1951–52 Real Madrid CF season
49th season in existence of Real Madrid CF
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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.
| 1951–52 season | |||
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| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Manager | Hector Scarone | ||
| Stadium | Chamartín | ||
| La Liga | 3rd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Pahiño (28) | ||
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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, marking 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 the 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 the top scorers of La Liga with 28 goals.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 | 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Position by round
Matches
| 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 |
| 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
Semi-finals
| 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
Squad statistics
| competition | points | total | GD | |||||
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| 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
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division | 1952 Copa del Generalísimo | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ESP |
Juan Alonso | 29 | -48 | 29 | -48 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Alonso | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Navarro | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Oliva | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| MF | ESP |
Miguel Muñoz | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||
| MF |  ARG |
Roque Olsen | 30 | 17 | 30 | 17 | |||
| MF | ESP |
Luis Molowny | 29 | 15 | 29 | 15 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Zárraga | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
| FW | ESP |
Pahiño | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | |||
| FW | ESP |
Miguel Cabrera | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | |||
| FW | ESP |
Joseíto | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | |||
| GK | ESP |
Adauto | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | |||
| MF | ESP |
Montalvo | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| FW | ESP |
Arsuaga | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |||
| MF | ESP |
Narro | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| DF |  FRA |
Hon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Guillermo Pont | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| DF | ESP |
Clemente | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| MF | ESP |
Sobrado | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FW | ESP |
Gausí | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| DF | ESP |
González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||