From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1977 Chatham Cup

Field	Value
year	1977
title	Chatham Cup
dates	10 September 1977
venue	Newmarket Park, Auckland
winners	Nelson United (1st title)
second	Mount Wellington
prev_season	1976
next_season	1978

The 1977 Chatham Cup was the 50th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 142 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 1977 final

Nelson United became the first team from outside the four main urban centres to win the cup since 1962. Their winning team contained several players who were to make a considerable mark on New Zealand soccer, either as players or administrators, among them Kevin Fallon, Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen, and Keith Mackay. Against them was a Mount Wellington side containing the likes of Ron Armstrong, Brian Turner, Tony Sibley, and Earle Thomas.

The final was low-scoring but not without excitement. The only goal came early in the second half when referee John Perkins pointed to the spot after a foul on Nelson's David Powdrell by Stewart Carruthers. The penalty was converted by John Enoka giving Nelson a one-goal lead they never relinquished.

Results

Third Round

Won on penalties by Waterside (4-2) and Wanganui East (3-2)

Fourth Round

Fifth Round

Won on penalties by Christchurch Technical (14-13), Courier Rangers (5-3), Gisborne (?-?), North Shore (2-1), and Nelson United (5-4)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

{{HiltonNZAssoc p. 78

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

chatham-cup 1977-in-new-zealand-association-football 1977-domestic-association-football-cups september-1977-sports-events-in-oceania

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1977 Chatham Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report