There was no national club championship but three regional
leagues (Northern League, Central League and Southern League)
were in existence and were the stepping stone to the National League,
which began its life in 1970.
Chatham Cup, a New Zealand FA Cup style competition, was also played
(see below).
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Northern League
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Premier Division (Thompson Shield)
1.Mt Wellington 18 14 2 2 59-29 30
2.Eastern Suburbs 18 12 4 2 61-22 28
3.Eden 18 10 3 5 37-30 23
4.Ponsonby 18 9 2 7 37-35 20
5.North Shore United 18 6 5 7 46-36 17
6.Mt Albert 18 7 3 8 35-43 17
7.Blockhouse Bay 18 5 6 7 47-46 16
8.Lynndale 18 5 3 10 31-59 13
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9.Birkenhead United 18 4 3 11 36-51 11
10.Rotorua City 18 2 1 15 22-60 5
Hamilton and Courier Rangers promoted.
MtW EaS Ede Pon NSU MtA BlB Lyn BiU RoC
Mt Wellington X 1-0 2-1 4-0 4-2 5-1 1-0 10-4 2-5 4-1
Eastern Sub 2-2 X 5-0 2-2 1-1 5-1 2-1 6-0 6-0 6-1
Eden 1-2 0-2 X 2-0 2-0 2-1 3-3 5-2 2-0 4-2
Ponsonby 0-3 0-2 3-4 X 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-0 3-1 2-0
North Shore U 2-4 1-1 2-3 3-4 X 1-1 4-4 5-1 3-2 3-0
Mt Albert 2-3 2-5 0-0 2-1 0-3 X 4-1 2-2 4-3 2-1
Blockhouse Bay 1-1 3-4 2-4 2-2 2-1 4-2 X 6-1 4-4 3-3
Lynndale 3-2 3-2 0-0 0-3 2-4 2-4 3-2 X 1-0 3-1
Birkenhead Utd 1-5 3-4 2-3 6-1 2-2 1-4 2-5 2-2 X 1-0
Rotorua City 3-4 1-6 2-1 1-5 0-8 1-2 2-3 3-2 0-1 X
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Central League
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1.Western Suburbs 18 12 4 2 67-35 28
2.Waterside 18 12 2 4 52-39 26
3.Miramar Rangers 18 11 3 4 49-33 25
4.Wellington Diamond 18 9 4 5 46-30 22
5.Gisborne City 18 8 5 5 33-24 21
6.Hungaria 18 5 4 9 27-39 14
7.Napier Rovers 18 6 2 10 25-40 14
8.Palmerston North Thistle 18 5 3 10 30-37 13
9.Kiwi United 18 3 7 8 30-47 13
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10.Wainuiomata 18 0 4 14 20-55 4
Stop Out promoted.
WeS Wat MiR WDi GiC Hun NaR PNT KiU Wai
Western Sub X 4-3 4-2 6-4 2-1 2-3 3-1 4-4 0-0 2-0
Waterside 2-5 X 4-2 2-2 4-2 2-0 4-1 2-1 4-1 5-1
Miramar Rang 2-1 6-3 X 4-2 4-3 2-2 2-3 4-2 5-3 1-1
Wellington Diam 4-4 7-1 0-2 X 0-1 2-1 2-0 3-1 3-0 4-1
Gisborne City 4-4 0-1 1-1 0-0 X 3-1 3-1 1-0 1-1 1-0
Hungaria 1-6 2-3 0-2 2-6 1-1 X 2-3 3-2 1-1 4-2
Napier Rovers 1-5 1-2 0-2 0-1 1-4 0-0 X 2-0 2-2 3-2
Palm Nth Thistle 1-3 0-3 3-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-2 X 2-0 4-2
Kiwi United 1-7 3-3 1-2 2-1 1-4 0-2 3-1 5-5 X 4-2
Wainuiomata 1-5 1-4 0-5 3-3 0-3 0-2 2-3 0-0 2-2 X
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Southern League
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First Division
1.Christchurch City 18 14 2 2 83-14 30
2.Rangers 18 13 4 1 59-12 30
3.Christchurch Technical 18 12 1 5 40-21 25
4.Northern 18 10 2 6 52-36 22
5.St Kilda 18 9 1 8 45-39 19a
6.Roslyn Wakari 18 7 4 7 48-40 18a
7.Shamrock 18 7 1 10 32-58 15
8.Western 18 7 0 11 28-34 14
9.Queens Park 18 3 0 15 31-97 6
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10.Dunedin Technical 18 0 1 17 21-88 1
a - Points for drawn match between Roslyn and St Kilda
awarded to St Kilda because Roslyn used an ineligible player.
Second Division
1.New Brighton 14 10 2 2 44-19 22
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2.Caversham 14 9 4 1 51-26 22
3.Mosgiel 14 9 2 3 32-22 20
4.Invercargill Thistle 14 9 1 4 32-18 19
5.Nomads 14 3 2 9 18-31 8
6.Maori Hill 14 4 0 10 21-38 8
7.Timaru City 14 3 1 10 21-44 7
8.Otago HSOB 14 2 2 10 22-43 6
Chatham Cup 1968
For results from rounds prior to the quarter-finals see:
The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
Quarter-finals
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Hamilton 1-3 Eastern Suburbs
Palmerston N. Thistle 3-0 Miramar Rangers
Nelson United 0-1 Christchurch Technical
Roslyn Wakari 3-1 Invercargill United
Semi-finals
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Eastern Suburbs 6-2 Palmerston North Thistle
Christchurch Tech 3-0 Roslyn Wakari
Final
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[Sep-7]
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Eastern Suburbs 2-0 Christchurch Technical
[Wrathall 2]
Eastern Suburbs: Kevin Harlock, Doug Law, Fred
Dubber, Bill de Graaf, Tom McNab, John Staines,
Gerald McCormack, Paul Rennell, John Wrathall, Ray
Mears, John Legg
Christchurch Technical: Ian Marshall, Grahame Davis,
Alex Hawthorn, Ken France, Graham Griffiths, Jim
Chalmers, Adrian Daw, Bryce Wilkinson, Alan Caine
(Peter Kay), Stewart Squire, Kevin Pahi
Referee: J.S. Nicol (Nelson)
1967.
1969.
Source: [Tol 93]
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