1955 Chatham Cup
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The 1955 Chatham Cup was the 28th 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 Eastern Suburbs
(Auckland), Huntly Thistle
, Eastern Union (Gisborne), New Plymouth Old Boys, Napier Rovers, Wanganui Athletic, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Masterton Athletic, Victoria University, Western
(Christchurch), and Roslyn-Wakari
(Dunedin).
. Western's total of six goals equalled Waterside's tally from the 1940 final
, and the aggregate of eight goals also equalled the record set in that final. The game was played in a howling Wellington southerly, and Western made full use of it in the first half, rattling in four goals. John White and Alex Davis
had both scored in the opening dozen minutes, and these were added to by both Saunderson and Stan Ralph. In the second half Anderson and King reduced the deficit to two before Saunderson scored a further brace to seal the win for the southerners. King's goal was his sixth in Chatham Cup finals, after a hat-trick in the 1951 Final
and two more in 1953
.
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 Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs AFC
Eastern Suburbs is a semi-professional association football club in Kohimarama, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1.-Club history:...
(Auckland), Huntly Thistle
Huntly Thistle
Huntly Thistle are an association football club based in the New Zealand town of Huntly, in the northern Waikato Region. The club currently play in the lower reaches of the Northern League, but at earlier points in their history they were one of the stronger teams in the Waikato...
, Eastern Union (Gisborne), New Plymouth Old Boys, Napier Rovers, Wanganui Athletic, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Masterton Athletic, Victoria University, 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 Roslyn-Wakari
Roslyn-Wakari
Roslyn-Wakari A.F.C. is an amateur association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the ODT Footballsouth Premier League.-History:...
(Dunedin).
The 1955 final
In the final, winger Peter Saunderson became the seventh player to score a finals hat-trickHat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
. Western's total of six goals equalled Waterside's tally from the 1940 final
1940 Chatham Cup
The 1940 Chatham Cup was the 17th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand, and the last such competition before the suspension of the Chatham Cup due to World War II. The competition resumed in 1945 as hostilities were drawing to a close....
, and the aggregate of eight goals also equalled the record set in that final. The game was played in a howling Wellington southerly, and Western made full use of it in the first half, rattling in four goals. John White and Alex Davis
Alex Davis
Alex Davis is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Davis played three official A-international matches for New Zealand in 1952, the first a 2-0 win over Pacific neighbours Fiji on 7 September...
had both scored in the opening dozen minutes, and these were added to by both Saunderson and Stan Ralph. In the second half Anderson and King reduced the deficit to two before Saunderson scored a further brace to seal the win for the southerners. King's goal was his sixth in Chatham Cup finals, after a hat-trick in the 1951 Final
1951 Chatham Cup
The 1951 Chatham Cup was the 24th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds....
and two more in 1953
1953 Chatham Cup
The 1953 Chatham Cup was the 26th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds....
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