1926 Chatham Cup

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1926 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s) Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates5 June – 4 September 1926
Defending championsWellington YMCA
Final positions
Champions Sunnyside (1st title)
Runner-up North Shore
  1925
1927  

The 1926 Chatham Cup was the fourth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Contents

The competition was run on a regional basis, with eight regional associations (Northland, Auckland, Wellington, Waikato, Wanganui, Manawatu, Canterbury and Otago) each holding separate qualifying rounds. In all, 36 teams entered the 1926 competition, [1] with the overwhelming majority being from the North Island.

In the South Auckland District there were four entries from Pukemiro, Huntly, Huntly Thistle and Frankton Railways. [2] According to Huntly Thistle's club website, the club beat Pukemiro 6-0 and Hikurangi 4-0 before losing to the eventual finalists North Shore United 3–1. [3]

The Manawatu Football Association initially recorded four entries. St. Andrew's, Palmerston North Returned Services Association, Palmerston North Athletic and Palmerston North Rangers. [4] Rangers later withdrew from the competition without partaking. [5]

One unusual feature of the 1926 competition was that three of the four semi-finalist sides were composed largely of staff from three of the country's largest mental hospitals, at Sunnyside, Porirua, and Seacliff. [6]

Seacliff was the single entry from Otago, and at an early stage there was discussion in regard to including the Dunedin side competing in the Wellington FA provincial rounds. [7] This did not eventuate, and Seacliff were directly through to the South Island Final against Sunnyside.

There were four entries from North Auckland. Hikurangi, Waro Wanderers, Waro Corinthians and Whangārei YMCA. [8]

The 1926 final

The final was played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, a change of venue from the previous finals which had been at Newtown Park or Athletic Park. The following year the final briefly returned to Newtown Park, before making its permanent home at the Basin Reserve, a venue which was used regularly until the 1970s.

In the final, played in front of some 4000 spectators, Sunnyside's Archie Trotter became the first player to complete a Chatham Cup final hat-trick. The match was high scoring, but contemporary reports suggest that many opportunities were missed by both teams. H. Pickering put Sunnyside in front after just seven minutes. Archie Trotter doubled the lead for Sunnyside before L. Hipkins scored for North Shore. After the half-time interval Trotter scored two further goals before John Woolley scored a late consolation for North Shore. [9] :67–68

Other notable features of the final included the appearance in the North Shore team of Reg Baxter, Dan Jones, and Ces Dacre. Baxter and Jones were the first players to play for two different sides in Chatham Cup finals, having been part of the successful 1923 Seacliff and 1924 Auckland Harbour Board teams respectively. Dacre, while a fine player and New Zealand representative at football, is best remembered as one of New Zealand's foremost early cricketers.

Post-final at the weekly meeting of the Auckland Football Association in early September, the secretary, Mr. Dawson reported to the committee. The treatment by the New Zealand Council was praised, though the Wellington Football Association, in Dawson's opinion, had profiteered by insisting the payment of £20 over and above the rent due to the Wellington City Council for use of the Basin Reserve. [10]

Results

Auckland Qualifiers

Ponsonby2 – 5Northcote
Hunter, W. Knott, Report Hall 2, Burford, Bell, Tremain
Blandford Park , Auckland
Referee: Mr. R. H. Parfitt
Tramways 2 – 3 Auckland YMCA
Davis, Spencer Report Mellor 2, own goal
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. E. Parkinson
North Shore 5 – 0 Chelsea 2nds
Hipkins, Palmer, Woolley, Dacre, Baxter Report
Devonport Domain, Auckland
Referee: Mr. J. Ball
Onehunga Athletic Club 2 – 11 Auckland Thistle
Onehunga No.1, Manukau, Auckland
Referee: Mr. A. E. Brownlie
North Shore 3 - 2 (a.e.t.) Northcote
Woolley, Palmer, Bradshaw Report Bell 2
Blandford Park , Auckland
Auckland final
North Shore 3 – 1 Auckland Thistle
Woolley, Bird 2 Report Kernick
Blandford Park, Auckland
Referee: Mr. L.C.H. Dawson

North Auckland Qualifiers

Hikurangi ?  ?
*
Whangarei YMCA
Hora Hora Park, Whangarei
Referee: Mr. F. Mogford
Waro Wanderers?  ?
*
Waro Corinthians
Hotel Park, Hikurangi
Referee: Mr. J. Donnelly
* Both results from Hikurangi v Y.M.C.A and Waro Corinthians v Waro Wanderers fixture's scheduled by the North Auckland Association for June 19 are yet to be found. [11] Waro Wanderers played Hikurangi in the North Auckland District Final on July 17.
North Auckland District Final
Hikurangi 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
Replayed 22 July
Waro Wanderers
Ackers 2. Report Turtington (goal-keeper) og, Jty. Platt.
Recreation Park, Hikurangi
Referee: Mr. F. Mogford
North Auckland District Final Replay
Hikurangi 4 – 0
*
Waro Wanderers
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Report
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Recreation Park, Hikurangi
Referee: Mr. F. Mogford

* Two players sent from field. [12] [13]

