1965 Chatham Cup
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The 1965 Chatham Cup was the 38th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand
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The competition was run on a regional basis, with 18 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, 104 teams took part in the competition, 33 from the South Island and 71 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.
Christchurch City's 19–1 Fifth Round demolition of Timaru's Northern Hearts was the largest known victory in any Chatham Cup match until Metro
's 21–0 demolition of Norwest in 1998
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opted to use in the first half. Despite this advantage, the Otago side found themselves on the back foot against a far stronger Auckland team. Suburbs rebuffed St. Kilda's attacks in the first twenty minutes before moving the ball forward themselves. Centre-forward Trefor Pugh
scored first for the Auckland side, though Brian Slinn levelled the scores before the break. In the second half, playing with the aid of the wind, Suburbs' class proved too much for the southerners. John Legg
added a second for Suburbs 12 minutes into the second spell, and a mistimed clearance from St. Kilda keeper Malcolm Barnes found Pugh, who hit a volley into the St. Kilda goal. The fourth Eastern Suburbs goal came when a shot by John Wrathall
was parried straight into the path of Legg, who hit the ball past the keeper into the net.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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The competition was run on a regional basis, with 18 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, 104 teams took part in the competition, 33 from the South Island and 71 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.
Christchurch City's 19–1 Fifth Round demolition of Timaru's Northern Hearts was the largest known victory in any Chatham Cup match until Metro
Metro A.F.C.
Metro F.C. is a New Zealand professional association football club, based in Auckland, that competes in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.The club was known as Metro College until the 1980s. They were members of the former top premier New Zealand football league the New Zealand National Soccer...
's 21–0 demolition of Norwest in 1998
1998 Chatham Cup
The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions , with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round . In all, 130 teams took...
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The 1965 Final
The final was played in a stiff Wellington southerly, which St. Kilda captain Alex CaldwellAlex Caldwell
Alex Caldwell is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Caldwell made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 3-1 win over Singapore on 8 November 1967 at the Vietnam National day tournament.-External links:...
opted to use in the first half. Despite this advantage, the Otago side found themselves on the back foot against a far stronger Auckland team. Suburbs rebuffed St. Kilda's attacks in the first twenty minutes before moving the ball forward themselves. Centre-forward Trefor Pugh
Trefor Pugh
Trefor Pugh is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Pugh made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 4-1 win over New Caledonia on 2 June 1962, Pugh and Duncan McVey scoring twice each for New Zealand.-External links:...
scored first for the Auckland side, though Brian Slinn levelled the scores before the break. In the second half, playing with the aid of the wind, Suburbs' class proved too much for the southerners. John Legg
John Legg (footballer)
John Legg is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Legg made his full All Whites debut in a 3-5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967 and ended his international playing career with 12 A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit, his final cap an...
added a second for Suburbs 12 minutes into the second spell, and a mistimed clearance from St. Kilda keeper Malcolm Barnes found Pugh, who hit a volley into the St. Kilda goal. The fourth Eastern Suburbs goal came when a shot by John Wrathall
John Wrathall (footballer)
John Wrathall is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Wrathall played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1960, both against Pacific minnows Tahiti, the first a 5-1 win on 5 September, the second a 2-1 win on 12 September 1960.Wrathall...
was parried straight into the path of Legg, who hit the ball past the keeper into the net.
Third round
- Pukekohe won on corners