Dates | 3 September 1966 |
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Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Champions | Miramar Rangers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Western |
Championship match score | 1 – 0 |
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The 1966 Chatham Cup was the 39th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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The competition was run on a regional basis, with 17 regional associations holding separate qualification rounds. The winners of each of these qualification tournaments, along with the second-placed team from Auckland, qualified for the competition proper. In all, 91 teams took part in the competition, 32 from the South Island and 59 from the North Island. Note: Different sources record different numbers for the rounds of this competition, with some confusion caused by differing numbers of rounds in regional qualification.
The final was the first since 1962 to feature no Auckland teams. Rangers had the stronger of the two finalist sides, with strong players such as goalkeeper Peter Whiting and brothers Les and Barry Taylor. In a gritty but largely uninspiring final, Western had most of the play, coming close to scoring on several occasions, with one goal disallowed and another shot hitting the woodwork. As the game progressed Rangers came into their own, taking the lead through a Les Taylor shot which hit the upright before ricocheting into the net. The ball had been the result of a parried clearance by Western keeper David Smith of a Stef Billing header. [1]
Peter Whiting is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.
Christchurch City | 5 – 0 | Rangers (Christchurch) |
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Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 3 – 2 | East Coast Bays |
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Eastern Union (Gisborne) | 2 – 0 | Riverina (Wairoa) |
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Hamilton | 5 – 3 | Claudelands Rovers |
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Kahukura (Rotorua) | 4 – 0 | Rotorua Rangers |
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King Edward TCOB (Dunedin) | 2 – 0 | Otago University |
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Maori Hill (Dunedin) | 2 – 0 | Caversham |
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Miramar Rangers | 1 – 0 | Karori Swifts |
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Moturoa | 6 – 0 | New Plymouth United |
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Napier Rovers | 4 – 2 | Napier HSOB |
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Nelson Rangers | 5 – 1 | Nelson Thistle |
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Northern (Dunedin) | 3 – 0 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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Wellington Northern | 4 – 3 | Stop Out (Lower Hutt) |
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Otangarei United (Whangarei) | 3 – 2 | Kamo Swifts |
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Papatoetoe | 3 – 1 | Pukekohe Ramblers |
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Ponsonby | 6 – 2 | North Shore United |
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Saint Kilda | 4 – 2 | Mosgiel |
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Wanganui East Athletic | 0 – 0 (aet)* | Palmerston North Thistle |
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Wellington United | 4 – 1 | Wainuiomata |
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Western (Christchurch) | 12 – 2 | Northern Hearts (Timaru) |
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*match won by Wanganui East on corners
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 7 – 1 | Kahukura (Rotorua) |
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Hamilton | 2 – 1 | Eastern Union (Gisborne) |
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Moturoa | 5 – 2 | Masterton Athletic |
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Northern | 3 – 1 | Maori Hill |
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Otangarei United (Whangarei) | 1 – 2 | Papatoetoe |
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Ponsonby | 2 – 1 | Mount Wellington |
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Saint Kilda | 3 – 1 | King Edward TCOB |
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Seatoun | 5 – 1 | Wellington United |
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Western | 9 – 0 | Waterside Canterbury |
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Miramar Rangers | 3 – 1 | Seatoun |
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Moturoa | 4 – 2 | Napier Rovers |
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Papatoetoe | 1 – 4 | Eastern Suburbs |
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Saint Kilda | 3 – 1 | Northern |
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Western | 2 – 1 | Christchurch City |
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Moturoa | 0 – 3 | Miramar Rangers |
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Nelson Rangers | 0 – 2 | Western (Christchurch) |
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Ponsonby | 2 – 1 | Eastern Suburbs |
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Ponsonby | 1 – 2 | Miramar Rangers |
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Western | 1 – 1 (aet) | Saint Kilda |
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Saint Kilda | 1 – 3 | Western |
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Miramar Rangers | 1 – 0 | Western |
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L. Taylor |
The Chatham Cup, currently known as the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are Birkenhead United, who defeated Western Suburbs on penalties in the 2018 final.
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The 1934 Chatham Cup was the 12th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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The 1957 Chatham Cup was the 30th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1959 Chatham Cup was the 32nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1965 Chatham Cup was the 38th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1967 Chatham Cup was the 40th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1968 Chatham Cup was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1970 Chatham Cup was the 43rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The 1972 Chatham Cup was the 45th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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