1948 Chatham Cup

The 1948 Chatham Cup was the 21st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

1948 Chatham Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Basin Reserve, Wellington
Dates	21 August 1948
Final positions
Champions	Technical Old Boys (1st title)
Runner-up	Waterside (Wellington)

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 Eastern Suburbs (Auckland), Waterside (Wellington), Technical Old Boys (Christchurch), and Roslyn-Wakari (Dunedin).

the 1948 final

The final was a re-match of the previous years' final, with Technical Old Boys gaining revenge over Waterside for their loss of the previous year. The Waterside team proved disappointing when compared to their team of the previous year, and it was Tech who dominated. Though the Wharfies held the Canterbury side to a 0-0 half-time score, they succumbed in the second half to goals by Peter O'Malley and Cyril Thomas.

Results

24 July 1948

Roslyn-Wakari	3 - 6	Brigadiers
Smyth, Ness (pen.), Garrick	Report	R. Morrison 2 (1 pen.), Ottley, Olley, Wilson, N. Morrison

Culling Park, Dunedin

Referee: Mr. W. Dodd

Semi-finals

31 July 1948

Rotowaro	0 – 1	Waterside (Wellington)
	Report	Walker

Seddon Park, Hamilton

31 July 1948

Technical Old Boys	4 - 0	Brigadiers
C. Bailey 3, Grieve	Report

English Park, Christchurch

Referee: Mr. C. Sweeney

Final

21 August 1948

Technical Old Boys	2 – 0	Waterside (Wellington)
O'Malley, Thomas

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Referee: A. Aspen

References

• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1948 page