1981 Chatham Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1981 Chatham Cup was the 54th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Dates | 22 August 1981 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dunedin City (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Mount Wellington |
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, 124 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 major talking-point of the 1981 competition was the giant-killing run of Stop Out, who caused upsets against the higher-ranked Nelson United, Miramar Rangers and Wellington Diamond United on their way to the semi-finals.[1]
The 1981 final
The final was a repeat of the 1980 final, but this time it was Dunedin City that finished victorious - the first win for any team from that southern city since 1961.
An early goal from a Billy McClure penalty put the Mount into the lead, but a brace of well-taken goals by Michael Glubb, complemented by a late strike from Terry Wilson were enough to take the cup south.[1]
Results
Third Round
| Courier Rangers (Auckland) | 0 – 7 | Papatoetoe |
|---|---|---|
| Freyberg Old Boys (Palmerston N.) | 1 – 2 | Havelock North Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Horowhenua CPFP | 3 – 2 | Masterton |
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| Kelston West | 0 – 1 | Waitemata City |
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| Napier City Rovers | 10 – 1 | Taradale |
|---|---|---|
| Newlands Paparangi | 1 – 4 | Stokes Valley |
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| Stop Out (Lower Hutt) | 2 – 0 | Nelson United |
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| Taranaki United (New Plymouth) | 1 – 6 | Manawatu United (Palmerston N.) |
|---|---|---|
| Thames | 0 – 4 | Ellerslie |
|---|---|---|
* Won on penalties by Papakura City (8-7)
Fourth Round
| Horowhenua CPFP | 1 – 5 | Wellington Diamond United |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes Valley | 0 – 4 | Wellington City |
|---|---|---|
* Won on penalties by Christchurch Rangers (5-4)
Fifth Round
| Papatoetoe | 1 – 1 (aet)* | North Shore United |
|---|---|---|
* North Shore United won 5–4 on penalties.
Quarter-finals
| Stop Out | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Wellington Diamond United |
|---|---|---|
* Stop Out won 4–2 on penalties.
Semi-finals
| Dunedin City | 3 – 1 | Stop Out |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Dunedin City | 3 – 1 | Mount Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Glubb 2, Wilson | McClure (pen.) |