The 1958 Chatham Cup was the 31st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Eastern Suburbs (Auckland), Rangers (Bay of Plenty), Hamilton Wanderers (Waikato), Eastern Union (East Coast), Stratford AFC (Taranaki), Colenso Athletic (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Athletic, Kiwi United (Manawatu) Lansdowne United (Wairarapa), Seatoun (Wellington), Christchurch City (Canterbury), Oamaru (North Otago) and Northern (Dunedin).
Both of these feats are still cup records, though Seatoun's seven goal haul was equalled by Christchurch United in 1989.
The second half was a one-man show, with Donovan taking the score from 3–1 to 7–1, three of the goals coming from headers.
Neil Kerr (Seatoun) and Ken Giblett (City) were the first two substitutes to make finals appearances.