1925 Chatham Cup
| Dates | 13 June – 19 September 1925 | ||
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| Championship venue | Newtown Park, Wellington | ||
| Champions | Wellington YMCA (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | Seacliff | ||
| Championship match score | 3 – 2 (aet) | ||
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The 1925 Chatham Cup was the third annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis. Each region held its own contest to find a regional champion, with these then being grouped into four regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago), each of which was represented in semi-finals by one team, followed by northern and southern semi-finals and a national final.
Entrants
In all, 30 teams took part in the competition, though some contemporary reports say there were 29.[1] Ten of these teams were from the Wellington area, nine from Auckland, and three from Christchurch.[2] Confusion is caused by some contemporary reports which list the Pukemiro team as "Huntly", despite these being two separate sides from the same area.
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The 1925 final
The final was played at Newtown Park, Wellington, a change of venue from the previous finals which had been at Athletic Park. This new venue was to host the final again in 1927, with the Basin Reserve being preferred as a permanent venue from 1928 after its use in 1926. The 1925 final was part of an unusual double-bill, the ground also being used on the same day for a rugby league match between the New Zealand team and a touring Queensland representative XIII.[3]
The final was the first re-match of two teams who had previously contested a final; six Seacliff players and four YWCA players played in both the 1923 and 1925 finals. The game was described in The Dominion as entertaining with a number of chances, as was reflected by the scoreline, which was 2-2 at full time. The first goal came from Stewart Dempster for YMCA, but Wattie Hanlin equalised before the half-time interval. In the second half Seacliff went into the lead through Bill Hooper, who became the first player to score in two separate finals, having previously scored in Seacliff's 1923 win. this time it was YMCA who equalised with a second goal from Dempster. Dave Halley grabbed the winner for the Wellington side early in the first period of extra time.[4]
Results
This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.First Round
13 June 1925 |
| Wellington Thistle | 4 – 2 | Waterside |
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| Logan 3, Wallace | [6] | Stanbridge 2 |
Newtown Park Referee: C. Kelly |
Second Round
27 June 1925 |
| Wellington Thistle | 3 – 2 | Diamond |
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| Wallace 2, Logan | [7] | McLeod 2 |
Association Park Referee: A.E. Wells |
27 June 1925 |
| Scottish Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Wellington Marist |
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| Lothian, McDougall | [8] | Costello |
Association Park Referee: L.C. Cooper |
27 June 1925 |
| Wellington YMCA | 3 – 0 | Brooklyn |
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Kelburn Park Referee: C. Uddy |
Third Round
4 July 1925 |
| Wellington YMCA | 2 – 1 | Wellington Thistle |
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| Dempster, Nicolle | [9] | Lennox |
Association Park Referee: E. Ormrod |
20 June 1925 |
| Frankton Railways | 0 – 3 | Rotowaro |
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| Oliver 2, Buller |
Hamilton |
11 July 1925 |
| Huntly | 0 – 2 | Pukemiro |
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| Drinnan 2 |
Huntly |
11 July 1925 |
| Auckland Thistle | 6 – 1 | Auckland YMCA |
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| Humphries 5, Dunsmore | [10] | Marshall |
Blandford Park |
Fourth Round
| Pukemiro | 2 – 1 | Rotowaro |
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| Drinnan, Black | Garrick (pen.) |
Huntly Referee: J. Wallace |
See note below quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
The fourth quarter-final would have been between Nomads and either Rangers or Sunnyside. Two of these three teams would have previously met in the fourth round.
Semi-finals ("Island finals")
Final
19 September 1925 |
| Wellington YMCA | 3 – 2 (aet) | Seacliff |
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| Dempster 2, Halley | report | Hanlin, Hooper |
Newtown Park, Wellington Referee: M. Thornley |
References
- ↑ Papers Past — NZ Truth — 13 June 1925 — SOCCER
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 5 June 1925 — SOCCER CONTROL
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 17 September 1925 — LEAGUE FOOTBALL
- ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 67
- ↑ New Zealand Herald, 1 June 1925, p. 12
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 15 June 1925 — NO CHANGE IN POSITIONS
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 29 June 1925 — THISTLE WIN AGAIN
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 29 June 1925 — WANDERERS DEFEAT MARIST
- 1 2 Papers Past — Evening Post — 11 July 1925 — SOCCER
- 1 2 New Zealand Herald, 13 July 1925
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 20 July 1925 — Y.M.C.A. WIN BY TWO GOALS
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 3 August 1925 — THE CHATHAM CUP
- ↑ Papers Past — Evening Post — 8 August 1925 — SOCCER