South Auckland Qualifiers

Huntly Thistle 6 – 1 Pukemiro
Longstaff 3, McLuckie, Johnson 2 Report Garrick
Huntly Domain, Huntly
South Auckland District Final
Huntly1 – 6
*
Huntly Thistle
Emerson Report White 3, Longstaff 2, Patrick.
Huntly Recreation Ground, Huntly
Referee: Mr. Jas Baillie

* Frankton Railways defaulted to Huntly. Huntly played v Huntly Thistle with 10 men. [14]

North Auckland - South Auckland Final
Hikurangi 0 – 4 Huntly Thistle
Report T. Gavin, H. Johnson, R. Longstaff 2.
Recreation Park, Hikurangi
Referee: Mr. R. Nesbitt
Auckland District Final
Huntly Thistle 1 – 3 North Shore
Johnstone Report Jay 2, Dacre
Huntly Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2000+
Referee: Mr. Jas Baillie (Hamilton)

Wellington Qualifiers

Petone 3 – 3
Extra time not played due to fading light
Johnsonville
Hamilton 2, Paterson Report Johnstone 2, ?
Kelburn Park, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Goffin
Replay
Petone 4 – 0 Johnsonville
Brislee 3, Paterson Report
Basin Reserve No. 2, Wellington
Referee: Mr. E. Watts
Hospital 6 – 0 Waterside
Newman 4, Ferguson, Lambert Report
Porirua Hospital Ground , Porirua
Referee: Mr. C. Kelly
Wellington Marist 3 - 2 (a.e.t.) Petone
Thomas, McElligott, Marshment Report Paterson, Pincock
Kelburn Park, Wellington
Referee: Mr. F. Hall
Wellington Thistle3 – 1 Institute Old Boys
Jeffrey, Logan 2 Report Maddocks
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Jackson
Wellington YMCA7 – 2 Seatoun
McGirr, Worth 2, Dempster 2, Orr 2 Report Telford, Murie
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Wilson
Hospital 1 – 0Wellington Thistle
Ferguson Report
Porirua Hospital Ground, Porirua
Referee: Mr. G. Jackson
Wellington YMCA2 – 0 Wellington Marist
Wilkins 2 Report
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. E. Goffin
Wellington final
Hospital 3 – 2Wellington YMCA
Newman 3 [15] Wilkins, Worth
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. L.F.C. Cooper

Manawatu Qualifiers

Palmerston North Returned Services Association2 – 1 St. Andrews
Baigent, Contaur Report Hart
North Street Park, Palmerston North
Referee: Mr. J. Davidson
Manawatu District Final
Palmerston North Athletic1 – 0Palmerston North Returned Services Association
Whitehouse. Report
North Street Park, Palmerston North
Referee: Mr. H. Crouch

Wanganui Qualifier

Wanganui District Final
Wanganui Woollen Mills4 – 3 Eastown Workshops
MacDonald 4 Report Smith 2, Mackley
Cooks Gardens , Wanganui
Referee: Mr. F. Phillips
Manawatu - Wanganui District Final
Palmerston North Athletic4 – 3Wanganui Woollen Mills
Whitehouse 2, Salmon 2 Report MacDonald 3
North Street Park, Palmerston North
Referee: Mr. H. Crouch
Wellington - Manawatu Final
Palmerston North Athletic2 – 7 Hospital
Whitehouse 2 Report Newman 3, Ferguson 2, White, Anderson
North Street Park, Palmerston North
Referee: Rev. Duncombe

Canterbury Qualifiers

Canterbury semi-final
Western 1 – 1 Nomads
Barwell Report Ives
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. Stout
Western 2 – 0
Replay
Nomads
Colville, Nelson Report
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. H. Mayo
Canterbury semi-final
Sunnyside4 – 1 Christchurch Thistle
Trotter 2, Pickering, Robson Report Thomas.
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. H. Smyth
Canterbury Final
Sunnyside3 – 0Western
Trotter 2, Robson. Report
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. H. Smyth

Semi-finals

North Island Final
North Shore 4 – 3 (aet) Hospital
Jay 2,Dacre, Baxter Report Lambert, Anderson, Newman
Blandford Park , Auckland
Referee: Mr. H.W. Riddalls
South Island Final
Seacliff 3 – 4 Sunnyside
Hooper,, McDougall, Anderson (pen.) Report Trotter 2, Sutherland, Wales
Culling Park, Dunedin
Referee: Mr. W. P. Smith

1926 Final

Teams

Sunnyside: Jim Callaghan, J. Simpson, H. Thompson, Archie Trotter, W. Robson, W. Bond, R. Purdie, H. Pickering, D. Sutherland, Bob McLachlan, Jim Wales [16]

North Shore: Stewart Lipscombe, Len Colebourne, Peter Gerrard, Reg Baxter, Dick Bird, Dan Jones, L. Hipkins, Ces Dacre, George Jay, John Woolley, Jock Bradshaw.

1926 Chatham Cup Final
Sunnyside 4 – 2 North Shore
Trotter 3, Pickering report Hipkins, Woolley
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: Mr. G. Kelly

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