1979 Chatham Cup

The 1979 Chatham Cup was the 52nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1979 Chatham Cup
Dates2 September 1979
Championship venueMcLennan Park, Papakura
ChampionsNorth Shore United (5th title)
Runners-upMount Wellington
Championship match score2 – 1
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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 Fourth Roundof the competition. In all, 131 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 1979 final

The final was the second all-Auckland final clash, the first having been between the same teams (but with a different winner) in 1973. North Shore's Adrian Elrick and Keith Hobbs appeared in both finals (the latter as a substitute in the first match), as did Mount Wellington's Tony Sibley and Bill de Graaf. North Shore won the final for a then-record equalling fifth time. The final was the first of five in a row to feature Mount Wellington.

The final has been described as "the one that slipped away", as the expected venue, Newmarket Park, was made unavailable after a small landslide destroyed much of the playing area. McLennan Park in Papakura stepped in as a replacement. Mount Wellington would have gone into the match as clear favourites, but the sending off of play-maker Brian Turner in the previous match rendered him suspended from the final,l evening the two sides up considerably.[1]

In the first half goals were traded, with the Mount's John Leijh opening the scoring only for Keith Hobbs to level the score for North Shore. Early in the second spell Mount Wellington's Stewart Carruthers was sent off, tipping the scales towards the North Shore side. The Mount were entrenched deep in their own half for much of the remainder of the match but Iain Ormond was brought down in the box and slotted the ball home from the resulting penalty to take the cup over the Waitematā.[1]

Results

Third Round
Caversham12 – 1Northern Hearts (Timaru)
East Coast Bays3 – 1Whangarei City
Glen Carron (Manawatu)4 – 3Wanganui East Athletic
Halswell Unitedw/o†Christchurch Technical
Hamilton3 – 0Waikato University
Masterton4 – 1Karori Swifts
Mosgiel2 – 1Roslyn-Wakari
Mount Albert-Ponsonby0 – 5Mount Roskill
Napier City Rovers1 – 1*Gisborne City
New Plymouth Old Boys0 – 6Taranaki United (New Plymouth)
Ngongotaha0 – 3Rotorua City
Old Boys (Invercargill)1 – 5Invercargill Thistle
Papatoetoe2 – 0Cornwall (Auckland)
Porirua Unitedw/o†Wellington City
Seatoun1 – 2Miramar Rangers
Stokes Valley2 – 0Naenae
Victoria University4 – 3North Wellington
Waitemata City0 – 0*Eden
Western (Christchurch)0 – 1Christchurch Rangers
Woolston WMC3 – 1Papanui Suburbs

* Won on penalties by Napier City Rovers (5-3) and Eden (5-4). † Halswell United and Wellington City disqualified

Fourth Round
Blockhouse Bay2 – 1Hamilton
Christchurch Rangers0 – 3Dunedin City
Christchurch United11 – 2Christchurch Technical
East Coast Bays1 – 0Papatoetoe
Invercargill Thistle0 – 1Mosgiel
Manurewa2 – 1Courier Rangers (Auckland)
Mount Roskill3 – 1Rotorua City
Mount Wellington3 – 1Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Napier City Rovers7 – 1Masterton
North Shore United4 – 0Eden
Porirua United0 – 5Manawatu United (Palmerston N.)
Stokes Valley1 – 0Miramar Rangers
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)2 – 0Victoria University
Taranaki United0 – 1Glen Carron
Wellington Diamond United1 – 0Nelson United
Woolston WMC2 – 0Caversham

Fifth Round
Blockhouse Bay0 – 3Manurewa
Christchurch United2 – 0Dunedin City
East Coast Bays1 – 2 (aet)Mount Wellington
Napier City Rovers1 – 0Glen Carron
North Shore United4 – 1Mount Roskill
Stokes Valley0 – 4Stop Out
Wellington Diamond United4 – 3Manawatu United
Woolston W.M.C.3 – 0Mosgiel

Quarter-finals
Christchurch United1 – 1 (aet)*Woolston W.M.C.
Mount Wellington5 – 0Manurewa
North Shore United6 – 3 (aet)Napier City Rovers
Stop Out2 – 3Wellington Diamond United

* Woolston won 4–2 on penalties

Semi-finals
Mount Wellington3 – 1Woolston W.M.C.
Wellington Diamond United2 – 5North Shore United

Final
North Shore United2 – 1Mount Wellington
Hobbs, I. Ormond Leijh
McLennan Park, Papakura
Referee: W.K. Munro

References
  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p.78
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