1973 Chatham Cup
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The 1973 Chatham Cup was the 46th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand
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The organisation of the cup was changed from previous years, with early stages being run in three large zones (northern, central, and southern), rathern than by individual associations as had previously been the case. National League
teams received a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 103 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.
) that both finalists had come from the same urban area. The venue was to alternate between Auckland and Christchurch for several years from 1973.
Mount Wellington made up for their narrow loss in the marathon final of the 1972 Chatham Cup
by inflicting a sound defeat on their neighbours from across the Waitemata Harbour
. Coach Ken Armstrong added to his impressive tally of cup victories both on and off the field. Shore's cause was not helped when keeper Turner had to be substituted early on after an injury, but even without this handicap the Mount would have proven the stronger side. All the goals came from Mount Wellington's players, with two from Dave Taylor and one from John Houghton.
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The organisation of the cup was changed from previous years, with early stages being run in three large zones (northern, central, and southern), rathern than by individual associations as had previously been the case. National League
New Zealand National Soccer League
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teams received a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 103 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 1973 final
The final was moved from the Basin Reserve for the first time since 1928, excluding replays. The 1973 final was - also excluding replays - the first to be held outside Wellington. Part of the reason for the move was because - for the first time ever - both finalists came from Auckland. This was only the second time (after 19711971 Chatham Cup
The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 teams took part in the competition...
) that both finalists had come from the same urban area. The venue was to alternate between Auckland and Christchurch for several years from 1973.
Mount Wellington made up for their narrow loss in the marathon final of the 1972 Chatham Cup
1972 Chatham Cup
The 1972 Chatham Cup was the 45th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 teams took part in the competition...
by inflicting a sound defeat on their neighbours from across the Waitemata Harbour
Waitemata Harbour
The quite famous Waitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. For this reason it is often referred to as Auckland Harbour, despite the fact that it is only one of two harbours surrounding the city, and is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge. The Waitemata forms the north...
. Coach Ken Armstrong added to his impressive tally of cup victories both on and off the field. Shore's cause was not helped when keeper Turner had to be substituted early on after an injury, but even without this handicap the Mount would have proven the stronger side. All the goals came from Mount Wellington's players, with two from Dave Taylor and one from John Houghton.