1975 Chatham Cup
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The 1975 Chatham Cup was the 48th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand
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Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League
teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 123 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.
One of the highlights of the competition was the performance of unfancied minnows Lower Hutt City, who progressed to the quarter-finals before being narrowly beaten by the competition's eventual winners Christchurch United
.
The competition saw a change of sponsorship, with Lion Breweries
taking over from Gillette. The competition was known as the Lion Chatham Cup for the rest of the decade.
Blockhouse Bay were on top early, and looked like they might run away with the final, scoring through Mike Farac and Colin Shaw
to lead by two goals after just ten minutes. Norman Moran reduced the deficit within minutes as the mainlanders came back into the match. With ten minutes to play, Gary Lake
miscued while attempting to clear a cross into his own penalty area and the ball deflected into his own net to tie the scores.
In extra time it was Christchurch who applied all the pressure, and goals came to them through Kevin Mulgrew
and substitute Mark McNaughton.
New Zealand
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Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League
New Zealand National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...
teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 123 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.
One of the highlights of the competition was the performance of unfancied minnows Lower Hutt City, who progressed to the quarter-finals before being narrowly beaten by the competition's eventual winners Christchurch United
Christchurch United
Christchurch United is a semi-professional association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-Club history:...
.
The competition saw a change of sponsorship, with Lion Breweries
Lion Nathan
Lion Nathan National Foods is the parent company created in October 2009, into which Lion Nathan and National Foods were merged. It is fully owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited...
taking over from Gillette. The competition was known as the Lion Chatham Cup for the rest of the decade.
The 1975 final
Christchurch United successfully defended their trophy, and also became only the second team to win the Chatham Cup/National League double.Blockhouse Bay were on top early, and looked like they might run away with the final, scoring through Mike Farac and Colin Shaw
Colin Shaw (footballer)
Colin Shaw is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Shaw scored on his full All Whites debut in a 3-5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967 and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps, scoring 8 goals, including back to back...
to lead by two goals after just ten minutes. Norman Moran reduced the deficit within minutes as the mainlanders came back into the match. With ten minutes to play, Gary Lake
Gary Lake
Gary Lake is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Lake made his full All Whites debut in a 3-5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967 and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance...
miscued while attempting to clear a cross into his own penalty area and the ball deflected into his own net to tie the scores.
In extra time it was Christchurch who applied all the pressure, and goals came to them through Kevin Mulgrew
Kevin Mulgrew
Kevin Mulgrew is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Mulgrew made his full All Whites debut in a 2-1 win over China on 20 July 1975 and ended his international playing career with 12 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit, his final cap a...
and substitute Mark McNaughton.