| 1941–42 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Antonio Santos Peralba | ||
| Manager | Juan Armet | ||
| Stadium | Chamartín | ||
| Primera Division | 2nd | ||
| Copa del Generalísimo | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Alday (23) All:Alday (24) | ||
The 1941–42 season wasReal Madrid Club de Fútbol's 39th season in existence and the club's10th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
With superb performances of forward Manuel Alday,[1] the club finished the league season as runners-up, seven points below champions Valencia CF.[2][3] Surprisingly, the squad lost at home against Celta, which shattered its options of clinching the league title.[4] In theCopa del Generalísimo, Madrid reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Club Atlético de Bilbao in a playoff match after a 3–3 aggregate tie.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Marzá | ||
| DF | Arzanegui | Baracaldo Oriamendi | |
| FW | Félix Huete | Real Murcia | |
| FW | Botella | Levante | |
| DF | Nazario Belmar | Hércules CF | |
| DF | Moleiro | Ferroviaria | |
| MF | Rovira | Español | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Espinosa | Real Valladolid | |
| FW | Marin | Granada | |
| FW | Prat | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia(C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 33[a] |
| 3 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33[a] |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28[b] |
| 5 | Celta | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 28[b] |
| 28 September 19411 | Real Sociedad | 2–3 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| 5 October 19412 | Real Madrid | 5–2 | Granada CF | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 12 October 19413 | Atletico Bilbao | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
| 19 October 19414 | Real Madrid | 4–3 | FC Barcelona | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 26 October 19415 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Real Madrid | La Coruña |
| 2 November 19416 | Real Madrid | 0–2 | Sevilla CF | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 9 November 19417 | Real Oviedo | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Oviedo |
| 16 November 19418 | Real Madrid | 9–1 | CD Castellón | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 23 November 19419 | Alicante CD | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Alicante |
| 30 November 194110 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Español | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 14 December 194112 | Atlético Aviación | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| 21 December 194113 | Real Madrid | 5–3 | Valencia CF | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 4 January 194214 | Real Madrid | 6–4 | Real Sociedad | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 11 January 194215 | Granada CF | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Granada |
| 18 January 194216 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Atletico Bilbao | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 25 January 194217 | FC Barcelona | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1 February 194218 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 8 February 194219 | Sevilla CF | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| 15 February 194220 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Real Oviedo | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 24 February 194221 | CD Castellón | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Castellón de la Plana |
| 1 March 194222 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Alicante CD | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 22 March 194224 | Real Madrid | 2–3 | Celta | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 29 March 194225 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Atlético Aviación | Chamartín de la Rosa |
| Stadium:Chamartín |
| 5 April 194226 | Valencia CF | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| competition | points | total | GD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | |||
| 1941–42 La Liga | 33 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 |
| 1942 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1941–42 La Liga | 1942 Copa del Generalísimo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Marzá | 24 | -31 | 16 | -22 | 8 | -9 | ||
| DF | Mardones | 29 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Arzanegui | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Antonio Alsúa | 34 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Ipiña | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| MF | Félix Huete | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Simón Lecue | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Nazario Belmar | 21 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Chus Alonso | 31 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | Botella | 31 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | Manuel Alday | 22 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | ||
| GK | Pacheco | 5 | -9 | 5 | -9 | ||||
| DF | Olivares | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Arbiza | 17 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | ||
| DF | Jacinto Quincoces | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Sauto | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| GK | Esquiva | 5 | -12 | 5 | -12 | ||||
| MF | Leoncito | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Tellado | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Sabino Barinaga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Emilio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Moleiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| MF | Rovira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sanz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Clemente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||