1940–41 Real Madrid CF season

The 1940–41 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 38th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Real Madrid Club de Futbol
1940–41 season
PresidentAdolfo Melendez
(until 27 November 1940)
Antonio Santos Peralba
ManagerFrancisco Bru
StadiumChamartín
Primera Division6th
Copa del GeneralísimoRound of 16
Top goalscorerAlday (14)

Summary

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The club changed its president on 27 November 1940 with the arrival of Antonio Santos.[1] Also, on 1 January 1941 the club changed its name from Madrid Football Club back to Real Madrid Club de Futbol, recovering its honorific title that had been stripped by the Second Spanish Republic in 1931. In spite of the transfers in of Alday[2] and Chus Alonso, the team collapsed to the 6th spot during the final rounds under the management of Paco Bru,[3] nine points below Champions Atletico Aviación.[4]

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   ESP Esquiva
DF   ESP Jacinto Quincoces
DF   ESP Olivares
MF   ESP Ipiña
MF   ESP Leoncito
MF   ESP Simón Lecue
MF   MEX Sauto
FW   ESP Manuel Alday
FW   ESP Emilio
FW   ESP Sabino Barinaga
FW   CUB Chus Alonso
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ESP Espinosa
FW   ESP Marin
DF   ESP Mardones
FW   ESP Sanz
FW   ESP Prat
MF   ESP Sierra
FW   ESP Bracero
MF   ESP Triana
DF   ESP Suarez
FW   ESP Cholo Dindurra

Transfers

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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

Competitions

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La Liga

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Position by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWLWWWLWLLWWWLLWWWLLLD
Position8263323233322354434566
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Barcelona 22 13 1 8 55 45 +10 27[a]
5 Sevilla 22 12 2 8 70 43 +27 26
6 Madrid FC 22 11 2 9 51 38 +13 24
7 Español 22 10 2 10 50 54 −4 22
8 Oviedo 22 7 2 13 36 63 −27 16[b]
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Valencia finished ahead of Barcelona on head-to-head goal difference: Valencia–Barcelona 3–1, Barcelona–Valencia 4–3.
  2. ^ Oviedo finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head goal difference: Oviedo–Hércules 6–0, Hércules–Oviedo 3–0.

Matches

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29 September 1940 1 Zaragoza 1-1 Madrid FC Zaragoza
Stadium: Torrero
6 October 1940 2 Madrid FC 5-3 Hércules Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
13 October 1940 3 Atlético Aviación 3-1 Madrid FC Madrid
Stadium: Campo Vallecas
20 October 1940 4 Madrid FC 4-1 Español Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
27 October 1940 5 Oviedo 0-2 Madrid FC Oviedo
Stadium: Buenavista
3 November 1940 6 Madrid FC 3-1 Celta Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
10 November 1940 7 Murcia 3-1 Madrid FC Murcia
Stadium: La Condomina
17 November 1940 8 Madrid FC 4-1 Sevilla Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
24 November 1940 9 Madrid FC 0-1 Atletico Bilbao Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
1 December 1940 10 Barcelona 3-0 Madrid FC Barcelona
Stadium: Camp de Les Corts
8 December 1940 11 Madrid FC 6-1 Valencia CF Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
15 December 1940 12 Madrid FC 6-0 Zaragoza Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
22 December 1940 13 Hércules CF 0-3 Madrid FC Alicante
Stadium: Bardin
29 December 1940 14 Madrid FC 1-4 Atlético Aviación Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
5 January 1941 15 Español 3-2 Real Madrid Barcelona
Stadium: Estadio Sarriá
21 January 1941 16 Real Madrid 1-0 Oviedo Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
26 January 1941 17 Celta de Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid Vigo
Stadium: Balaídos
2 February 1941 18 Real Madrid 2-1 Murcia Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
9 February 1941 19 Sevilla 5-4 Real Madrid Sevilla
Stadium: Estadio de Nervión
16 February 1941 20 Atletico Bilbao 3-1 Real Madrid Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
23 February 1941 21 Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona Chamartín de la Rosa
Stadium: Chamartín
2 March 1941 22 Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid Mestalla
Stadium: Valencia

Copa del Generalísimo

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President's Cup of the Castellana Federation

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15 June 1941 Real Madrid CF 1-0 Atlético Aviación Chamartín de la Rosa
Marcial Arbiza   64' Report1
Report2
Stadium: Chamartín
Referee: Ramón Melcón
22 June 1941 Atlético Aviación 3-0 Real Madrid CF Madrid
Francisco Arencibia [es]   
Campos    
Report1
Report2
Stadium: Campo Vallecas
Referee: Manuel Álvarez Corriols

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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competition points total GD
G V N P Gf Gs
1940–41 La Liga 31 26 11 9 6 46 30 +16
1941 Copa del Generalísimo 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1
Total 28 11 10 7 50 35 +15

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1940–41 La Liga 1941 Copa del Generalísimo
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ESP Esquiva 17 -30 17 -30
DF   ESP Jacinto Quincoces 18 0 18 0
DF   ESP Olivares 17 0 17 0
MF   ESP Ipiña 21 1 21 1
MF   ESP Leoncito 19 0 19 0
MF   ESP Simón Lecue 18 4 18 4
MF   MEX Sauto 17 0 17 0
FW   ESP Manuel Alday 21 14 21 14
FW   ESP Emilio 18 4 18 4
FW   ESP Sabino Barinaga 16 8 16 8
FW   CUB Chus Alonso 14 11 14 11
GK   ESP Espinosa 5 -8 5 -8
FW   ESP Marin 8 3 8 3
DF   ESP Mardones 7 0 7 0
FW   ESP Sanz 7 4 7 4
FW   ESP Prat 5 0 5 0
MF   ESP Sierra 5 0 5 0
FW   ESP Bracero 3 1 3 1
MF   ESP Triana 2 0 2 0
DF   ESP Suarez 2 0 2 0
FW   ESP Cholo Dindurra 2 1 2 1

References

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  1. ^ "Presidents: Antonio Santos Peralba" (in Spanish). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jesus Ramos (12 August 2017). "Gonzalo Marza" (in Spanish). marca.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The Man Who Invented The Spanish National Team" (in Spanish). marca.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Atlético Aviación Post Civil War" (in Spanish). as.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid temporada 1940–41". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.