2003 Chatham Cup

The 2003 Chatham Cup was the 76th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

2003 Chatham Cup
Dates17 August 2003
Championship venueNorth Harbour Stadium, North Shore
ChampionsUniversity-Mount Wellington (7th title)
Runners-upMelville United
Championship match score3–1
Jack Batty Memorial CupKara Waetford (University-Mount Wellington)
← 2002
2004 →

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. In all, 131 teams took part in the competition. The competition consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Golden goal extra time was played in ties which finished level at full time.

The 2003 final

Derek Rugg became the first referee since G. Jackson in the 1920s and 1930s to control three Chatham Cup finals, having previously refereed the 2000 and 2002 finals. In the final University-Mount Wellington subdued Melville United, running out 3-1 winners.

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 2003 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Kara Waetford of University-Mount Wellington.

Results

Third Round
Auckland Grammar1 – 5Waitakere City
Caversham4 – 0Nomads United (Christchurch)
Central United (Auckland)6 – 3Te Atatu
Fencibles United (Auckland)1 – 0Papakura
Gisborne Thistle0 – 1Havelock North Wanderers
Glenfield Rovers5 – 0Hamilton Wanderers
Greerton Rovers6 – 1Papatoetoe
Island Bay United2 – 0Seatoun
Lower Hutt City4 – 0Wanganui East Athletic
Manawatu (Palmerston North)5 – 0Waterside Karori
Mangere United0 – 0*North Shore United
Manurewa4 – 0Central United (Brown)
Melville United2 – 1Tauranga City United
Mount Albert Grammar4 – 3Oratia United
Nelson Suburbs1 – 2Christchurch Rangers
NZ Celtic Supporters (Auckland)1 – 0Birkenhead United
Northern (Dunedin)0 – 2Roslyn-Wakari
Otahuhu United6 – 1F.O.S.S. United (Hamilton)
Palmerston North Marist0 – 4Napier City Rovers
Peringa United (New Plymouth)5 – 0Massey University
Petone1 – 2Brooklyn Northern United
Red Sox (Palmerston North)2 – 0Gisborne City
Taupo2 – 1West Auckland
University-Mount Wellington3 – 1Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Upper Hutt City2 – 3Wellington United
Wainuiomata2 – 2*Wellington College
Wellington Olympic6 – 1Wellington Marist
Western (Christchurch)0 – 2Halswell United
Western Springs2 – 1Bay Olympic (Auckland)
Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)3 – 1Miramar Rangers
West Hamilton United2 – 1Bohemian Celtic (Auckland)
Whakatane Town3 – 2Hamilton Boys HSOB
* Won on penalties by North Shore (8-7) and Wellington College (4-3)

Fourth Round
Brooklyn Northern United4 – 0Lower Hutt City
Fencibles United9 – 1NZ Celtic Supporters
Halswell United1 – 2Christchurch Rangers
Havelock North Rangers3 – 1Wellington Olympic
Island Bay United1 – 0Wellington College
Manawatu8 – 0Peringa United
Manurewa0 – 2Central United
Melville United3 – 2Waitakere City
Mount Albert Grammar0 – 4University-Mount Wellington
North Shore United1 – 0Glenfield Rovers
Otahuhu United1 – 2Greerton Rovers
Red Sox1 – 4Western Suburbs FC
Roslyn-Wakari3 – 2Caversham
Taupo0 – 1Western Springs
Wellington United3 – 2Napier City Rovers
West Hamilton United3 – 2Whakatane Town

Fifth Round
Central United2 – 0Fencibles United
Spirovski, Major
Christchurch Rangers2 – 1 (aet)Roslyn-Wakari
Hughes, Egues Lamont
Greerton Rovers1 – 5University-Mount Wellington
Anderson (pen.) Thou 2, McCormack, Root, Waetford (pen.)
Island Bay United3 – 2 (aet)Western Suburbs FC
Hannah 2, Terry (pen.) Carnahan 2
Lower Hutt City4 – 2Havelock North Wanderers
Garcias 2, Bartosh, Richmond Mihaljovic, McCourt
Melville United8 – 0Western Springs
Holloway 3, Watene 2, Cooper, Field, Yugov
Wellington United2 – 3 (aet)Manawatu
Candy, Rowe Old, Ayloff, Halstead
West Hamilton United1 – 4North Shore United
Michie Stevens 2, Coombes, Webster

Quarter-finals
Christchurch Rangers0 – 1University-Mount Wellington
Ellensohn
Island Bay United0 – 3Central United
Koprivcic 2, Major (pen.)
Lower Hutt City1 – 0Manawatu
Malivuk
Melville United5 – 0North Shore United
Holloway 2 (1 pen.), Wilkinson, o.g.

Semi-finals
Central United0 – 1Melville United
Watene
Lower Hutt City2 – 3 (aet)University-Mount Wellington
o.g., Lockhead (pen.) Waugh 3

Final
University-Mount Wellington3 – 1Melville United
McCormack 2, Waugh Watene
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