1996 Chatham Cup

1996 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Park Island Ground, Napier
Dates7 September 1996
Final positions
ChampionsWaitakere City (3rd title)
Runner-upMount Wellington
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupMark Foy (Mount Wellington)
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The 1996 Chatham Cup was the 69th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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 fourth round (last 32). In all, 127 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

The 1996 final

Waitakere City have achieved some league distinctions. They won the league/cup double for a consecutive season and became only the third team to win the Chatham Cup three consecutive seasons (1994, 1995 and 1996).

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1996 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Mark Foy of Mount Wellington.

Results

Third round

Alexandra0 – 2Caversham
Burwood1 – 7Christchurch United
Christchurch Technical2 – 1Christchurch Rangers
Dunedin Technical3 – 1Mosgiel
Eden (Auckland)4 – 2Papakura City
Ellerslie1 – 0Blockhouse Bay
Glenfield Rovers5 – 2Waikato Unicol (Hamilton)
Green Bay-Titirangi1 – 2Ngaruawahia United
Green Island7 – 2Waihopai (Invercargill)
Lower Hutt City2 – 1New Plymouth Rangers
Manawatu (Palmerston North)1 – 0Waterside Karori
Manurewa2 – 2 (aet)*Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)
Paraparaumu United3 – 2Brooklyn Northern United
Petone2 – 1Island Bay United
Porirua City0 – 7Wainuiomata
Roslyn-Wakari8 – 0Queens Park
Seatoun2 – 3Taradale
South Auckland Rangers0 – 3Mount Wellington
Tararua United (Upper Hutt)4 – 1Levin United
Tawa3 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
University (Auckland)5 – 1Cambridge
Wanganui East Athletic1 – 1 (aet)*Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)
Western (Christchurch)2 – 1New Brighton

* Won on penalties by Manurewa (4-3) and Wanganui East (3-2)

Fourth round

Caversham1 – 6Dunedin Technical
Central United (Auckland)2 – 0Ellerslie
Christchurch United2 – 3Christchurch Technical
Eden2 – 5Mount Wellington
Glenfield Rovers2 – 1University
Green Island1 – 2Roslyn-Wakari
Lower Hutt City10 – 0Petone
Miramar Rangers2 – 0Tararua United
Napier City Rovers4 – 0Paraparaumu United
Ngaruawahia United8 – 0Waikato United (Hamilton)
North Shore United4 – 0Mount Maunganui
Tawa4 – 1Taradale
Wainuiomata0 – 1Manawatu
Waitakere City5 – 0Manurewa
Wanganui East Athletic3 – 2Wellington United
Western2 – 3Woolston WMC

Fifth round

Central United1 – 2Mount Wellington
Dunedin Technical2 – 0Roslyn-Wakari
Manawatu2 – 2 (aet)*Tawa
Ngaruawahia United0 – 3Glenfield Rovers
Napier City Rovers2 – 1Lower Hutt City
North Shore United0 – 4Waitakere City
Wanganui East Athletic7 – 1Miramar Rangers
Woolston W.M.C.0 – 2Christchurch Technical

* Won on penalties by Tawa (4-2)

Quarter-finals

Christchurch Technical1 – 2Dunedin Technical
Napier City Rovers4 – 0Tawa
Waitakere City4 – 2Glenfield Rovers
Wanganui East Athletic2 – 3Mount Wellington

Semi-finals

Napier City Rovers2 – 3Mount Wellington
Waitakere City5 – 0Dunedin Technical

Final

Waitakere City3 – 1Mount Wellington
McClennan, Woodhams, Mulrooney [1] Hyde
Referee: H. Potter

References

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