title: 1951–52 Real Madrid CF season
text: # 1951–52 Real Madrid CF season
  
  The 1951–52 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 49th season in existence and the club's 20st 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 marked 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 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 top scorers of La Liga with 28 goals.
  
  ## Squad
  
  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 | Juan Alonso |
  | — | DF | ESP | Alonso |
  | — | DF | ESP | Navarro |
  | — | DF | ESP | Oliva |
  | — | MF | ESP | Miguel Muñoz |
  | — | MF | ARG | Roque Olsen |
  | — | MF | ESP | Luis Molowny |
  | — | DF | ESP | Zárraga |
  | — | FW | ESP | Pahiño |
  | — | FW | ESP | Miguel Cabrera |
  | — | FW | ESP | Joseíto |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | GK | ESP | Adauto |
  | — | MF | ESP | Montalvo |
  | — | FW | ESP | Arsuaga |
  | — | MF | ESP | Narro |
  | — | DF | FRA | Hon |
  | — | DF | ESP | Guillermo Pont |
  | — | DF | ESP | Clemente |
  | — | MF | ESP | Sobrado |
  | — | FW | ESP | Gausí |
  | — | DF | ESP | González |
  
  ### Transfers
  
  In :
  
  | Pos. | Name | from |
  | - | - | - |
  | MF | Zárraga | |
  | FW | Joseíto | Real Santander |
  | GK | Adauto | |
  | DF | González | CD Málaga |
  | FW | Gausí | Lérida |
  
  Out :
  
  | Pos. | Name | To |
  | - | - | - |
  | FW | Macala | Real Santander |
  | DF | Azcarate | Real Gijón |
  | DF | Barinaga | Real Sociedad |
  | MF | Jean Luciano | UD Las Palmas |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### La Liga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
  
  **Position by round**
  
  | 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 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad statistics
  
  | competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | 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
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Primera Division | Primera Division | 1952 Copa del Generalísimo | 1952 Copa del Generalísimo |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
  
  * Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1951-522.html
  