1909 Copa del Rey

1909 Copa del Rey

7th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	5
Defending champions	Madrid FC
Final positions
Champions	Club Ciclista (1st title)
Runner-up	Español de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	17 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	George McGuinness (6 goals)
← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 Copa del Rey was the 7th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 4 April 1909, and concluded on 8 April 1909, with the final, held at the O'Donnell, in Madrid, in which Club Ciclista de San Sebastián lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 3–1 victory over Español Madrid. The Basque goalscorers were George McGuinness, Charles Simmons and Miguel Sena.^[1][2]

Club Ciclista de San Sebastián are the predecessors of Real Sociedad. After winning the cup trophy, on 7 September 1909 the players of Club Ciclista founded a new in club in San Sebastián, called Vasconia, later changing the name to Real Sociedad. The trophy of the 1909 Copa del Rey is in Real Sociedad's museum.^[3]

First round

4 April 1909

Club Ciclista	4–2	Athletic Bilbao
George McGuinness 20', 30', 80' (pen.) Charles Simmons 50' (pen.)	Report[4]	Luis Saura 10' (pen.) Mortimer 60'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Manuel Yarza (Español de Madrid)

Semifinals

5 April 1909

Español de Madrid	3–2	FC Barcelona
Antonio Neyra 60', 70', 87'	Report[5]	Romà Forns 30' Charles Wallace 50'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Vicente Lescaille

6 April 1909

Club Ciclista	2–0	Galicia FC
George McGuinness 30', 85'	Report

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Charles Simmons

Final

8 April 1909

Club Ciclista	3–1	Español de Madrid
George McGuinness 30' (pen.) Charles Simmons 47' Miguel Sena 2T'	[6]	José Giralt 2T'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Alfonso Almasqué

References

• RSSSF.com
• LinguaSport.com
• IFFHS.de