The 2005 Chatham Cup was the 78th 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), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on.
This tied the previous record set in 1998, when Metro also put 21 goals past the hapless Norwest United.
The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final.
The winner of the 2005 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Central United captain and goalkeeper Ross Nicholson.