1961 Chatham Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1961 Chatham Cup was the 34th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
26 August 1961
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Dates | 6 May – 26 August 1961 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Northern (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | North Shore United |
The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.
Other teams known to have taken part in the final rounds included Otangarei United (Whangarei), Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Rotorua), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, Wanganui United, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Nelson Thistle[1] and Timaru Thistle.
The 1961 final
Northern won the cup for a second time, having previously been champions in 1959; North Shore United made their third consecutive finals appearance, having won the cup in 1960. The match was thus both a match between the two previous winners and also a rematch of the 1959 final, with the same team winning on both occasions. Seven Northern players and six North Shore players played in both finals, these six latter players - among them England and New Zealand international Ken Armstrong - also having played in the winning side of 1960. The final was a free flowing affair, but no goals came until the half hour mark, when Northern took the lead through George Little. The score remained 1-0 until two minutes from the end of the match, when Bruce Campbell doubled Northern's lead.[2]
Results
Second round
Third round
| Caversham | 3 – 2 | Green Island |
|---|---|---|
| Hornby 3 | [4] | Hay 2 |
| King Edward TCOB | 2 – 1 | Saint Kilda |
|---|---|---|
| Paul 2 | [4] | Van Schraa |
| Maori Hill | 1 – 5 | Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts | [4] | G. Little 3, Rae, P. Little |
| Roslyn-Wakari | 5 – 3 | Dunedin HSOB |
|---|---|---|
| Walker 2, Smillie, Imman, Sanctuary | [4] | Morris (pen.), Cross, Hilliker |
Fourth round
| King Edward TCOB | 1 – 0 | Caversham |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham | [5] |
| Northern | 3 – 0 | Roslyn-Wakari |
|---|---|---|
| Berry 2, G. Little | [5] |
| Invercargill Thistle | 1 – 0 | Waihopai |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Nelson Athletic | 3-0 | Nelson Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Western | 3-1 | Nomads |
|---|---|---|
| Napier Rovers | 3-2 | Kiwi United |
|---|---|---|
| Wanganui Settlers | 2-3 | Moturoa |
|---|---|---|
| Western Suburbs | 5-4 | Northern (Wellington) |
|---|---|---|
| Miramar Rangers | 4-0 | Wellington Marist |
|---|---|---|
| Otangarei United | 1-8 | Hamilton Technical Old Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Union | 6-4 | Kahukura |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Wellington | 2-1 | Mount Roskill |
|---|---|---|
| North Shore United | 6-2 | Eastern Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
- both Timaru Thistle (South Canterbury qualifiers) and Nelson Thistle (one of three Nelson clubs) effectively had byes to the next round
Fifth round
| Invercargill Thistle | 4 – 0 | Rovers (Invercargill) |
|---|---|---|
| Miramar Rangers | 4-2 | Western Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| Napier Rovers | 4-0 | Moturoa |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson 3, Wood |
| Hamilton Technical Old Boys | 2-3 | Eastern Union |
|---|---|---|
| North Shore United | 2-1 | Mt. Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Timaru Thistle | 0-6 | Western |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Nelson Thistle | 1-0 | Nelson Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Quarter-finals
| Invercargill Thistle | 3 – 5 | Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Steel 2, Frost | [6] | G. Little 2, McVey, Rae (pen.), Berry |
| Western | 6 – 2 | Nelson Thistle |
|---|---|---|
| Newsome, Rodger, McKenna, Frost, Torkington, Durant (pen.) | Report | D. Watson 2 |
Semi-finals ("Island finals")
Final
| Northern | 2 – 0 | North Shore United |
|---|---|---|
| G. Little, Campbell | Report |