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Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup is an institution in New Zealand soccer, and has been since its introduction in 1923. The equivalent of England's FA Cup, the trophy was gifted to the New Zealand Football Association by the crew of HMS Chatham, as a means of thanking the New Zealand public for the great goodwill shown the sailors during their time in this part of the world.

It has become the most sought after honour in New Zealand soccer, with a record number of teams - 172 - entering the competition in 1991, the NZFA's centenary season.

University-Mt. Wellington have won the trophy seven times, one more than both Christchurch United and North Shore United, who have reached the final on twelve occasions.

Eastern Suburbs also have six wins, one ahead of Central United. It took Central sixteen years to reach that tally, and during that time they were beaten finalists on two occasions.

Arguably the most memorable final took place in 1972, a twice-replayed affair between Christchurch United and Mt. Wellington, after the final itself saw two of New Zealand's greatest clubs sharing eight goals in a classic encounter.

The same clubs clashed again in another memorable final eighteen years later, The Mount, as they are affectionately known, turning the tables to win on penalties, after each side had scored three goals.

Auckland-based clubs have won the trophy on 39 occasions, with Wellington, with 21 wins, the next best province. Canterbury (11 wins), Otago (5 wins) and Hawkes Bay (4 wins) are next in the rankings, while Waikato (2 wins), Nelson, Poverty Bay and Wairarapa have also seen the silverware in their area of the country. Teams from Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Buller have also contested the final.

The 1962 triumph of Waikato club Technical was the first occasion that the trophy had been won by a club from outside the traditional four main centres, but generally it's the clubs in the cities which have savoured the silverware over the course of the 85 finals played to the end of 2012.

Numerous noteworthy achievements have occurred over the years. Petone was the first club to win the Cup for a second time, following up their 1928 triumph two years later, while Seacliff, the inaugural winners of the Cup, were runners-up in the next two seasons, and endured that disappointment again for a third time, in 1929.

Waterside were the first club to win the Cup three years running, in the 1938-40 period, a feat repeated by Christchurch United (1974-76) and Waitakere City (1994-96). No club has lost three successive finals, thankfully, but Christchurch United lost three out of four finals between 1987 and 1990, while Christchurch Technical lost three finals in five years between 1946 and 1950.

United won the Cup four times in five years between 1972 and 1976, and are one of two clubs to have played in five successive Chatham Cup Finals. Mt. Wellington, between 1979 and 1983, preceded Christchurch (1987-91) in that regard, and both savoured both delight and despair in the showpiece fixture during those periods when they were indisputably the country's best clubs.

Cashmere became just the seventh club in the competition's illustrious history to win back-to-back Cups when prevailing over Waitakere City and Central United in the 2013 and 2014 finals.

Eastern Suburbs and Napier City Rovers were vying for league-and-cup doubles when they met in the 2015 final, and it was the Auckland club which prevailed as they won the trophy for a sixth time.

The following year, there were first-time winners, as Birkenhead United edged out Northern League First Division champions Waitakere City 3-2 after extra time in a match which the West Aucklanders went into having gone through the season unbeaten, and aiming to emulate Manurewa's 1978 feat of winning the First Division title and the Chatham Cup.

The Northern League - Chatham Cup double was won by Onehunga Sports in 2017, "The Green Machine" winning both trophies for the first time. The cup was won on penalties after a classic Central Auckland derby - the first in the history of the Chatham Cup Final - saw Central United pegged back three times by Sports, two clubs whose home grounds are both served by the 008 bus route, hence the final coming to be known as "the 008 Cup Final"!

A year later, two of the youngest teams to grace the Chatham Cup Final met at North Harbour Stadium, with Birkenhead prevailing 5-4 on penalties over Western Suburbs after the teams had shared two goals in two absorbing hours of football.

What a contrast a year later, when four goals in the last seven minutes of the match saw Napier City Rovers come from behind to down Melville United 3-2 to win the trophy for a fifth time.

That was to be the last Chatham Cup Final for 2.5 years, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing the canning of the 2020 competition, and the deferment of the 2021 final to the first weekend in March 2022, an occasion which saw Cashmere clinch the trophy for the third time in nine seasons, overcoming Miramar 4-2 in the final.

A year later, Auckland City finally got their hands on New Zealand football's most celebrated trophy, edging Eastern Suburbs 1-0 in the first final played between two teams from the NZ Football Championship era, whose entry into the Cup was only permitted in 2021.

