{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox football tournament season | year = 1968 | title = Chatham Cup | dates = {{nowrap|7 September 1968}} | venue = Basin Reserve, Wellington | num_teams = | winners = Eastern Suburbs (4th title) | second = Christchurch Technical | prev_season = 1967 | next_season = 1969 }} The '''1968 Chatham Cup''' was the 41st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis. In all, 93 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.
==The 1968 final== The final was a one-sided affair, with Suburbs proving too strong for the southerners. John Wrathall scored both goals in the final, putting the ball past Tech keeper (and future national team coach) Ian Marshall.<ref>{{HiltonNZAssoc}} p. 75</ref>
==Results== ===Third Round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Caversham | score = 2 – 0 | report = | team2 = King Edward TCOB | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rangers (Christchurch) | score = 3 – 2 | report = | team2 = Christchurch City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Christchurch Technical | score = 3 – 2 | report = | team2 = New Brighton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Eastern Suburbs | score = 2 – 2 | report = | team2 = Mount Wellington | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | score = 5 – 2 (replay) | report = | team2 = Mount Wellington | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Ellerslie | score = 5 – 0 | report = | team2 = Grey Lynn | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Gisborne City | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Riverina (Wairoa) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Hamilton | score = 5 – 3 | report = | team2 = Claudelands Rovers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Miramar Rangers | score = 6 – 1 | report = | team2 = Seatoun | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mosgiel | score = 4 – 3 | report = | team2 = HSOB (Dunedin) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Moturoa | score = 4 – 2 | report = | team2 = HSOB (New Plymouth) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mount Albert | score = 1 – 1* | report = | team2 = Metro College | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Naenae | score = 5 – 4 | report = | team2 = Lower Hutt City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson Suburbs | score = 3 – 2 | report = | team2 = Nelson City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson United | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Richmond Athletic | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Palmerston North Thistle | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Kiwi United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papatoetoe | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Massey Rovers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 5 – 3 | report = | team2 = Northern (Dunedin) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Saint Kilda | score = 4 – 0 | report = | team2 = Maori Hill (Dunedin) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Waterside (Wellington) | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Wanganui Western Suburbs | score = 2 – 0 | report = | team2 = Wanganui East Athletic | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Victoria University | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Whangarei | score = 6 – 0 | report = | team2 = Kamo Swifts | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Mount Albert won on corners
===Fourth Round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Caversham | score = 4 – 1 | report = | team2 = Mosgiel | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Christchurch Technical | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Rangers (Christchurch) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Gisborne City | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Invercargill United | score = 6 – 1 | report = | team2 = Gore Wanderers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Miramar Rangers | score = 6 – 0 | report = | team2 = Naenae | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Moturoa | score = 2 – 4 | report = | team2 = Wanganui Western Suburbs | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mount Albert | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Ellerslie | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson United | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Nelson Suburbs | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Palmerston North Thistle | score = 6 – 1 | report = | team2 = Napier Rovers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Queens Park | score = 4 – 2 | report = | team2 = Invercargill Thistle | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Saint Kilda | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rotorua City | score = 1 – 3 | report = | team2 = Hamilton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Waterside (Wellington) | score = 3 – 2 | report = | team2 = Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Whangarei | score = 1 – 4 | report = | team2 = Papatoetoe | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Fifth Round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | score = 4 – 1 | report = | team2 = Mount Albert | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Grosvenor Rovers (Marlborough) | score = 0 – 7 | report = | team2 = Nelson United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Invercargill United | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Queens Park (Invercargill) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Miramar Rangers | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Waterside (Wellington) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Palmerston North Thistle | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papatoetoe | score = 0 – 4 | report = | team2 = Hamilton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 2 – 2 (aet)* | report = | team2 = Caversham | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Timaru City | score = 0 – 2 | report = | team2 = Christchurch Technical | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} <small>* Roslyn-Wakari won on corners</small>
===Quarter-finals=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Hamilton | score = 1 – 3 | report = | team2 = Eastern Suburbs | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson United | score = 0 – 1 | report = | team2 = Christchurch Technical | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Palmerston North Thistle | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Miramar Rangers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Invercargill United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Semi-finals=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Christchurch Technical | score = 3 – 0 | report = | team2 = Roslyn-Wakari | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Eastern Suburbs | score = 6 – 2 | report = | team2 = Palmerston North Thistle | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Final=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 7 September 1968 | team1 = Eastern Suburbs | score = 2 – 0 | report = | team2 = Christchurch Technical | goals1 = Wrathall 2 | goals2 = | stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington | referee = J.S. Nicol }}
==References== {{reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz68.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1968 page] *[http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id213.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1968 Chatham Cup page]
{{Chatham Cup seasons}}
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