1939 Chatham Cup

1939 Chatham Cup
Dates 2 September 1939
Championship venue Basin Reserve, Wellington
Champions Waterside (2nd title)
Runners-up Western
Championship match score 4 – 2

The 1939 Chatham Cup was the 16th 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 Ponsonby, Waterside (Wellington), Hamilton Wanderers, Western (Christchurch), and Mosgiel.

The 1939 final

Waterside became the first team to successfully defend the trophy - something they were to again achieve the following year. Sonny Ward became the first player to score in two successive finals.

Results

Final

2 September 1939
Waterside (Wellington) 4 – 2 Western
McCarthy 2, Longbottom, Sonny Ward Galbraith, R. Smith
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Referee: S. Doree

References


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