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 forwards Joseíto reinforcing the offensive line and Uruguayan head coach Hector Scarone. 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. 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
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
Position by round
Matches
Copa del Generalísimo
Semi-finals
Statistics Squad statistics competition points total GD 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
References