Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included North Shore United, Rangers (Bay of Plenty), Hamilton Wanderers, Eastern Union (Gisborne), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Colenso Athletic (Hawkes Bay), Wanganui Athletic, Massey College (Manawatu), Miramar Rangers, Nelson Rangers, Western (Christchurch), Northern (Dunedin), Brigadiers (Invercargill).
Cliff Schmidt turned the ball into his own net to give the lead to Northern after just two minutes.
The lead was only to last for some 90 seconds, with Alex Middleton heading the ball into the Dunedin side's net.
Goals either side of the half-time interval from Bill Berry and George Little gave Northern a 3–1 lead.
Chris Foulkes reduced the deficit late on, but despite strong pressure from the Aucklanders Northern held on to win the match by the odd goal in five.