1936 Chatham Cup
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The 1936 Chatham Cup was the 14th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand
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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
, Waterside (Wellington), Western
(Christchurch), and Maori Hill (Dunedin).
Several factors were taken into consideration in the decision to suspend the competition, of which two were significant. A visit by the England amateur side and a major South African rugby
tour led to a conflict of possible competition dates, which would have made the organisation and scheduling of matches difficult. The NZFA had also decided that the final should be held in the South Island for the first time; this led to a substantial reduction in the number of contestants, with only twelve teams confirming their entries by the close-off date, none of which were from Auckland.
In truth, the competition had been struggling for several years with the difficulty of arranging dates for matches. Given the entirely amateur nature of the competition, matches were played solely at weekends, and therefore any Chatham Cup matches ate into the available time for local league competitions. There is some indication that not everyone involved in the organization of regional football was entirely unhappy with the suspension of the competition, though many were, and the remit to suspend it was greeted, according to one contemporary report with "a mixture of apathy and hostility by clubs and followers of the game."
Teams who had expressed their willingness to take part in the 1937 competition were: Pukemiro, Wellington Marist
, Seatoun
, Petone, Scottish Wanderers, Western, Nomads
, Christchurch Thistle
, Millerton All Blacks, Runanga, Northern
, and Invercargill Thistle
. A provisional entry from Hamilton Wanderers
was also received, but this was later withdrawn.
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...
, Waterside (Wellington), Western
Western A.F.C.
Western A.F.C. is a semi-professional association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-1913–1920:...
(Christchurch), and Maori Hill (Dunedin).
The 1936 final
The final was the first in which two separate players (Bill White and Fred Angus) both scored two goals. One of White's goals was the first penalty to be scored from in a final. White scored first from the spot after just 12 minutes, and doubled his tally quarter of an hour later. Angus reduced the deficit to one before the break, and it was only through having a second strike disallowed that the Aucklanders were still behind at the interval. Injury to L. Williamson reduced Thistle to ten men for the majority of the second half (this being in the days before substitutes were allowed). Angus managed to score an equaliser for the northerners, however, but the scores were only to remain level briefly, with Geoff Ellis adding a third for Western. Williamson limped back on for the last few minutes, and though Thistle applied the pressure, Western held on to the lead.Final
1937 Chatham Cup
There was no competition in 1937.Several factors were taken into consideration in the decision to suspend the competition, of which two were significant. A visit by the England amateur side and a major South African rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
tour led to a conflict of possible competition dates, which would have made the organisation and scheduling of matches difficult. The NZFA had also decided that the final should be held in the South Island for the first time; this led to a substantial reduction in the number of contestants, with only twelve teams confirming their entries by the close-off date, none of which were from Auckland.
In truth, the competition had been struggling for several years with the difficulty of arranging dates for matches. Given the entirely amateur nature of the competition, matches were played solely at weekends, and therefore any Chatham Cup matches ate into the available time for local league competitions. There is some indication that not everyone involved in the organization of regional football was entirely unhappy with the suspension of the competition, though many were, and the remit to suspend it was greeted, according to one contemporary report with "a mixture of apathy and hostility by clubs and followers of the game."
Teams who had expressed their willingness to take part in the 1937 competition were: Pukemiro, Wellington Marist
Wellington Marist
Wellington Marist AFC is an association football club in Wellington, New Zealand. The team is based at Kilbirnie Park in Kilbirnie.They won the Chatham Cup in 1932 and 1946, and were runners-up in 1945.-External links:***...
, Seatoun
Seatoun (soccer)
Seatoun AFC is a football club in New Zealand, based in the Wellington suburb of Seatoun. One of the strongest clubs in the country during the 1950s, it won the national knockout Chatham Cup in 1957 and 1958...
, Petone, Scottish Wanderers, Western, Nomads
Nomads United
Nomads United is a association football club based in Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-Club history:...
, Christchurch Thistle
Christchurch Thistle
-Competed:* 1929 Chatham Cup* 1930 Chatham Cup* 1931 Chatham Cup* 1934 Chatham Cup...
, Millerton All Blacks, Runanga, Northern
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....
, and Invercargill Thistle
Invercargill Thistle
Invercargill Thistle is a former New Zealand football club based in the South Island city of Invercargill. The team was founded in 1936 and continued as a separate team until 1969, when it became part of the short-lived Invercargill United team. It operated again as an independent team from 1974 to...
. A provisional entry from Hamilton Wanderers
Hamilton Wanderers
Hamilton Wanderers is an semi-professional association football club in Hamilton, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.-External links:**...
was also received, but this was later withdrawn.