| Dates | , 1991 |
|---|---|
| Championship venue | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Champions | Christchurch United (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Wellington United |
| Championship match score | 2–1 |
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The 1991 Chatham Cup was the 64th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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Contents
- The 1991 final
- Results
- Third Round
- Fourth Round
- Fifth Round
- Sixth Round
- Semi-finals
- Final
- References
Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round (last 64). In all, a record 174 teams took part in the competition.
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis. At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion. Specifically, the name is usually used for the nationwide league competitions which ran intermittently from 1970 to 2004.
Tawa reached the final 16 by unusual means. They were defeated by New Plymouth Old Boys in the third round, but New Plymouth Old Boys were disqualified after the draw for the final 32 was made, which would have seen them playing against Rongotai College. Tawa were reinstated as winners of the third round match, but Rongotai refused to play against them, claiming that they should have been awarded the match against NPOB by default. Tawa were thus deemed to have won the fourth round game by a walk-over.
