1984 Chatham Cup

Football tournament season
1984 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Dates13 October 1984
Final positions
ChampionsManurewa (3rd title)
Runner-upGisborne City
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The 1984 Chatham Cup was the 57th 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 (last 32) of the competition. In all, 128 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 1984 final

The final was shifted by one month from its normal date in early September, being played in October for the first time. Gisborne was expected to win the trophy, being on paper as the stronger side, with internationals Grant Turner, Kenny Cresswell and Colin Walker all in their line-up.

In the final, however, it was Manurewa who proved the sturdier side. Largely through the efforts of keeper Rudi Feitsma the soaked up the Gisborne pressure, while swift breaks saw Manurewa score twice with a brace from Steve Sumner in the 11th and 28th minutes. A strike from Cresswell in the 80th minute gave the East Coast side some hope of a comeback, but it was too late to save the day.[1]

Results

Third round

Birkenhead United0 – 2Rotorua Suburbs
Blockhouse Bay4 – 0Otahuhu United
Cambridge1 – 3Lynndale (Auckland)
Christchurch HSOB0 – 5Cashmere Wanderers
Christchurch Rangers5 – 2Burndale United
East Coast Bays3 – 0Clendon United
Eden2 – 0Glenfield Rovers
Ellerslie1 – 2Mount Maunganui
Green Island3 – 0Oamaru
Howick3 – 2Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
New Brighton1 – 1*Saint Albans-Shirley
Nomads United (Christchurch)3 – 1Shamrock (Christchurch)
Oratia United3 – 1Metro College
Otara Rangers2 – 1Grey Lynn
Seatoun0 – 2Raumati Hearts
Waitemata City5 – 0Tauranga City
Wellington City1 – 3Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
Wellington Olympic0 – 1Tawa

* Won on penalties by New Brighton (5-3)

Fourth round

Green Island0 – 5North End United
Mount Maunganui3 – 0Eden
Mount Wellington2 – 0Otara Rangers
New Brighton0 – 1Cashmere Wanderers
North Shore United3 – 2Blockhouse Bay
Oratia United1 – 2Manurewa
Papatoetoe4 – 1Waitemata City
Rotorua Suburbs2 – 4East Coast Bays
University (Auckland)0 – 1Howick

Fifth round

Manurewa2 – 1Mount Maunganui
Ngaruawahia AFFCO United0 – 1East Coast Bays
North Shore United3 – 2Mount Wellington
Papatoetoe5 – 2Howick

Quarter-finals

Manurewa0 – 0 (aet)*Papatoetoe
North Shore United2 – 1East Coast Bays

* Manurewa won 4–3 on penalties

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

Manurewa2 – 1Gisborne City
Sumner 2 Cresswell
Referee: K. Copeland

References

  1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 79
  • Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1984 page
  • UltimateNZSoccer website 1984 Chatham Cup page