The FA Trophy, for teams representing provinces, continued to be the premier award in domestic football. 1st Rothman's Cup: A tobacco company, Rothman's of Pall Mall, donated a trophy for the 1st inter-club series featuring the local champions from Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. This was the first known national club championship and its winner could be considered the top club side in New Zealand. Representatives Auckland - Eastern Suburbs Wellington - Northern Canterbury - Western Otago - Northern Semi-finals ----------- Eastern Suburbs 2-2 4-2 Northern (W) Western 0-4 0-1 Northern (O) Final ----- Eastern Suburbs 0-2 2-1 Northern (O) Northern won 3-2 on aggregate In addition to Rothman's Cup, Chatham Cup, a New Zealand FA Cup style competition, was played (see below). Provincial Leagues "Major" Associations (listed from north to south): Auckland -------- 1.Eastern Suburbs AFC 10 5 3 2 28 23 13 Champions 2.Blockhouse Bay 10 5 2 3 31 18 12 3.North Shore United AFC 10 6 0 4 29 23 12 4.Mt Roskill 10 4 3 3 19 20 11 -------------------------------------------------- 5.Onehunga 10 4 2 4 22 27 10 Relegated 6.Pt Chevalier 10 0 2 8 18 36 2 Relegated Promoted: Grey Lynn, Mt Wellington Wellington ---------- 1.Northern 10 16 Champions 2.Western Suburbs AFC 10 14 3.Diamond FC 10 12 4.Seatoun AFC 10 7 5.Miramar Rangers 10 7 6.Railways 10 4 The full table can be found here. Promoted: Marist Second Division 1.Marist 15 14 0 1 28 Promoted 2.Watersides 15 103 27 3.Petone 15 25 . 16.Caledonian Thistle NB: Marist suffered their only loss against Petone; Watersides beat Caledonian Thitsle 28-0 Canterbury ---------- 1.Western 10 7 1 2 34 16 15 Champions 2.Shamrock 10 7 1 2 20 10 15 3.Nomads 10 6 1 3 32 18 15 [+2] 4.Technical 10 2 2 6 22 36 6 5.City 10 3 1 6 24 30 5 [-2] -------------------------------------------------- 6.Rangers 10 1 2 7 15 37 4 Relegated NB: Nomads were awarded the 2 points after losing to City as the latter breached registration rules Promoted: New Brighton. Otago ----- 1.Northern 7 6 1 0 27 7 13 Champions 2.Technical 7 5 0 2 12 11 10 3.Mosgiel 7 4 0 3 20 18 8 4.Caversham 7 2 3 2 11 9 7 5.St Kilda 7 2 2 3 11 16 6 6.Old Boys 7 2 1 4 15 16 5 7.Roslyn-Wakari 7 1 2 4 9 14 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.Maori Hill 7 1 1 5 8 22 3 Relegation Playoff NB: Northern drew against Old Boys and defeated runners-up Technical 4-1 Promotion/Relegation Playoff Green Island 1-0 Maori Hill NB: Green Island promoted, Maori Hill relegated "Minor" Associations: Bay of Plenty ------------- Winner: Rangers Buller ------ Winner: Waimangaroa United Franklin -------- Winner: Manurewa Hawke's Bay ----------- Winner: Napier Rovers Manawatu -------- Winner: Thistle Marlborough ----------- Winner: Woodbourne Nelson ------ Winner: Rangers Northland --------- Winner: Otangarei United Poverty Bay ----------- Winner: Eastern Union South Canterbury ---------------- Winner: Thistle Southland --------- Winner: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki -------- Winner: Moturoa Waikato ------- Winner: Hamilton Technical OB Wairarapa --------- Winner: Lansdowne United Wanganui -------- Winner: Wanganui Athletic West Coast ---------- Winner: Runanga Chatham Cup: Association Entries Representative ----------- ------- -------------- North Island: Auckland ? North Shore Waikato ? Hamilton Technical OB Bay of Plenty ? Kahukura Poverty Bay ? Riverina Taranaki ? Moturoa Hawke`s Bay ? Hastings City (a union of Utd and Wanderers) Wanganui ? Wanganui Athletic Manawatu ? St Andrews Wellington ? Seatoun South Island: Nelson ? Rangers Canterbury ? Western Sth Canterbury ? Thistle Otago ? Northern Southland ? Invercargill Thistle Final ----- [Sep-1] Basin Reserve, Wellington Hamilton Technical OB 4-1 Northern [Paul Nevison 5, Trevor Jones 12, 36, Peter Feenstra (or Nevison) 52 - George Little 4] Hamilton Technical OB: Mel Clarke, Tom Henderson, Frits Poelman, Ray McLean, Arthur Leong, Charlie Caldwell, Klaas Poelman, Peter Feenstra, Paul Nevison, Jon Dekkers, Trevor Jones. Northern: Jim Stephenson, Alex Young, Trevor McFarlane, John Rae, Jim Ferguson, John Little, Bill Berry, Duncan McVey, George Little, Roger Kingsland, Phillip Little. Referee: C. Dickie (Auckland)1961.
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Partial sources: Capital Soccer, [Smi 66], [Hil 91], [ws]
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