1959 Chatham Cup

The 1959 Chatham Cup was the 32nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1959 Chatham Cup
Dates22 August 1959
Championship venueBasin Reserve, Wellington
ChampionsNorthern (1st title)
Runners-upNorth Shore United
Championship match score3 – 2
← 1958
1960 →

The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included North Shore United, Rangers (Bay of Plenty), Hamilton Wanderers, Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Colenso Athletic (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Athletic, Massey College (Manawatu), Miramar Rangers, Nelson Rangers, Western (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), Brigadiers (Invercargill).

The 1959 final

Northern became the first Chatham Cup winners from Otago since Seacliff won the first final in 1923, winning the cup for the first time in their sixth final. Northern goalkeeper Jim Stephenson was playing in his fourth final for the club; he was to play in two more in 1961 and 1962, to become the first player to play in six finals.

The game had a frantic start, with a goal coming for each side in the opening five minutes. Cliff Schmidt turned the ball into his own net to give the lead to Northern after just two minutes. The lead was only to last for some 90 seconds, with Alex Middleton heading the ball into the Dunedin side's net. Goals either side of the half-time interval from Bill Berry and George Little gave Northern a 3–1 lead. Chris Foulkes reduced the deficit late on, but despite strong pressure from the Aucklanders Northern held on to win the match by the odd goal in five.[1]

Results

Quarter-finals (Island semi-finals)
Miramar Rangers3 – 2Moturoa AFC
Basin Reserve, Wellington
North Shore United2 – 1Eastern Union
Blandford Park, Auckland
Western AFC6 – 1Nelson Rangers
English Park, Christchurch
Brigadiers1 – 2Northern AFC
Surrey Park, Invercargill

Semi-finals
Northern2 – 0Western A.F.C.
[2]
The Oval, Dunedin
North Shore United3 - 2Miramar Rangers
Blandford Park, Auckland

Final
Northern3 – 2North Shore United
Schmidt (og), Berry, G. Little Middleton, Foulkes
Referee: M.T. Swain

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 73
  2. "Northern AFC website". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
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