1947 Chatham Cup

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox football tournament season | year = 1947 | title = Chatham Cup | dates = {{nowrap|23 August 1947}} | venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington | num_teams = | winners = Waterside (Wellington) (4th title) | second = Technical Old Boys | prev_season = 1946 | next_season = 1948 }} The '''1947 Chatham Cup''' was the 20th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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 (Auckland), Waterside (Wellington) Wanganui Technical Old Boys (Whanganui), St. Andrews (Manawatu), Technical Old Boys (Christchurch), Northern Hearts (Timaru), Mosgiel (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle (Southland).

==The 1947 final== The 1947 final was played in ideal conditions in front of 6000 spectators at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. After the match the cup was awarded to the Waterside captain by the Governor-General of New Zealand of the time, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 January 2022|title='Chatham Cup won by Wellington team'|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19470825.2.113|url-status=live|website=Papers Past|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103080609/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19470825.2.113 |archive-date=3 January 2022 }}</ref>

Bob Bolton, Toby Janes, and Tom Walker became the first players to play in four winning sides, having previously played for Waterside in the 1938, 1939, and 1940 finals. Waterside dominated the final, but no goals were scored in the first period. In the second half, Mark Bell scored for Waterside, only to have Colin Bailey equalise before the final whistle. The only goal of extra time came through Waterside's Toby Janes.<ref>{{HiltonNZAssoc}} p. 70</ref> Mr. J. Sanderson of Wellington became only the second referee (after G. Jackson) to officiate at two finals, having also been in charge in the 1933 final.<ref name=Houston>Houston, J., (1952) ''Association football in New Zealand.'' Wellington: A.H. & A. W. Reed. p. 36.</ref>

==Results== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 3 August 1947 | team1 = Wanganui Technical Old Boys | score = 0 – 4 | report = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19470804.2.61 | team2 = Waterside (Wellington) | goals1 = | goals2 = Janes, Mildenhall, Bell, Walker | stadium = Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | referee = | event = North Island semi final | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 9 August 1947 | team1 = Technical Old Boys | score = 9 - 0 | report = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19470811.2.53 | team2 = Northern Hearts | goals1 = Grieve 4, Bailey 2, Thomas 2, Smith | goals2 = | stadium = English Park | referee = Mr. T. Gottermeyer | event = South Island semi final | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 9 August 1947 | team1 = North Shore United | score = 2 – 3 | report = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19470811.2.154 | team2 = Waterside (Wellington) | goals1 = Richards, Robinson | goals2 = Walker, Powell, (Valentine og.) | stadium = Blandford Park, Auckland | referee = | event = North Island Final | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 16 August 1947 | team1 = Mosgiel AFC | score = 3 – 4 | report = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19470818.2.108 | team2 = Technical Old Boys | goals1 = McCloy, Davidson, Upland | goals2 = Thomas, Storer, Grieve, Bailey | stadium = Caledonian Ground, Dunedin | referee = Mr. L. Swanson | event = South Island Final | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = }}

{{football box | bg = | date = 23 August 1947 | team1 = Waterside (Wellington) | score = 2 – 1 | report = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19470825.2.113 | team2 = Technical Old Boys | goals1 = Bell, Janes | goals2 = Bailey | stadium = Basin Reserve | referee = Mr. J. Sanderson | event = Final | time = | round = | score1 = | score2 = | attendance = 6000 | location = Wellington }}

==References== {{reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz1947.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1947 page]

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