1971 Chatham Cup
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The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand
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Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League
teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 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.
In the final, Western Suburbs made up for their defeat the previous year by seeing of neighbours Wellington City, who had been formed as a national league
side through a merger of Miramar Rangers
and Hungaria. In a howling Wellington southerly wind, Dave Wallace
and Allan Jeffrey scored for Suburbs while Paul Cameron
and Julius Beck
countered for City. With the scores tied, the teams went to extra time, where the game remained locked at 2-2 until the last moments. With the final kick of the game Barry Humphreys sent a long ball forward which caught the breeze and bounced over the City keeper into his net.
† Due to the regional nature of the early part of the competition, Caversham and Invercargill United both progressed to a regional play-off, despite their losses in this round of the competition
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.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League
New Zealand National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...
teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 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 1971 final
Prior to the changes in the organisation of the competition in 1970, finals were always between North Island and South Island teams. With the reorganisation of the draw, this was no longer the case, and so the 1971 final became the first local derby ever to be played out in the final, with both teams coming from Wellington.In the final, Western Suburbs made up for their defeat the previous year by seeing of neighbours Wellington City, who had been formed as a national league
New Zealand National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...
side through a merger of Miramar Rangers
Miramar Rangers
Miramar Rangers AFC is a semi-professional New Zealand association football club in the Wellington suburb of Miramar. They are current holders of the Chatham Cup, the fourth time they have won the trophy...
and Hungaria. In a howling Wellington southerly wind, Dave Wallace
David Wallace (footballer)
David Wallace is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Wallace made his full All Whites debut in a 4-1 win over New Caledonia on 4 June 1962 and ended his international playing career with five A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in...
and Allan Jeffrey scored for Suburbs while Paul Cameron
Paul Cameron (footballer)
Paul Cameron is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Cameron played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1972, both against New Caledonia, the first as a substitute in a 4-1 win on 17 September, the second starting in a 1-3...
and Julius Beck
Julius Beck
Julius Beck is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Beck made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 0-4 loss to New Caledonia on 8 November 1967.-External links:...
countered for City. With the scores tied, the teams went to extra time, where the game remained locked at 2-2 until the last moments. With the final kick of the game Barry Humphreys sent a long ball forward which caught the breeze and bounced over the City keeper into his net.
Third Round
* Te Atatu won on corners† Due to the regional nature of the early part of the competition, Caversham and Invercargill United both progressed to a regional play-off, despite their losses in this round of the competition