New Zealand 1931

The FA Trophy, for teams representing provinces, continued to be the premier 
award in domestic football.

There was no national club championship but Chatham Cup, a New Zealand FA Cup 
style competition, was played (see below). 



Provincial Leagues


"Major" Associations (listed from north to south):

Auckland
--------
 
 1.Thistle
 4.North Shore FC
   other participants not known


Wellington
----------

 1.Petone AFC           13  22p 
 2.Hospital FC Porirua  14  18p
 3.Diamond FC           14  17p
 4.Waterside AFC        13  15p
 5.Seatoun AFC          14  12p 
 6.Marist Brothers      12  11p
 7.Thistle              14   8p 
 8.WYMI                 12   3p

The full table can be found here.


Canterbury
----------

Winner: Rangers and Nomads  [shared]


Otago
-----

Winner: HSOB



"Minor" Associations:


Hawke's Bay
-----------

Winner: National Tobacco   


Nelson
------

Winner: Hospital


Southland
---------

Winner: Rangers 


Taranaki
--------

Winner: Hawera and Albion [shared]


Waiakto
-------

Winner: Rotowaro 


Wanganui
--------

Winner: KP's


Chatham Cup:

Association      Entries    Representative 
-----------      -------    -------------- 
North Island: 
Auckland            ?       Tramurewa 
Waikato             ?       Huntly Thistle 
Manawatu            ?       St Andrews 
Wellington          ?       Petone 
South Island: 
Canterbury          ?       Nomads 
Otago               ?       ? 

Final 
----- 
[Sep-12] 
Basin Reserve, Wellington 
Tramurewa* 5-2 Nomads [aet] 
[Bell 3, Spong, H. Donaldson - Wilson, Goode] 

Tramurewa: Jack Batty, Alex Donaldson, Ernie Simpson, J. Balloch, 
Jim Christie, J. Brown, Arthur Spong, Clem Bell, Harry Spencer, 
H. Donaldson, D. Mill. 
Nomads: L. Sharr, Chaplin, B. Streeter, J. Adams, C. Pickup, 
J. Thompson, C. Sharr, G. Goode, Smith, A. Wilson, H. Chapman. 

Referee: F. Sanders (Wellington). 

* Tramurewa were a cobination of the old Tramways club and the 
  newer Manurewa side




1930.

1932.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of cup winners.

list of brown shield winners.

list of fa trophy winners.

Partial sources: Capital Soccer, [Smi 66], [Hil 91]

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