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1968 Chatham Cup

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1968 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates7 September 1968
Final positions
ChampionsEastern Suburbs (4th title)
Runner-upChristchurch Technical
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 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 1968 final

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The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall.[1]

Results

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Third Round

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Rangers (Christchurch)3 – 2Christchurch City
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)5 – 2 (replay)Mount Wellington
Gisborne City3 – 0Riverina (Wairoa)
Mosgiel4 – 3HSOB (Dunedin)
Moturoa4 – 2HSOB (New Plymouth)
Roslyn-Wakari5 – 3Northern (Dunedin)
Saint Kilda4 – 0Maori Hill (Dunedin)
Waterside (Wellington)3 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)

* Mount Albert won on corners

Fourth Round

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Christchurch Technical3 – 0Rangers (Christchurch)
Gisborne City1 – 2Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Waterside (Wellington)3 – 2Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)

Fifth Round

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Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)4 – 1Mount Albert
Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough)0 – 7Nelson United
Invercargill United2 – 1Queens Park (Invercargill)
Roslyn-Wakari2 – 2 (aet)*Caversham

* Roslyn-Wakari won on corners

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Eastern Suburbs2 – 0Christchurch Technical
Wrathall 2
Referee: J.S. Nicol

References

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  1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 75