1902–03 Madrid FC season

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Madrid FC
1902–03 season
Madrid FC first team.jpg
Madrid FC team in 1902.
PresidentJuan Padrós
ManagerNo manager
StadiumNo home stadium
Madrid ChampionshipRunners-up
Copa del ReyRunners-up
Copa de la CoronaciónRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: A. Wandosell (~4)
All: A. Wandosell (~4)
Biggest winMadrid FC 4–1 Club Español de Football
Biggest defeatMadrid FC 2–3 Athletic Bilbao

The 1902–03 season was Madrid Football Club's 1st season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs. Madrid FC also played their first match outside of the Community of Madrid against Club Español de Fútbol (now RCD Espanyol) in Barcelona. The club also participated in the inaugural editions of the Copa del Rey and the Campeonato de Madrid (Madrid Championship).

Summary[]

  • 6 March: After a new Board presided by Juan Padrós had been elected, Madrid Football Club was officially founded.[1]
  • 9 March: Madrid FC played its first ever match. The match was played between two teams of Madrid FC players between the streets of Alcalá and Goya, next to the old Plaza de Toros in Madrid. The two teams wore blue and red respectively. Meléndez, Juan Padrós, A. Spottorno, Gorostizaga, Mendía, Páramo, Neyra, Armando Giralt, F. Palacios, Martens and Rodero played for the blue team. José Giralt, Meléndez, Molera, Salvador, Valcárcel, M. Spottorno, Stampher, Juan Palacios, Varela, Celada and Bueno played for the red team. The blue team won the match 1–0.[2]
  • 2 May: Madrid FC played its first match against another club. The friendly against New Foot-Ball Club ended in a 1–1 draw.
  • 13 May: The first ever match between Madrid FC and FC Barcelona was held. This was also Madrid FC's first competitive match. Arthur Johnson scored the club's first competitive goal.[3]
  • 16 May: Madrid FC secured its first competitive victory defeating Club Español de Football (now RCD Espanyol) 3–2.
  • 23 May: Alfonso Albéniz Jordana was the first player to leave Barcelona in order to join Madrid.[1]
  • 11 August: Madrid won two ceramic plates that represent the first trophy in its history. After Part of programme in the festivities at El Escorial featured a match between Madrid and Moncloa, the clash ended with a 6–5 score favourable to Madrid.[1]
  • 24 February: Madrid FC played their first match outside of the Community of Madrid against Club Español de Fútbol in Barcelona.
  • 6 April 1903: Madrid FC played its first official competitive match and first Copa del Rey match.
  • 8 April: The inaugural Copa del Rey final marked the first ever match between Madrid FC and Athletic Bilbao.

Players[]

Madrid FC team in 1902.
Pos. Nat. Name Age Previous team Contract ends
GK Spain Adolfo Meléndez 19 Sky Football 1909
DF Spain  [es] 16 First club 1904
DF Spain Mario Giralt 21 Sky Football 1907
DF Spain Eustaquio Celada 19 First club 1903
DF Spain  [es] 16 New Foot-Ball Club 1915
DF Spain  [es] (Captain) 20 Sky Football 1907
DF Spain Juan Padrós 33 Sky Football 1902
MF Spain  [es] 19 Sky Football 1909
MF Spain Leopoldo García 22 First club 1909
MF Spain  [es] 19 First club 1903
MF Spain Adolfo Wandosell 19 New Foot-Ball Club 1907
MF Ireland Arthur Johnson 24 First club 1904
FW Spain  [es] 18 Sky Football 1907
FW Guatemala  [es] 20 First club 1912
FW France Pedro Parages 20  [es] 1909
FW Spain Álvaro Spottorno 23 First club 1903
FW Spain José de Gorostizaga 20 Sky Football 1903
FW England Stampher 20 Sky Football 1903
GK Spain Juan Sevilla First club 1903
GK Spain Darío de Arana First club 1903
MF Spain Arturo Meléndez Sky Football 1905
MF Spain  [es] Sky Football 1904
MF Spain Miguel de Valdeterrazo  New Foot-Ball Club 1904
MF Spain Ángel Barquín Sky Football 1904
MF Spain José de Góngora First club 1903
MF Spain Rafael Molera First club 1903
MF Spain José Palacios Sky Football 1903
MF Spain Manolo Mendía Sky Football 1903
FW Spain Eugenio Bisbal New Foot-Ball Club 1906
FW Belgium Carlos Maertens First club 1904
FW Spain Enrique Rodero First club 1903
FW Spain Emilio Bueno First club 1903
FW Spain Sáinz de los Terreros First club 1902

Source:[4][5]

Friendlies[]

2 May 1902 Friendly Madrid FC 1–1 New Foot-Ball Club Hipódromo, Madrid
Sainz de los Terreros Goal Report Vallarino Goal Referee: Padrós
1 August 1902 Friendly Madrid FC 3–1 Hipódromo, Madrid
Report
11 August 1902 Fiestas de San Lorenzo Madrid FC 6–5  [es] San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Neyra GoalGoal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal		 Report L. Ramos Goal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal		 Referee: Bisbal
2 November 1902 Friendly Moncloa FC 2–7 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Referee: Irla
23 November 1902 Friendly New Foot-Ball Club 0–4 Madrid FC Retiro, Madrid
Report A. Giralt Goal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal		 Referee: Padrós
8 February 1903 Friendly Madrid FC 4–0 Internacional FC Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Parages Goal
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal		 Report Referee: Méndez
24 February 1903 Friendly Club Español de Football 0–0 Madrid FC Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona
Report Referee: Alesson
26 April 1903 Friendly Madrid FC 4–1 Moncloa FC Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report
3 May 1903 Friendly Madrid FC 6–0 Moncloa FC Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report
28 June 1903 Friendly Madrid FC 9–0  [es] Hipódromo, Madrid
Report

