1949–50 Real Madrid CF season

47th season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid Club de Futbol 1949–50 football season

Real Madrid Club de Futbol

1949–50 season

President

Santiago Bernabéu

Manager

Michael Keeping

Stadium

Nuevo Chamartín

Primera Division

4th

Copa del Generalísimo

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

Pahiño (22)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1949–50 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 47th season in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

During summer basque goalkeeper Juan Alonso arrived to the club from Ferrol^[1] along with him defender Joaquin Navarro was bought to Sabadell^[2] Shockingly the squad lost the 1950 Copa del Generalísimo Semi-finals stage 3–5 against underdogs Real Valladolid.^[3] Michael Keeping managed the team towards the first spot on round 8 and remained here until round 20, then the squad collapsed for the final rounds closing on the 4th place.^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso
—	DF	ESP	Navarro
—	DF	ESP	Azcarate
—	DF	ESP	Guillermo Pont
—	MF	ESP	Miguel Muñoz
—	MF	ESP	Olmedo
—	MF	ESP	Luis Molowny
—	MF	ESP	Narro
—	FW	ESP	Cabrera
—	FW	ESP	Pahiño
—	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Adauto
—	DF	ESP	Mariscal
—	FW	ESP	Macala
—	DF	ESP	Clemente
—	MF	ESP	Montalvo
—	GK	ESP	Garcia Martin
—	FW	ESP	Rafa
—	DF	ESP	Marcet
—	MF	ESP	Toni
—	DF	ESP	Soto
—	DF	ESP	García
—	FW	ESP	Arsuaga
—	DF	ESP	Juanco

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Juan Alonso	Ferrol
DF	Navarro	Sabadell
FW	Rafa
MF	Toni	Sabadell
DF	García	Real Gijón
FW	Juanco

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Juan Antonio Ipiña		retired
MF	Pablo Vidal	RCD Mallorca
MF	John Fox Watson	Sabadell
MF	Alonso	Real Zaragoza

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Deportivo La Coruña	26	12	8	6	48	38	+10	32
3	Valencia	26	12	7	7	71	43	+28	31^[a]
4	Real Madrid	26	11	9	6	60	49	+11	31^[a]
5	Barcelona	26	13	3	10	67	47	+20	29^[b]
6	Atlético Bilbao	26	12	5	9	72	66	+6	29^[b]

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Valencia finished ahead of Real Madrid on overall goal difference.
^ ^a ^b Barcelona finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head points: Barcelona 5–0 Atlético Bilbao, Atlético Bilbao 3–1 Barcelona.

Matches

Real Madrid v Sevilla CF

4 September 1949 1	Real Madrid	4–2	Sevilla CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid

11 September 1949 2	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Real Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Real Madrid v CF Barcelona

18 September 1949 3	Real Madrid	6–1	CF Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

25 September 1949 4	Real Sociedad	1–1	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Atocha

Real Madrid v Real Oviedo

2 October 1949 5	Real Madrid	6–2	Real Oviedo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Valencia CF v Real Madrid

9 October 1949 6	Valencia CF	2–2	Real Madrid	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mestalla

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

16 October 1949 7	Real Madrid	4–2	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

CD Málaga v Real Madrid

23 October 1949 8	CD Málaga	1–3	Real Madrid	Málaga
		Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

30 October 1949 9	Real Madrid	1–0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Español v Real Madrid

6 November 1949 10	Español	1–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Sarriá

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

13 November 1949 11	Real Madrid	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Gimnàstic de Tarragona v Real Madrid

20 November 1949 12	Gimnàstic de Tarragona	0–3	Real Madrid	Tarragona
		Report		Stadium: Avenida Cataluña

Real Madrid v Real Valladolid

4 December 1949 13	Real Madrid	1–1	Real Valladolid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Sevilla CF v Real Madrid

11 December 1949 14	Sevilla CF	2–1	Real Madrid	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Nervión

Real Madrid v Deportivo La Coruña

18 December 1949 15	Real Madrid	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

CF Barcelona v Real Madrid

15 January 1950 16	CF Barcelona	2–3	Real Madrid	Barcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp de Les Corts

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

22 January 1950 17	Real Madrid	2–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Real Oviedo v Real Madrid

29 January 1950 18	Real Oviedo	2–0	Real Madrid	Estadio Carlos Tartiere
		Report		Stadium: Oviedo

Real Madrid v Valencia CF

5 February 1950 19	Real Madrid	2–2	Valencia CF	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

12 February 1950 20	Atlético Madrid	5–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Metropolitano

Real Madrid v CD Málaga

19 February 1950 21	Real Madrid	2–1	CD Málaga	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

26 February 1950 22	Celta Vigo	5–2	Real Madrid	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Balaídos

Real Madrid v Español

5 March 1950 23	Real Madrid	1–1	Español	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

12 March 1950 24	Athletic Bilbao	6–2	Real Madrid	Bilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mames

Real Madrid v Gimnastica de Tarragona

16 April 1950 25	Real Madrid	5–1	Gimnastica de Tarragona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Real Valladolid v Real Madrid

23 April 1950 26	Real Valladolid	1–4	Real Madrid	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

Copa del Generalísimo

Semi-finals

Real Madrid v Real Valladolid

13 May 1950	Real Madrid	2–2	Real Valladolid	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Chamartín

Real Valladolid v Real Madrid

20 May 1950	Real Valladolid	3–1	Real Madrid	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition	points	total						GD
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
1949–50 La Liga	40	30	17	6	7	72	41	+31
1950 Copa del Generalísimo	–	6	4	1	1	14	6	+8
Total		42	36	6	10	113	55	+58

Players statistics

^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1949–50 La Liga		1950 Copa del Generalísimo
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Juan Alonso	21	-42	21	-42
	DF	ESP	Navarro	23	1	23	1
	DF	ESP	Azcarate	17	0	17	0
	DF	ESP	Guillermo Pont	12	0	12	0
	MF	ESP	Miguel Muñoz	24	4	24	4
	MF	ESP	Olmedo	23	4	23	4
	MF	ESP	Luis Molowny	21	12	21	12
	MF	ESP	Narro	20	1	20	1
	FW	ESP	Cabrera	22	6	22	6
	FW	ESP	Pahiño	22	22	22	22
	FW	ESP	Barinaga	10	2	10	2
	GK	ESP	Adauto	3	-6	3	-6
	DF	ESP	Mariscal	10	0	10	0
	FW	ESP	Macala	10	2	10	2
	DF	ESP	Clemente	9	0	9	0
	MF	ESP	Montalvo	7	0	7	0
	GK	ESP	Garcia Martin	2	-1	2	-1
	FW	ESP	Rafa	7	0	7	0
	DF	ESP	Marcet	6	2	6	2
	MF	ESP	Toni	5	0	5	0
	DF	ESP	Soto	5	0	5	0
	DF	ESP	García	4	0	4	0
	FW	ESP	Arsuaga	2	1	2	1
	DF	ESP	Juanco	1	0	1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Juanito Alonso". El País. 9 September 1994. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Navarro dies at 81 years old" (in Spanish). as.com. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Valladolid, Copa del Generalísimo Runners-Up". ABC (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Pahiño, The image of a Goalscorer". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "Real Madrid temporada 1949–50". BDfutbol.com.

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