1996 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Park Island Ground, Napier
Dates7 September 1996
Final positions
ChampionsWaitakere City (3rd title)
Runner-upMount Wellington
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupMark Foy (Mount Wellington)

The 1996 Chatham Cup was the 69th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the fourth round (last 32). In all, 127 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

The 1996 final

For the second year in a row, Waitakere City won the league/cup double - the only team to have achieved this two seasons running. They also became only the third team to win the Chatham Cup three years in a row, having won in both 1994 and 1995.

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1996 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Mark Foy of Mount Wellington.

Results

Third round

Alexandra0 – 2Caversham
Burwood1 – 7Christchurch United
Eden (Auckland)4 – 2Papakura City
Glenfield Rovers5 – 2Waikato Unicol (Hamilton)
Green Island7 – 2Waihopai (Invercargill)
Manawatu (Palmerston North)1 – 0Waterside Karori
Manurewa2 – 2 (aet)*Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)
Porirua City0 – 7Wainuiomata
Seatoun2 – 3Taradale
Tararua United (Upper Hutt)4 – 1Levin United
Tawa3 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
University (Auckland)5 – 1Cambridge
Western (Christchurch)2 – 1New Brighton

* Won on penalties by Manurewa (4-3) and Wanganui East (3-2)

Fourth round

Central United (Auckland)2 – 0Ellerslie
Miramar Rangers2 – 0Tararua United
Tawa4 – 1Taradale

Fifth round

Manawatu2 – 2 (aet)*Tawa

* Won on penalties by Tawa (4-2)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Waitakere City3 – 1Mount Wellington
McClennan, Woodhams, Mulrooney [1] Hyde
Referee: H. Potter

References

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