1987 Chatham Cup

The 1987 Chatham Cup was the 60th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1987 Chatham Cup
Datesfirst leg, 4 October 1987; second leg, 11 October 1987
Championship venuefirst leg: Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne
second leg: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
ChampionsGisborne City (1st title)
Runners-upChristchurch United
Championship match score7–3 (aggregate)
Jack Batty Memorial CupDave Reynolds, Gisborne City
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Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern). National League teams received a bye until the final 32 stage. In all, 143 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 1987 final

As with the 1986 competition, the final was held over two legs, one at the home ground of each finalist. In all, ten goals were scored in the two matches, a record for a finals competition (though not normally considered as a record for a final, due to the two-legged nature of the tie). The two teams involved, Gisborne City and Christchurch United, also finished first and second in the year's national league, though in that competition Christchurch had the upper hand.

The first leg, held in Gisborne, was an exciting if one-sided affair, with a high standard of play. Gisborne City's first goal came in just the third minute, through Fijian player Stan Morrell. Paul Nixon was the second to get his name in the scorebook, and at the break it was 2-0. Morell got a second ten minutes after the interval, but the last 20 minutes of the match saw a flurry of goals, with Johan Verweij reducing the deficit before two late strikes from Kevin Birch and Steve Sumner stretched the Gisborne tally to five.[1]

Christchurch had their work cut out to pull back a four-goal deficit at their home ground, and though this was never likely, the game was an enjoyable one. The score seesawed, with Gisborne twice coming back to equalise after going a goal down to the hosts. Paul Nicholls put the southerners ahead, but Sean Byrne's equaliser took the teams to the half-time break level. In the 75th minute Allan Carville doubled the Christchurch total, but a late penalty strike from Brian Strutt ensured that the second leg would finish 2–2.[2]

The Jack Batty Memorial Trophy for player of the final was awarded to Gisborne City goalkeeper Dave Reynolds.[3]

Results

Third Round
Christchurch Technical2 – 0Waihopai (Invercargill)
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)0 – 4Manurewa
Ellerslie1 – 0Oratia United
Green Bay-Titirangi1 – 2Manukau City
Green Island3 – 1Canterbury University
Hutt Valley United0 – 2Gisborne City
Invercargill Thistle0 – 2Burndale United (Christchurch)
Kawerau Town1 – 2South Auckland Rangers
Lynndale (Auckland)5 – 2Mount Roskill
Massey University2 – 0Wellington United
Mount Maunganui4 – 0Onehunga-Mangere United
Mount Wellington0 – 3North Shore United
Naenae0 – 1Wellington Olympic
Napier City Rovers8 – 0North Wellington
Nelson United4 – 0Gisborne Thistle
New Plymouth Old Boys1 – 1*Havelock North Wanderers
New Plymouth United1 – 4Wainuiomata
Otahuhu United0 – 1Howick
Papatoetoe4 – 2Waitemata City
Point Chevalier0 – 1Metro (Auckland)
Porirua Viard United4 – 2Island Bay United
Raumati Hearts1 – 3Miramar Rangers
Shamrock (Christchurch)1 – 2Mosgiel
Stokes Valley0 – 3Moturoa
Takapuna City1 – 0Glenfield Rovers
Victoria University0 – 9Manawatu
Waterside (Wellington)1 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
West Auckland4 – 0Auckland University

* Won on penalties by New Plymouth (5-4)

Fourth Round
Burndale United3 – 0Green Island
Howick2 – 1Takapuna City
Lynndale0 – 1Manurewa
Manawatu0 – 1Massey University
Manukau City2 – 2*West Auckland
Mosgiel0 – 2Christchurch Technical
Moturoa1 – 5Napier City Rovers
Nelson United1 – 3Miramar Rangers
North Shore United1 – 0Metro
Papatoetoe2 – 3Ellerslie
South Auckland Rangers1 – 3Mount Maunganui
Wainuiomata0 – 5Gisborne City
Waterside3 – 1Porirua Viard United
Wellington Olympic1 – 3New Plymouth Old Boys

* Won on penalties by Manukau City (4-1)

Christchurch United and Dunedin City both received byes to the Fifth Round

Fifth Round
Burndale United1 – 4Christchurch United
Dunedin City5 – 3 (aet)Christchurch Technical
Gisborne City3 – 2Napier City Rovers
Howick1 – 3Mount Maunganui
Manukau City2 – 1Ellerslie
Miramar Rangers0 – 3Waterside
New Plymouth Old Boys1 – 2Massey University
North Shore United2 – 1Manurewa

Sixth Round
Christchurch United3 – 2Massey University
Dunedin City1 – 4Gisborne City
Manukau City1 – 1 (aet)*Waterside
Mount Maunganui0 – 2North Shore United

* Manukau City won 4-3 on penalties

Semi-finals
Gisborne City1 – 0North Shore United
Manukau City0 – 5Christchurch United

Final
Gisborne City5 – 1Christchurch United
Morell 2, Nixon, Birch, Sumner Verweij
Referee: K. Wallace
Christchurch United2 – 2Gisborne City
Nicholls, Carville Byrne, Strutt (pen.)
Referee: K. Wallace

Gisborne City won 7-3 on aggregate.

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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. 80
  2. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 80-81
  3. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 177
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