1954 Chatham Cup

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1954 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s) Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates4 September 1954
Final positions
Champions Onehunga (1st title)
Runner-up Western
←  1953
1955  →

The 1954 Chatham Cup was the 27th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Contents

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 Onehunga (Auckland), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Settlers (Wanganui), Kiwi United (Manawatu), Stop Out (Lower Hutt/Wellington), Woodbourne (Marlborough), Western (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), Brigadiers (Southland), Mangakino (Bay of Plenty), Millerton Thistle (Buller/West Coast).

Controversial refereeing

Referee Morrie Swain was involved in an incident in an early round of the competition held in Wellington between Apollon and Zealandia. His decisions incensed one of the teams so much that he was chased from the field and had to take shelter by locking himself in a dressing room. [1]

Results

Quarterfinals

Northern 2 – 1Brigadiers
Caledonian Park, Dunedin
Millerton Thistle0 - 4 Western
Report P. Saunderson, J. Longmuir, J. White, M. Shardlow
Millerton, West Coast
Moturoa 0 - 3 Stop Out
Report T. Harrison 2, H. Schrijvers
Western Park, New Plymouth

Semifinals

Onehunga 3 – 2 Stop Out
Blandford Park, Auckland
Western 2 – 0 Northern
D. Mackie, J. Saunderson Report
English Park, Christchurch
Referee: Mr. R. Sloan (Oamaru)

Final

Onehunga 1 – 0 Western
McCullough
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: P. George

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