1951–52 Real Madrid CF season

49th season in existence of Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid Club de Futbol 1951–52 football season
Real Madrid Club de Futbol
1951–52 season
PresidentSantiago Bernabéu
ManagerHector Scarone
StadiumChamartín
La Liga3rd
Copa del GeneralísimoQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerPahiño (28)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1951–52 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 49th season in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

During summer, President Santiago Bernabéu closed the arrivals of Zarraga[1] forwards Joseíto[2] reinforcing the offensive line and Uruguayan head coach Hector Scarone.[3] On 30 March 1952 the team played a friendly match against Colombian side Millonarios marked the debut of Argentine striker Alfredo Di Stéfano in front of Madrid fans and President Santiago Bernabéu started negotiations for his transfer to the club.[4] The squad reached a decent third place five points below Champions CF Barcelona.

During June, the squad reached 1952 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals being defeated after two matches by Valencia CF with a global score of 2–3. Pahiño clinched the first spot on top scorers of La Liga with 28 goals.

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 Spain ESP Juan Alonso
DF Spain ESP Alonso
DF Spain ESP Navarro
DF Spain ESP Oliva
MF Spain ESP Miguel Muñoz
MF Argentina ARG Roque Olsen
MF Spain ESP Luis Molowny
DF Spain ESP Zárraga
FW Spain ESP Pahiño
FW Spain ESP Miguel Cabrera
FW Spain ESP Joseíto
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Adauto
MF Spain ESP Montalvo
FW Spain ESP Arsuaga
MF Spain ESP Narro
DF France FRA Hon
DF Spain ESP Guillermo Pont
DF Spain ESP Clemente
MF Spain ESP Sobrado
FW Spain ESP Gausí
DF Spain ESP González

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Zárraga
FW Joseíto Real Santander
GK Adauto
DF González CD Málaga
FW Gausí Lérida
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Macala Real Santander
DF Azcarate Real Gijón
DF Barinaga Real Sociedad
MF Jean Luciano UD Las Palmas

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 30 19 5 6 92 43 +49 43 Qualification for the Latin Cup
2 Atlético Bilbao 30 17 6 7 78 46 +32 40
3 Real Madrid 30 16 6 8 79 50 +29 38
4 Atlético Madrid 30 16 5 9 80 57 +23 37
5 Valencia 30 15 5 10 68 51 +17 35
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Position by round

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1952 Latin Cup

Matches

UD Las Palmas v Real Madrid
9 September 1951 1 UD Las Palmas 1–4 Real Madrid Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Report Stadium: Estadio Insular
Real Madrid v Atletico Tetuán
16 September 1951 2 Real Madrid 4–2 Atletico Tetuán Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Español v Real Madrid
23 September 1951 3 Español 4–3 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Estadio Sarriá
Real Madrid v Atletico Bilbao
30 September 1951 4 Real Madrid 2–2 Atletico Bilbao Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid
7 October 1951 5 Atlético Madrid 3–2 Real Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Metropolitano
Real Madrid v Valencia CF
19 October 1951 6 Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Real Valladolid v Real Madrid
21 October 1951 7 Real Valladolid 2–1 Real Madrid Valladolid
Report Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad
28 October 1951 8 Real Madrid 0–0 Real Sociedad Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Gijón v Real Madrid
4 November 1951 9 Real Gijón 2–3 Real Madrid Gijón
Report Stadium: Estadio El Molinón
Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
11 November 1951 10 Real Madrid 5–1 FC Barcelona Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
18 November 1951 11 Real Zaragoza 1–1 Real Madrid Zaragoza
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Madrid v Real Santander
14 December 1951 12 Real Madrid 3–2 Real Santander Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Madrid v Celta Vigo
2 December 1951 13 Real Madrid 4–1 Celta Vigo Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Santander v Real Madrid
9 December 1951 14 Real Santander 0–3 Real Madrid Santander
Report Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Real Madrid v Sevilla CF
16 December 1951 15 Real Madrid 5–2 Sevilla CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Madrid v UD Las Palmas
30 December 1951 16 Real Madrid 5–1 UD Las Palmas Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Atletico Tetuán v Real Madrid
6 January 1952 17 Atletico Tetuán 3–3 Real Madrid Tétouan
Report Stadium: Varela
Real Madrid v Español
13 January 1952 18 Real Madrid 6–1 Español Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Atletico Bilbao v Real Madrid
20 January 1952 19 Atletico Bilbao 1–1 Real Madrid Bilbao
Report Stadium: San Mames
Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid
27 January 1952 20 Real Madrid 2–1 Atlético Madrid Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Valencia CF v Real Madrid
3 February 1952 21 Valencia CF 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Real Madrid v Real Valladolid
10 February 1952 22 Real Madrid 2–0 Real Valladolid Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
17 February 1952 23 Real Sociedad 3–1 Real Madrid San Sebastián
Report Stadium: Estadio Atocha
Real Madrid v Real Gijón
24 February 1952 24 Real Madrid 5–1 Real Gijón Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
CF Barcelona v Real Madrid
2 March 1952 25 CF Barcelona 4–2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Report Stadium: Camp de Les Corts
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza
5 April 1952 26 Real Madrid 2–1 Real Zaragoza Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Deportivo La Coruña v Real Madrid
16 March 1952 27 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Real Madrid La Coruña
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Celta Vigo v Real Madrid
19 April 1952 28 Celta Vigo 3–2 Real Madrid Vigo
Report Stadium: Estadio Balaídos
Real Madrid v Real Santander
6 April 1952 29 Real Madrid 2–0 Real Santander Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín
Sevilla CF v Real Madrid
13 April 1952 30 Sevilla CF 4–1 Real Madrid Sevilla
Report Stadium: Nervión

Copa del Generalísimo

Semi-finals

Valencia CF v Real Madrid
11 May 1952 Valencia CF 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
Report Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Real Madrid v Valencia CF
18 May 1952 Real Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF Madrid
Report Stadium: Chamartín

Statistics

Squad statistics

competition points total GD
G V N P Gf Gs
1951–52 La Liga 40 30 17 6 7 72 41 +31
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 Primera Division 1952 Copa del Generalísimo
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Spain ESP Juan Alonso 29 -48 29 -48
DF Spain ESP Alonso 29 0 29 0
DF Spain ESP Navarro 27 1 27 1
DF Spain ESP Oliva 21 0 21 0
MF Spain ESP Miguel Muñoz 30 1 30 1
MF Argentina ARG Roque Olsen 30 17 30 17
MF Spain ESP Luis Molowny 29 15 29 15
DF Spain ESP Zárraga 21 1 21 1
FW Spain ESP Pahiño 27 28 27 28
FW Spain ESP Miguel Cabrera 20 3 20 3
FW Spain ESP Joseíto 19 5 19 5
GK Spain ESP Adauto 1 -2 1 -2
MF Spain ESP Montalvo 15 0 15 0
FW Spain ESP Arsuaga 10 4 10 4
MF Spain ESP Narro 5 1 5 1
DF France FRA Hon 5 0 5 0
DF Spain ESP Guillermo Pont 4 0 4 0
DF Spain ESP Clemente 3 0 3 0
MF Spain ESP Sobrado 3 0 3 0
FW Spain ESP Gausí 1 0 1 0
DF Spain ESP González 1 0 1 0
  • Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1951-522.html

References

  1. ^ "Zarraga is dead, a madridista with 5 European Cups" (in Spanish). as.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "A kid who wanted to be football player" (in Spanish). as.com. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "An old familiar man to Real Madrid" (in Spanish). revistauncanio.com.ar. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Madrid won the little cup". as.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1951–52". BDfutbol.com.
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