The 1934 Chatham Cup was the 12th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand

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 regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.

Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Auckland Thistle

Auckland Thistle

-Competed:* 1925 Chatham Cup* 1926 Chatham Cup* 1930 Chatham Cup* 1934 Chatham Cup * 1936 Chatham Cup -Players:* Dennis Smith* Les Wood* Cliff Banham* Murray Kay* Dick Hislop* Ron Stone* George White...

, Petone

Petone Soccer Club

Petone FC is a semi-professional association football club in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. They and are competing in the Central Premier League and are based at Memorial Park in the Lower Hutt suburb of Petone.-History & Achievements:...

, Christchurch Thistle

Christchurch Thistle

-Competed:* 1929 Chatham Cup* 1930 Chatham Cup* 1931 Chatham Cup* 1934 Chatham Cup...

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Northern (soccer)

Northern AFC is a semi-professional association football club in North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.The club is based at The Gardens Ground, North East Valley, Dunedin....

 (Dunedin).

The 1934 final

The final was accompanied by highland dancers and pipe bands, celebrating what became known as the "Scottish final", due to the names of the two teams involved. Christchurch was the first team to score through a header from J. Adam, and almost had a second, with a goal late in the first half being disallowed. Auckland had the better of the second half, however, and the scores were levelled by a G. Sutherland own goal (this goal is sometimes credited to Wally Watson). The winning goal from Les Wood

Les Wood

Les Wood is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Wood made his full All Whites debut in a 1-4 loss to Australia on 18 July 1936 and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps and one goal to his credit, his final cap an appearance...

 came five minutes from full time. The match was refereed by G. Jackson, who made his third appearance as officiator of the final, having also refereed in both 1927

1927 Chatham Cup

The 1927 Chatham Cup was the fifth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.The competition was run on a regional basis, with five regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Ponsonby The 1927...

 and 1928

1928 Chatham Cup

The 1928 Chatham Cup was the sixth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.The competition was run on a regional basis, with five regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Auckland YMCA, St...

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