| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | first leg: Childers Road Reserve, Gisborne second leg: Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch |
| Dates | first leg, 4 October 1987; second leg, 11 October 1987 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Gisborne City (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Christchurch United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Dave Reynolds, Gisborne City |
The 1987 Chatham Cup was the 60th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern). National League teams received a bye until the final 32 stage. In all, 143 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.