Central United captain, Ivan Vicelich, New Zealand's most capped All White,
kisses the Chatham Cup after leading his club to their fifth triumph in 2012.
(photo courtesy Getty Images)
The Jack Batty Memorial Trophy is presented to the Player of the Day at the conclusion of the Chatham Cup Final. The winners since its inception in 1985 are:

Year
Player
Club
1985
Greg Brown
Napier City Rovers
1986
Duncan Cole
North Shore United
1987
Dave Reynolds
Gisborne City
1988
Stephen Tate
Waikato United
1989
Michael McGarry
Christchurch United
1990
Michael McGarry
Christchurch United
1991
Dave Woodard
Wellington United
1992
Neal Cave
Miramar Rangers
1993
Paul Halford
Napier City Rovers
1994
Ivan Vicelich
Waitakere City
1995
Darren McClennan
Waitakere City
1996
Mark Foy
Mt. Wellington
1997
Ivan Vicelich
Central United
1998
Terry Torrens
Central United
1999
Aaron Burgess
Dunedin Technical
2000
Jimmy Cudd
Napier City Rovers
2001
Paul Bunbury
University-Mt. Wellington
2002
Leon Birnie
Napier City Rovers
2003
Kara Waetford
University-Mt. Wellington
2004
Tim Butterfield
Miramar Rangers
2005
Ross Nicholson
Central United
2006
Jon Harahap
Western Suburbs
2007
Luiz Del Monte
Central United
2008
Ryan Zoghby
East Coast Bays
2009
Raf de Gregorio
Wellington Olympic
2010
Phil Imray
Miramar Rangers
2011
Scott Robson
Wairarapa United
2012
Emiliano Tade
Central United
2013
Andy Pitman
Cashmere Technical
2014
Stu Kelly
Cashmere Technical
2015
Miles John
Napier City Rovers
2016
Tom Davis
Birkenhead United
2017
Mario Ilich
Central United
2018
Alec Solomons
Birkenhead United
2019
Sho Goto
Napier City Rovers
2021
Yuya Taguchi
Cashmere Technical
2022
Dylan Manickum
Auckland City
2023
Max Tommy
Melville United



Chatham Cup
Bob Smith Memorial Trophy
(runners-up award)


