| 1951–52 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Santiago Bernabéu | ||
| Manager | Hector Scarone | ||
| Stadium | Chamartín | ||
| La Liga | 3rd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Pahiño (28) | ||
The 1951–52 season wasReal Madrid Club de Fútbol's49th season in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
During summer, President Santiago Bernabéu closed the arrivals of Zarraga[1] forwards Joseíto[2] reinforcing the offensive line and Uruguayan head coachHector Scarone.[3] On 30 March 1952, the team played a friendly match against Colombian sideMillonarios, marking the debut of Argentine strikerAlfredo 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 ChampionsCF Barcelona.
During June, the squad reached the1952 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals, being defeated after two matches byValencia CF with a global score of 2–3.Pahiño clinched the first spot on the top scorers of La Liga with 28 goals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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 | |
| 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 theLatin 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 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 September 19511 | UD Las Palmas | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Insular |
| 16 September 19512 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Atletico Tetuán | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 23 September 19513 | Español | 4–3 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Sarriá |
| 30 September 19514 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Atletico Bilbao | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 7 October 19515 | Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Metropolitano |
| 19 October 19516 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Valencia CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu |
| 21 October 19517 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valladolid |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio José Zorrilla |
| 28 October 19518 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 4 November 19519 | Real Gijón | 2–3 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio El Molinón |
| 11 November 195110 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | FC Barcelona | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 18 November 195111 | Real Zaragoza | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 14 December 195112 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Santander | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 2 December 195113 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 9 December 195114 | Real Santander | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Santander |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio El Sardinero |
| 16 December 195115 | Real Madrid | 5–2 | Sevilla CF | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 30 December 195116 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | UD Las Palmas | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 6 January 195217 | Atletico Tetuán | 3–3 | Real Madrid | Tétouan |
| Report | Stadium:Varela |
| 20 January 195219 | Atletico Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| Report | Stadium:San Mames |
| 27 January 195220 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 3 February 195221 | Valencia CF | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Mestalla |
| 10 February 195222 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Valladolid | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 17 February 195223 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Atocha |
| 24 February 195224 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Real Gijón | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 2 March 195225 | CF Barcelona | 4–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| Report | Stadium:Camp de Les Corts |
| 5 April 195226 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Real Zaragoza | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 16 March 195227 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Riazor |
| 19 April 195228 | Celta Vigo | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Balaídos |
| 6 April 195229 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Real Santander | Madrid |
| Report | Stadium:Chamartín |
| 13 April 195230 | Sevilla CF | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| Report | Stadium:Nervión |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primera Division | 1952 Copa del Generalísimo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Juan Alonso | 29 | -48 | 29 | -48 | ||||
| DF | Alonso | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Navarro | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Oliva | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Miguel Muñoz | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| MF | Roque Olsen | 30 | 17 | 30 | 17 | ||||
| MF | Luis Molowny | 29 | 15 | 29 | 15 | ||||
| DF | Zárraga | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| FW | Pahiño | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | ||||
| FW | Miguel Cabrera | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| FW | Joseíto | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | ||||
| GK | Adauto | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | ||||
| MF | Montalvo | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Arsuaga | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| MF | Narro | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Hon | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Guillermo Pont | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Clemente | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Sobrado | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Gausí | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| DF | González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||