 5 | Blockhouse Bay |
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Manurewa | 7 – 0 | Hertz Whangarei City |
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Masterton | 1 – 2 (aet) | Stop Out |
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Mount Wellington | 3 – 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
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Nelson Suburbs | 0 – 6 | Nelson United |
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Wellington Diamond United | 2 – 1 | Porirua United |
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Sixth Round
Blockhouse Bay | 2 – 4 | Manurewa |
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Christchurch United | 2 – 1 | Stop Out |
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Dunedin City | 2 – 5 | Nelson United |
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Mount Wellington | 3 – 1 | Wellington Diamond United |
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The Final
The final was held outside one of the main centres for the first time, being played in Nelson. Manurewa won the competition for the first time since 1931, when they had played under the name "Tramurewa" (after a recent merger with Tramways FC). The gap of 47 years between trophies in this competition is still a record.
Manurewa's side was coached by John Adshead who four years later would steer New Zealand's national side to their first FIFA World Cup. The team included several top players, notably Dave Bright and goalkeeper Frank van Hattum; they were opposed by the previous year's champions, Nelson United, a team which boasted the presence of Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen and Keith Mackay, among others.
The game's only goal came after 12 minutes. Nelson keeper Owen Nuttridge failed to completely clear a Dave Bright cross, only for the ball to be headed into the net by Bruce Foster.[1]
Final
Manurewa | 1 – 0 | Nelson United |
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Foster |
References
- Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 78
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1978 page
- UltimateNZSoccer website 1978 Chatham Cup page