Chatham Cup Finals
Year
Venue
Winners
Province
Score
Runners-Up
Province
1923
Wellington
Seacliff
W. Hooper (2), R. Baxter, M. MacDougall
Otago
4-0
YMCA
Wellington
1924
Wellington
Harbour Board
M. Heyes, H. Margison, W. Palmer
Auckland
3-1
Seacliff
W. Simmons
Otago
1925
Wellington
YMCA
S. Dempster (2), D. Halley
Wellington
3-2
Seacliff
W. Hanlin, W. Hooper
Otago
1926
Wellington
Sunnyside
A. Trotter (3), H. Pickering
Canterbury
4-2
North Shore United
L. Hipkins, J. Woolley
Auckland
1927
Wellington
Ponsonby
J. Adshead, G. Hunter, R. Innes
Auckland
3-2
Northern
A. McDowell, A. McTavish
Otago
1928
Wellington
Petone
W. Farquhar
Wellington
1-0
Northern
Otago
1929
Wellington
Tramways
H. Spencer (2), C. Bell, E. Williams
Auckland
4-0
Seacliff
Otago
1930
Wellington
Petone
D. Craig, J. Dodds
Wellington
2-1
Western
C. Falloon
Canterbury
1931
Wellington
Tramurewa
C. Bell (3), H. Donaldson, A. Spong
Auckland
5-2
Nomads United
G. Goode, A. Wilson
Canterbury
1932
Wellington
Marist
E. Barton (3), J. Kershaw, S. Marshment
Wellington
5-0
Millerton All Blacks
Buller
1933
Wellington
Ponsonby
R. Innes, J. Jepson
Auckland
2-1
Millerton All Blacks
T. Pollock
Buller
1934
Wellington
Thistle
W. Watson, L. Wood
Auckland
2-1
Thistle
J. Adam
Canterbury
1935
Wellington
Hospital
A. Gibb, W. McGrory, W. Woods
Wellington
3-1
Western
M. Gordon
Canterbury
1936
Wellington
Western
W. White (2), G. Ellis
Canterbury
3-2
Thistle
F. Angus (2)
Auckland
1938
Wellington
Waterside
S. Ward (2), T. Janes, T. Walker
Wellington
4-0
Mosgiel
Otago
1939
Wellington
Waterside
C. McCarthy (2), A. Longbottom, S. Ward
Wellington
4-2
Western
H. Galbraith, R. Smith
Canterbury
1940
Wellington
Waterside
C. McCarthy (3), A. Longbottom, T. Walker, S. Ward
Wellington
6-2
Mosgiel
W. Rogers, A. Sharpe
Otago
1945
Wellington
Western
J. Smith (3), J. Druker
Canterbury
4-3
Marist
G. Irvine, R. Price, "oggie"
Wellington
1946
Wellington
Marist
H. Bell, J. Hatchard
Wellington
2-1
Christchurch Technical
C. Thomas
Canterbury
1947
Wellington
Waterside
M. Bell, T. Janes
Wellington
2-1
Christchurch Technical
C. Bailey
Canterbury
1948
Wellington
Christchurch Technical
P. O'Malley, C. Thomas
Canterbury
2-0
Waterside
Wellington
1949
Wellington
Petone
W. Hewitt
Wellington
1-0
Northern
Otago
1950
Wellington
Eden
D. Brewer, P. Goddard, J. Jakens
Auckland
3-2
Christchurch Technical
C. Bailey, C. Thomas
Canterbury
1951
Wellington
Eastern Suburbs
R. King (3), J. Anderson, A. Frogley
Auckland
5-1
Northern
T. McFarlane
Otago
1952
Wellington
North Shore United
H. Moyle
Auckland
1-1*
Western
N. Joseph
Canterbury
1953
Wellington
Eastern Suburbs
R. King (2), M. Anderson, K. Fleet
Auckland
4-3
Northern
T. McFarlane (2), W. Boardman
Otago
1954
Wellington
Onehunga
R. McCullough
Auckland
1-0
Western
Canterbury
1955
Wellington
Western
P. Saunderson (3), A. Davis S. Ralph, J. White
Canterbury
6-2
Eastern Suburbs
M. Anderson, R. King
Auckland
1956
Wellington
Stop Out
F. Benge, A. Schryvers, B. Sergent, J. Sharp
Wellington
4-1
Shamrock
E. Fields
Canterbury
1957
Wellington
Seatoun
W. Logan (2), S. Goddard
Wellington
3-1
Christchurch Technical
A. McAnulty
Canterbury
1958
Wellington
Seatoun
J. Donovan (6), R. Wright
Wellington
7-1
Christchurch City
K. Giblett
Canterbury
1959
Wellington
Northern
W. Berry, G. Little, "oggie"
Otago
3-2
North Shore United
C. Foulkes, A. Middleton
Auckland
1960
Wellington
North Shore United
A. Lowndes (2), K. Armstrong, T. Paterson, J. Ryan
Auckland
5-3
Christchurch Technical
J. Campbell, T. Charlton, A. Verham
Canterbury
1961
Wellington
Northern
B. Campbell, G. Little
Otago
2-0
North Shore United
Auckland
1962
Wellington
Technical
P. Nevison (2), P. Feenstra, T. Jones
