The 1939 Chatham Cup was the 16th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand

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 Ponsonby

Ponsonby (soccer)

Ponsonby was a New Zealand football club, based in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The team won the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in 1927 and 1933....

, Waterside (Wellington), Hamilton Wanderers

Hamilton Wanderers

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, Western

Western A.F.C.

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 (Christchurch), and Mosgiel

Mosgiel (soccer)

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The 1939 final

Waterside became the first team to successfully defend the trophy - something they were to again achieve the following year. Sonny Ward became the first player to score in two successive finals.

Final