| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Dates | 11 September 1971 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Western Suburbs FC (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Wellington City |
The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 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.