The 1974 Chatham Cup was the 47th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1974 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Dates7 September 1974
Final positions
ChampionsChristchurch United (2nd title)
Runner-upWellington Diamond United
← 1973
1975 →

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 114 teams took part in the competition, at that time a record number. 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.

A change was made in the way tied matches were decided, with penalty shoot-outs introduced in the event of ties after extra time. Replays were still used for the later rounds, with a replay being needed in one semi-final.

The 1974 final

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With the exception of replays, 1974 was the first time that the final had been held in the South Island, at Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch. The venue had been used earlier in the year for the Commonwealth Games.

The game was played on a heavily sodden pitch, the result of several days of heavy rain, and thousands of gallons of water had to be removed before the surface was usable. Despite the poor conditions, the game was entertaining, and Christchurch ran out the winners with a late Brian Hardman goal adding to an earlier strike from Ian Park.[1]

Results

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Third Round

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AC Otago0 – 2North End United (Dunedin)
Halswell United1 – 2Western (Christchurch)
Howick0 – 4Eden
Metro College (Auckland)1 – 1 (aet)Pakuranga Town
Mount Albert-Ponsonby3 – 4Lynndale (Auckland)
Queens Park (Invercargill)2 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Timaru City2 – 3Shamrock (Christchurch)
Waterside (Wellington)1 – 0Adriatic (Wellington)
Wellington WMC1 – 0Hungaria (Wellington)

Replay

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Fourth Round

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Hamilton1 – 2Eden
Rotorua City0 – 3Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Stop Out (Lower Hutt)6 – 0Wellington WMC

* aet. Manawatu won 4–3 on penalties

Fifth Round

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* Eastern Suburbs won 8–7 on penalties

Sixth Round

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Semi-finals

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Wellington Diamond United0 – 0 (aet)Gisborne City
?, Wellington

Replay

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 76-77