1954 Chatham Cup

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

1954 Chatham Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates	4 September 1954
Final positions
Champions	Onehunga (1st title)
Runner-up	Western

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.

Results

Quarterfinals

31 July 1954

Northern	2 – 1	Brigadiers

Caledonian Park, Dunedin

7 August 1954

Millerton Thistle	0 - 4	Western
	Report	P. Saunderson, J. Longmuir, J. White, M. Shardlow

Millerton, West Coast

7 August 1954

Moturoa	0 - 3	Stop Out
	Report	T. Harrison 2, H. Schrijvers

Western Park, New Plymouth

7 August 1954

Eastern Union	4 - 8	Onehunga

Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne

Semifinals

21 August 1954

Onehunga	3 – 2	Stop Out

Blandford Park, Auckland

21 August 1954

Western	2 – 0	Northern
D. Mackie, J. Saunderson	Report

English Park, Christchurch

Referee: Mr. R. Sloan (Oamaru)

Final

4 September 1954

Onehunga	1 – 0	Western
McCullough

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Referee: P. George

References

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1954 page