1951–52 Real Madrid CF season

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

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

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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

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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 Gabriel Alonso
DF France FRA Louis Hon
DF Spain ESP Joaquín Navarro
DF Spain ESP Joaquín Oliva
MF Spain ESP Miguel Muñoz
MF Argentina ARG Roque Olsen
MF Spain ESP Luis Molowny
DF Spain ESP José María Zárraga
FW Spain ESP Pahiño
FW Spain ESP Miguel Cabrera
FW Spain ESP Joseíto
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Adauto Iglesias
MF Spain ESP José Montalvo
FW Spain ESP Pedro María Arsuaga
MF Spain ESP Jesús Narro
DF Spain ESP Guillermo Pont
DF Spain ESP Clemente Fernández
MF Spain ESP Eduardo Sobrado
FW Spain ESP Antoni Gausí
DF Spain ESP González

Transfers

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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

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWLDLWLDWWDWWWWWDWDWLWLWLWDLWL
Position116876777664433111111122322323
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1952 Latin Cup

Matches

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

Copa del Generalísimo

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Semi-finals

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

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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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

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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

References

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  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.