Concurso de Bandas[]

14 December 1902 Concurso de bandas Moncloa FC 0–8 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Referee: Hummer
23 December 1902 Concurso de bandas Madrid FC 9–2 New Foot-Ball Club Hipódromo, Madrid
Neyra Goal
A. Giralt Goal 45'
Johnson GoalGoal
Parages GoalGoal
Neyra GoalGoal
J. Giralt Goal		 Report ? Goal pen.'
Romero Goal		 Referee: García
25 December 1902 Concurso de bandas Madrid FC 16–0 Moderno FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Referee: Ursúa
28 December Concurso de bandas Madrid FC 19–1 Club Español de Madrid Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Referee: Ramos
23 January 1903 Concurso de bandas Madrid FC 12–0 Club Retiro Av. Plaza de Toros, Madrid
Report

Trofeo Codorniú[]

14 June 1903 Codorníu Trophy Madrid FC 13–1 Coalición Matritense Hipódromo, Madrid
A. Giralt GoalGoal
Neyra Goal
A. Giralt GoalGoal
Neyra GoalGoal
Lee Goal
Revuelto Goal
Parages Goal
Neyra GoalGoalGoal		 Report Garrido Goal Referee: J. Iturriaga
21 June 1903 Codorníu Trophy Madrid FC 7–0 Coalición Matritense Hipódromo, Madrid
A. Giralt GoalGoal
Lee Goal
? Goal
Neyra Goal
A. Giralt Goal
Neyra Goal		 Report Referee: Yarza

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Copa del Rey 6 April 1903 8 April 1903 Semi finals Runner-up 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Copa de la Coronación 13 May 1902 16 May 1902 Semi finals Runner-up 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Campeonato de Madrid 15 November 1903 20 December 1903 Matchday 1 Runner-up 2 1 0 1 22 4 +18 050.00
Total 6 3 0 3 32 13 +19 050.00

Copa de la Coronación[]

Main article: 1902 Copa de la Coronación

The 1902 Copa de la Coronación, officially Concurso Madrid de Foot-ball Association (Madrid Contest of Association Football) was an unofficial football competition in honour of the coronation of Alfonso XIII of Spain. It is not recognized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation or the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).[6]

13 May 1902 Semi finals Madrid FC 1–3 FC Barcelona Hipódromo, Madrid
Arthur Johnson Goal  [de] GoalGoal
Joan Gamper Goal (pen.)		 Referee: Spain Arana
16 May 1902 Copa de la Gran Peña/Runner-up trophy Madrid FC 3–2 Club Español de Football Hipódromo, Madrid
? Goal
? Goal
? Goal		 ? Goal
? Goal

Copa del Rey[]

Main article: 1903 Copa del Rey
6 April 1903 Semi finals Madrid FC 4–1 Club Español de Football Hipódromo, Madrid
GoalGoal
Goal
Goal		 Report Cenarro Goal 40' Referee: Astorquia
8 April 1903 Final Madrid FC 2–3 Athletic Bilbao Hipódromo, Madrid
Goal 15'
Goal 40'		 Report Goal 55'
Goal 60'
Goal 80'		 Referee: José María Soler

Campeonato de Madrid[]

Main article: Campeonato Regional Centro

The 1902–03 Campeonato de Madrid was the inaugural edition of the Campeonato Regional Centro. Despite beginning in November 1903, it corresponds to the 1902–03 Spanish football season.

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  [es] (C) 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 4
2 Madrid 2 1 0 1 22 4 +18 2
3 Moncloa [es] 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
4 Iberia [es] 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Insufficient data for several matches

Matches[]

15 November 1903 Campeonato de Madrid Madrid FC 8–0  [es] Hipódromo, Madrid
Report
29 November 1903 Campeonato de Madrid Moderno FC 1–4 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report
Note: Madrid FC started the match with 10 players.
8 December 1903 Campeonato de Madrid Madrid FC ?–? Moncloa FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report
Note: The match was postponed on 22 November 1903 because of Moncloa FC's improper line-up.[7]
20 December 1903 Campeonato de Madrid Moncloa FC 3–1 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Referee: Álvarez
23 December 1903 Campeonato de Madrid Iberia FC 0–9 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report Parages Goal
Revuelto GoalGoalGoal
A. Wandosell GoalGoalGoalGoal
Mendía Goal		 Referee: Garrido
3 January 1904 Campeonato de Madrid Madrid FC ?–? Moderno FC Hipódromo, Madrid
Report

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Real Madrid turns 106 (I) Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "110 años del primer partido del Real Madrid". abc (in Spanish). 9 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The first ever meeting between Madrid and FC Barcelona in 1902". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060526084110/http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/resumen02.htm
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190819152129/http://www.leyendablanca.galeon.com/resumen03.htm
  6. ^ "La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37" [The FEF will not recognize Barça's League in 1937]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  7. ^ "Temporada 1903-04". www.leyendablanca.galeon.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.

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