1966 Chatham Cup

The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1966 Chatham Cup
Dates3 September 1966
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsMiramar Rangers (1st title)
Runners-upWestern
Championship match score1 – 0
← 1965
1967 →

The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification.

The 1966 final

The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header.[1]

Results

Third round
Christchurch City5 – 0Rangers (Christchurch)
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)3 – 2East Coast Bays
Eastern Union (Gisborne)2 – 0Riverina (Wairoa)
Hamilton5 – 3Claudelands Rovers
Kahukura (Rotorua)4 – 0Rotorua Rangers
King Edward TCOB (Dunedin)2 – 0Otago University
Maori Hill (Dunedin)2 – 0Caversham
Miramar Rangers1 – 0Karori Swifts
Moturoa6 – 0New Plymouth United
Mount Wellington1 – 0Mount Roskill
Napier Rovers4 – 2Napier HSOB
Nelson Rangers5 – 1Nelson Thistle
New Brighton5 – 1Christchurch Technical
Northern (Dunedin)3 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Wellington Northern4 – 3Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
Otangarei United (Whangarei)3 – 2Kamo Swifts
Papatoetoe3 – 1Pukekohe Ramblers
Ponsonby6 – 2North Shore United
Richmond Athletic2 – 1Nelson Suburbs
Saint Kilda4 – 2Mosgiel
Seatoun1 – 0Waterside (Wellington)
Wanganui East Athletic0 – 0 (aet)*Palmerston North Thistle
Waterside Canterbury2 – 1Christchurch HSOB
Wellington United4 – 1Wainuiomata
Western (Christchurch)12 – 2Northern Hearts (Timaru)

*match won by Wanganui East on corners

Fourth round
Blenheim Athletic5 – 2Grosvenor Rovers
Christchurch City2 – 0New Brighton
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)7 – 1Kahukura (Rotorua)
Hamilton2 – 1Eastern Union (Gisborne)
Invercargill Thistle7 – 3Gore Wanderers
Miramar Rangers2 – 0Wellington Northern
Moturoa5 – 2Masterton Athletic
Nelson Rangers6 – 1Richmond Athletic
Northern3 – 1Maori Hill
Otangarei United (Whangarei)1 – 2Papatoetoe
Ponsonby2 – 1Mount Wellington
Queens Park2 – 1Invercargill United
Saint Kilda3 – 1King Edward TCOB
Seatoun5 – 1Wellington United
Wanganui East Athletic2 – 5Napier Rovers
Western9 – 0Waterside Canterbury

Fifth round
Blenheim Athletic0 – 9Nelson Rangers
Invercargill Thistle4 – 2Queens Park
Miramar Rangers3 – 1Seatoun
Moturoa4 – 2Napier Rovers
Papatoetoe1 – 4Eastern Suburbs
Ponsonby4 – 1Hamilton
Saint Kilda3 – 1Northern
Western2 – 1Christchurch City

Quarter-finals
Moturoa0 – 3Miramar Rangers
Nelson Rangers0 – 2Western (Christchurch)
Ponsonby2 – 1Eastern Suburbs
Saint Kilda4 – 1Invercargill Thistle

Semi-finals
Ponsonby1 – 2Miramar Rangers
Western1 – 1 (aet)Saint Kilda

Replay
Saint Kilda1 – 3Western

Final
Miramar Rangers1 – 0Western
L. Taylor
Referee: Les Coffman

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 74
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