The 1960 Chatham Cup was the 33rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1960 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates27 August 1960
Final positions
ChampionsNorth Shore United (2nd title)
Runner-upTechnical Old Boys
← 1959
1961 →

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 North Shore United, Hamilton Technical Old Boys, Kahukura (Bay of Plenty), Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Napier Rovers, Wanganui Athletic, Kiwi United (Manawatu), Masterton Athletic (Wairarapa), Northern Wellington, Nelson Athletic (Tasman), Technical Old Boys (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle (Southland)

The 1960 final

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North Shore United won the cup for a second time, having previously been champions in 1952. The aggregate of eight goals in the final equalled the record set in the 1940 final, previously equalled in 1955 and 1958. The final was the perfect way for North Shore to celebrate their 75th anniversary. From a 1-1 half-time deadlock, NSU quickly raced to a 3–1 lead. Tech reduced the deficit before North Shore added two more goals. Technical completed the scoring with the sixth goal of the half, but were left two goals adrift of the winners. North Shore United's goals were scored by Tony Lowndes (2), John Ryan, Tom Paterson, and Ken Armstrong, while Ted Charlton, John Campbell, and Arthur Verham scored for Tech.[1]

Results

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North and South Island semi-finals

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Moturoa2 - 1Northern (Wellington)
Ted Meuli, L. Polyanszky Report B. Cooper
Western Park, New Plymouth
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Mr. F. M. Plant (Wairarapa)
Nelson Athletic3 - 5Technical Old Boys
Besant, Stewart, (I. Graham og.) Report Charlton 3 (2 pen.), W. Shannon 2
Referee: Mr. J. Nicol

North & South Island Finals

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Technical Old Boys5 - 1Northern AFC
Charlton 2, Jones, Munroe, Campbell Report W. Berry
Referee: Mr. J. Cherry
North Shore United10 - 2Moturoa
Paterson 3, Ryan, Middleton 3, Lowndes, Armstrong, Oden Report L. Varga 2
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Mr. Royce

Final

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North Shore United5 – 3Technical Old Boys
Lowndes 2, Armstrong, Paterson, Ryan Report Verham, Campbell, Charlton
Attendance: 7500
Referee: A. Williams

References

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  1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 73