Waikato
4-1
Northern
G. Little
Otago
1963
Wellington
North Shore United
P. Maynard, T. McNicholl, A. Middleton
Auckland
3-1
Nomads United
R. Muirson
Canterbury
1964
Wellington
Mt. Roskill
G. Cozens (2), R. Darby
Auckland
3-1
Dunedin Technical
W. Porteous
Otago
1965
Wellington
Eastern Suburbs
J. Legg (2), T. Pugh (2)
Auckland
4-1
St Kilda
B. Slinn
Otago
1966
Wellington
Miramar Rangers
L. Taylor
Wellington
1-0
Western
Canterbury
1967
Wellington
North Shore United
I. Campbell, W. Rimmer
Auckland
2-1
Christchurch City
T. Haydon
Canterbury
1968
Wellington
Eastern Suburbs
J. Wrathall (2)
Auckland
2-0
Christchurch Technical
Canterbury
1969
Wellington
Eastern Suburbs
W. de Graaf, J. Wrathall
Auckland
2-0
New Brighton
Canterbury
1970
Wellington
Blockhouse Bay
C. Shaw (2)
Auckland
2-2
Western Suburbs
W. Huntley (2)
Wellington
replay
Auckland
Blockhouse Bay
C. Campbell, I. Ormond, C. Shaw
Auckland
3-2
Western Suburbs
B. Baker, B. Humphreys
Wellington
1971
Wellington
Western Suburbs
B. Humphreys, A. Jeffery, D. Wallace
Wellington
3-2
Wellington City
J. Beck, P. Cameron
Wellington
1972
Wellington
Christchurch United
G. Dacombe (4)
Canterbury
4-4
Mt. Wellington
R. Armstrong (2), E. Thomas, B. Turner
Auckland
replay
Christchurch
Christchurch United
I. Park
Canterbury
1-1
Mt. Wellington
D. Tindall
Auckland
replay
Auckland
Christchurch United
A. Marley, I. Park
Canterbury
2-1
Mt. Wellington
R. Armstrong
Auckland
1973
Auckland
Mt. Wellington
D. Taylor (2), J. Houghton
Auckland
3-0
North Shore United
Auckland
1974
Christchurch
Christchurch United
B. Hardman, I. Park
Canterbury
2-0
Wellington United
Wellington
1975
Auckland
Christchurch United
M.McNaughton, N. Moran, K. Mulgrew,, "oggie"
Canterbury
4-2
Blockhouse Bay
M. Farac, C. Shaw
Auckland
1976
Christchurch
Christchurch United
N. Moran (2), M. McNaughton, "oggie"
Canterbury
4-0
Eastern Suburbs
Auckland
1977
Auckland
Nelson United
J. Enoka
Nelson
1-0
Mt. Wellington
Auckland
1978
Nelson
Manurewa
B. Foster
Franklin
1-0
Nelson United
Nelson
1979
Auckland
North Shore United
K. Hobbs, I. Ormond
Auckland
2-1
Mt. Wellington
J. Leijh
Auckland
1980
Wellington
Mt. Wellington
S. Carruthers, W. McClure
Auckland
2-0
Dunedin City
Otago
1981
Wellington
Dunedin City
M. Glubb (2), T. Wilson
Otago
3-1
Mt. Wellington
W. McClure
Auckland
1982
Wellington
Mt. Wellington
K. Nelson
Auckland
1-0
Miramar Rangers
Wellington
1983
Gisborne
Mt. Wellington
F. de Jong, K. Nelson
Auckland
2-2
Gisborne City
C. Walker (2)
Poverty Bay
replay
Auckland
Mt. Wellington
K. Nelson, J. Price
Auckland
2-0
Gisborne City
Poverty Bay
1984
Auckland
Manurewa
S. Sumner (2)
Franklin
2-1
Gisborne City
K. Cresswell
Poverty Bay
1985
Auckland
Napier City Rovers
G. Brown, H. Clarke, P. Halford
Hawke's Bay
3-1
North Shore United
B. Weymouth
Auckland
1986
H & A
North Shore United
K. Hagan, D. McClennan, B. McKeown, K. Wright
Auckland
4-2@
Mt. Maunganui
A. Ferris, G. Proudman
Bay of Plenty
1987
H & A
Gisborne City
S. Morrell (2), K. Birch, S. Byrne, P. Nixon, B. Strutt, S. Sumner
Poverty Bay
7-3@
Christchurch United
A. Carville, P. Nicholls, J. Verweij
Canterbury
1988
H & A
Waikato United
S. Tate (2), L. Bauerfeind
Waikato
3-3#
Christchurch United
K. Braithwaite, J. Hanson, J. Verweij
Canterbury
1989
Wellington
Christchurch United
M. McGarry (3), K. Braithwaite, L. Fitzpatrick, S. Sumner, J. Verweij
Canterbury
7-1
Rotorua City
S. Zohs
Bay of Plenty
1990
Auckland
Mt. Wellington
R. Armstrong, N. Barkley, "oggie"
Auckland
3-3&
Christchurch United
A. Carville (2), M. McGarry
Canterbury
1991
Wellington
Christchurch United
A. Evans (2)
Canterbury
2-1
Wellington United
M. Fullen
Wellington
