{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox football tournament season | year = 1985 | title = Chatham Cup | dates = {{nowrap|7 September 1985}} | venue = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | num_teams = | winners = Napier City Rovers (1st title) | second = North Shore United | award_title = Jack Batty Memorial Cup | award = Greg Brown (Napier City Rovers) | prev_season = 1984 | next_season = 1986 }} The '''1985 Chatham Cup''' was the 58th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye into the Fourth Round (last 32) of the competition. In all, 141 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 1985 final== In the final Napier City Rovers beat North Shore United. Underdogs Napier had recently finished bottom of the 1985 New Zealand National Soccer League and faced a team containing international players Allan Boath and Keith Hobbs. Shore's keeper Allan Gilgrist was also soon to make his international debut. Expectation was that City Rovers would be heavily outclassed.
Napier defied the odds by dominating the match, going into the lead after just two minutes via a Harry Clarke goal. Paul Halford added a second before half time. Shore scored early in the second half through Barry Weymouth, but Greg Brown sealed the match for Napier in the dying minutes of the match. Napier were relegated the following week after losing to Manawatu United in the Promotion-Relegation play-offs in Palmerston North a week later. Thus Napier became the second team (after Western Suburbs FC in 1971) to be relegated and win the Chatham Cup in the same season.<ref>{{HiltonNZAssoc}} pp. 79-80</ref>
===Jack Batty Memorial Cup=== The Jack Batty Memorial Cup, presented to the player of the final, was presented for the first time in 1985. The trophy honours Jack Batty, who was both a member of the crew of HMS ''Chatham'' and also a three-time medallist in the early days of the tournament with Harbour Board, Tramways, and Tramurewa. The cup was donated by his son, John Batty, who was himself a medallist with Blockhouse Bay in 1970.
The winner of the Jack Batty Memorial Cup for 1985 was Greg Brown of Napier City Rovers.
==Results== ===Third round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Blockhouse Bay | score = 2 – 3 | report = | team2 = Waitemata City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Burndale United | score = 0 – 0* | report = | team2 = New Brighton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rangers (Christchurch) | score = 4 – 1 | report = | team2 = Shamrock (Christchurch) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Claudelands Rovers | score = 4 – 2 | report = | team2 = Kelston West | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Clendon United | score = 0 – 3 | report = | team2 = East Coast Bays | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Gisborne Thistle | score = 5 – 0 | report = | team2 = Napier Technical | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Glenfield Rovers | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Lynndale | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Hamilton | score = 1 – 0 | report = | team2 = Otara Rangers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mosgiel | score = 2 – 2* | report = | team2 = Dunedin Technical | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mount Maunganui | score = 0 – 1 | report = | team2 = Howick | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Naenae | score = 0 – 6 | report = | team2 = Petone | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Palmerston North End | score = 1 – 6 | report = | team2 = North Wellington | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papakura City | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Ellerslie | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Queens Park (Invercargill) | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Invercargill Thistle | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Raumati Hearts | score = 0 – 4 | report = | team2 = Waterside (Wellington) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rose City | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Wanganui East Athletic | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 5 – 0 | report = | team2 = Oamaru | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt) | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Masterton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Tawa | score = 1 – 1* | report = | team2 = Karori Swifts | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Woolston WMC | score = 0 – 1 | report = | team2 = Nomads United (Christchurch) | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} <small>* Won on penalties by New Brighton (3-2), Mosgiel (4-3), and Karori Swifts (4-3)</small>
===Fourth round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rangers | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Nomads United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Christchurch United | score = 4 – 0 | report = | team2 = New Brighton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Dunedin City | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Queens Park | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Gisborne Thistle | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Napier City Rovers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Howick | score = 6 – 0 | report = | team2 = Waitemata City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Karori Swifts | score = 2 – 4 | report = | team2 = Wellington Diamond United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Lynndale | score = 0 – 2 | report = | team2 = Manurewa | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Mount Wellington | score = 2 – 0 | report = | team2 = University | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = North Wellington | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Miramar Rangers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = North Shore United | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = East Coast Bays | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papakura City | score = 0 – 1 | report = | team2 = Hamilton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papatoetoe | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Claudelands Rovers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Petone | score = 1 – 0 | report = | team2 = Gisborne City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Roslyn-Wakari | score = 2 – 3 | report = | team2 = Mosgiel | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Stop Out | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Rose City | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Waterside | score = 2 – 5 | report = | team2 = Nelson United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Fifth round=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rangers | score = 3 – 2 (aet) | report = | team2 = Mosgiel | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Dunedin City | score = 1 – 1 (aet)* | report = | team2 = Christchurch United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Howick | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Mount Wellington | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Manurewa | score = 1 – 3 (aet) | report = | team2 = Papatoetoe | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Napier City Rovers | score = 4 – 1 | report = | team2 = Stop Out | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson United | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Miramar Rangers | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = North Shore United | score = 2 – 1 | report = | team2 = Hamilton | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Wellington Diamond United | score = 5 – 1 | report = | team2 = Petone | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} <small>* Won on penalties by Christchurch United (3-2)</small>
===Quarter-finals=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Rangers | score = 0 – 2 | report = | team2 = Christchurch United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Napier City Rovers | score = 3 – 2 | report = | team2 = Mount Wellington | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Nelson United | score = 1 – 2 | report = | team2 = Wellington Diamond United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Papatoetoe | score = 2 – 4 (aet) | report = | team2 = North Shore United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Semi-finals=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = Napier City Rovers | score = 1 – 0 | report = | team2 = Christchurch United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }} {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = | team1 = North Shore United | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = Wellington Diamond United | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = | referee = }}
===Final=== {{football box | bg = #eeeeee | date = 7 September 1985 | team1 = Napier City Rovers | score = 3 – 1 | report = | team2 = North Shore United | goals1 = Clarke, Halford, Brown | goals2 = Weymouth | stadium = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | referee = B. Tasker }}
==References== {{reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz85.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1985 page] *[http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id188.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1985 Chatham Cup page]
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