1981 Chatham Cup
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The 1981 Chatham Cup was the 54th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
Dates | 22 August 1981 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Dunedin City (1st title) |
Runner-up | Mount Wellington |
Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 124 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 major talking-point of the 1981 competition was the giant-killing run of Stop Out, who caused upsets against the higher-ranked Nelson United, Miramar Rangers and Wellington Diamond United on their way to the semi-finals.[1]