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Football tournament season
1949 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates27 August 1949
Final positions
ChampionsPetone (3rd title)
Runner-upNorthern
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The 1949 Chatham Cup was the 22nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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: Eden AFC (Auckland), Hamilton Wanderers, Rotowaro Tigers (Waikato), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Ohakea (Manawatu), Petone Settlers, Waterside (Wellington), Wigram, Technical Old Boys, Nomads (Christchurch), Northern AFC, Green Island FC (Dunedin), Stockton (West Coast) and Invercargill Thistle (Southland).

The 1949 final

The final was played in front of a then-record crowd of 12,000. Interest was high as the local Wellingtonian team was a lower ranked team (in the second division of Wellington football) who had gained a reputation as giant-killers. They went on to win the final 1-0 after having beaten several higher ranked sides in the course of the tournament, including a narrow win over Waterside and a heavy 7-1 thrashing of Wellington Marist. The final is memorable for the magic of the giant-killing performance, which caught the imagination of the local population. The only goal of the match came in the second half, when Northern keeper Jim Stephenson parried a David McKissock shot directly into the path of Petone forward Wally Hewitt who duly scored. Petone survived a late scare when keeper Ben Savage was required to save a penalty, and the Settlers of Petone held on to win by the solitary goal.

Results

Northern AFC6 - 0Mosgiel AFC
Berry 3, Ives, I. Walsh 2 Report
Caledonian Ground, DunedinReferee: Mr. D. Welham
Green Island FC3 - 1Roslyn-Wakari AFC
J. Quartermain 3 Report P. Robinson
Caledonian Ground, DunedinReferee: Mr. F. King
Northern AFC8 - 0Green Island FC
H. Jenkins 3, Berry 3, I. Walsh 2 Report
Caledonian Ground, DunedinReferee: Mr. W. P. Smith
Nomads3 - 2Shamrock
E. Kenny 2, R. Cullen Report A. Hilton, W. McFarland
English Park, ChristchurchReferee: Mr. T. Gottermeyer
Petone Settlers3 - 1Institute Old Boys
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Waterside5 - 1Seatoun AFC
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Moturoa AFC1 - 6Ohakea
J. Collings Report Kelly 3, Speakman 2, Regan
Western Park, New PlymouthReferee: Mr. J.M. Thompson (Wanganui)
Petone Settlers1 - 1Waterside
Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Christchurch Technical Old Boys5 - 4Nomads
J. McLennan 3, C. Bailey, M. Dean Report R. Cullen 2, P. Fox, E. Kenny
Referee: Mr. T. Mathie
Christchurch Technical Old Boys4 - 0Wigram
K. Lucas, J. McLennan 3 Report
English Park, ChristchurchReferee: Mr. T. Gottemeyer

North Island Semi-Finals

Petone Settlers2 - 0Ohakea
Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington

South Island Semi-Finals

Christchurch Technical Old Boys14 - 0Stockton
P. O'Malley 5, C. Bailey 4, K. Lucas 3, J. McLennan 2 Report
English Park, ChristchurchReferee: Mr. P. Consedine
Invercargill Thistle0 - 9Northern AFC
North Island Final
Eden2 - 2Petone Settlers
Brewer 2 Report Gale, Jakens
Blandford Park, AucklandReferee: Mr. F. O. Green

Match abandoned after 2 hours and 10 minutes of play due to bad light.

North Island Final Replay
Petone Settlers4 - 0Eden
Report
Basin Reserve, WellingtonAttendance: 8000 South Island Final
Northern AFC3 - 2Christchurch Technical Old Boys
W. Berry, I, Walsh, M. Ives (pen.) Report V. Smith, C. Bailey
Caledonian Ground, DunedinReferee: Mr. W. M. Smith 1949 Chatham Cup Final
Petone Settlers1 - 0Northern AFC
Hewitt
Basin Reserve, WellingtonReferee: F. Callaghan

References

  1. Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p.70
  2. "Match lasts 130 minutes - North Island Final of Chatham Cup". Papers Past. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
Chatham Cup seasons
#Cancelled as only 12 teams registered *Cancelled due to WWII †Cancelled due to COVID-19


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