1992
Wellington
Miramar Rangers
B. Wright (2, incl. pen), V. Coveny
Wellington
3-1
Waikato United
D. Fellowes
Waikato
1993
Napier
Napier City Rovers
P. Halford (3), D. Fletcher (2), M. Akers
Hawke's Bay
6-0
Christchurch Rangers
Canterbury
1994
Napier
Waitakere City
N. Barkley
Auckland
1-0
Wellington Olympic
Wellington
1995
Napier
Waitakere City
G. Gray (2), T. Edge, D. McClennan
Auckland
4-0
North Shore United
Auckland
1996
Napier
Waitakere City
D. McClennan, L. Mulrooney, N. Woodhams
Auckland
3-1
Mt. Wellington
N. Hyde
Auckland
1997
Napier
Central United
P. Urlovic (2), W. Rufer
Auckland
3-2
Napier City Rovers
M. Akers, K. Oliver
Hawke's Bay
1998
Auckland
Central United
N. Hickey (2), P. Urlovic (2), I. Vicelich
Auckland
5-0
Dunedin Technical
Otago
1999
Auckland
Dunedin Technical
A. Burgess, J. Flaws, J. Tee, G. Marshall
Otago
4-0
Waitakere City
Auckland
2000
Auckland
Napier City Rovers
L. Birnie, J. Cudd, C. McIvor, R. Ravenhill
Hawke's Bay
4-1
Central United
S. Mack
Auckland
2001
Auckland
University-Mt. Wellington
H. McCormack (2), T. Medhurst
Auckland
3-3%
Central United
C. Banks (2), D. Aliaga
Auckland
2002
Napier
Napier City Rovers
L. Birnie, B. Scott
Hawke's Bay
2-0
Tauranga City United
Bay of Plenty
2003
Auckland
University-Mt. Wellington
H. McCormack (2), J. Waugh
Auckland
3-1
Melville United
S. Watene
Waikato
2004
Auckland
Miramar Rangers
M. Zanotto
Wellington
1-0
Waitakere City
Auckland
2005
Auckland
Central United
N. Sykes, P. Urlovic
Auckland
2-1
Marist Palmerston North
N. Hill
Manawatu
2006
Auckland
Western Suburbs
Wellington
0-0^
Eastern Suburbs
Auckland
2007
Auckland
Central United
Auckland
0-0$
Western Suburbs
Wellington
2008
Auckland
East Coast Bays
"oggie"
Auckland
1-0
Dunedin Technical
Otago
2009
Auckland
Wellington Olympic
R. de Gregorio, M. Malivuk
Wellington
2-1
Three Kings United
L. Del Monte
Auckland
2010
Auckland
Miramar Rangers
T. Schaeffers, C. Parkin, M. White
Wellington
3-1
Bay Olympic
N. Strom
Auckland
2011
Palmerston North
Wairarapa United
P. Rabo, S. Soromon
Wairarapa
2-1
Napier City Rovers
F. Neil
Hawkes Bay
2012
Wellington
Central United
D. Koprivcic (2), J. Hicks, D. Mulligan, E. Tade, I. Vicelich
Auckland
6-1
Lower Hutt City
H. Price
Wellington
2013
Christchurch
Cashmere Technical
D. Boys, S. Kelly, D. Ede
Canterbury
3-1
Waitakere City
J. Butler
Auckland
2014
Auckland
Cashmere Technical
A. Wellbourn, D. Terris
Canterbury
2-1
Central United
E. Tade
Auckland
2015
Auckland
Eastern Suburbs
B. Barnes, D. Mosquera
Auckland
2-1
Napier City Rovers
D. Wilson
Hawkes Bay
2016
Auckland
Birkenhead United
J. Smith (2), E. Galbraith
Auckland
3-2
Waitakere City
D. Manickum, K. Linderboom
Auckland
2017
Auckland
Onehunga Sports
T. Boss (2), S. Lovemore
Auckland
3-3<
Central United
S. Ryder (2), N. Zambrano
Auckland
2018
Auckland
Birkenhead United
A. Connor-McClean
Auckland
1-1%
Western Suburbs
M. Awad
Wellington
2019
Auckland
Napier City Rovers
J. McNamara, L. Schofield, S. Goto
Hawkes Bay
3-2
Melville United
F. Marquez, A. Scott
Waikato
2021
Porirua
Cashmere Technical
G. Coughlan (2), Y. Taguchi (2)
Canterbury
4-2
Miramar Rangers
F. O'Brien, "oggie"
Wellington
2022
Auckland
Auckland City
D. Manickum
Auckland
1-0
Eastern Suburbs
Auckland
2023
Auckland
Christchurch United
J. Godden, "oggie"
Canterbury
2-2&
Melville United
L. Lim, M. Tommy
Waikato

NB    No competition in 1937, and between 1941 and 1944. No competition in 2020 due to Coronavirus pandemic.
Code:
*
Trophy shared
@
Won on aggregate
&
Won 4-2 on pens.
#
Won on away goals
^
Won 3-0 on pens.
%
Won 5-4 on pens.
$
Won 10-9 on pens.
<
Won 6-5 on pens.


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