1939–40 Madrid FC season

Madrid Football Club
1939–40 season
President	Adolfo Melendez
Manager	Francisco Bru
Stadium	Chamartín
Primera Division	4th
Copa del Generalísimo	Runners-Up
Top goalscorer	League: Alday (26); All: Alday (13)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1935–36 1940–41 →

The 1939–40 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 37th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary[]

After three suspended League seasons due to Spanish Civil War,^[1] the Board appointed Paco Bru from Girona FC as head coach^[2] In League the club finished on 4th spot below Champions Athletic Aviación.^[3] Striker Sabino Barinaga^[4] could play just two matches due to an injury. Offensively the team played in a superb way during the season with Manuel Alday scoring 17 league goals,^[5] however, the defensive line was one of the worst of the championship sinking the chances for a title.

Meanwhile, in Copa del Generalísimo the squad could reach the Final stage and was defeated by Español after extra time.^[6]

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	Esquiva
—	DF	ESP	Jacinto Quincoces
—	DF	ESP	Mardones
—	MF	ESP	Ipiña
—	MF	ESP	Leoncito
—	MF	ESP	Simón Lecue
—	MF	MEX	Sauto
—	FW	ESP	Manuel Alday
—	FW	ESP	Emilio
—	FW	ESP	Luis Marín
—	FW	CUB	Chus Alonso


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Espinosa
—	MF	ESP	Villita
—	MF	ESP	Triana
—	FW	ESP	Lopez Herranz
—	FW	ESP	Méndez Vigo
—	GK	ESP	Galcerá
—	FW	ESP	Masagué
—	DF	ESP	Tamayo
—	FW	ESP	Cholo Dindurra
—	MF	ESP	Bonet
—	FW	ESP	Sabino Barinaga

Transfers[]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Sabino Barinaga	Southampton FC

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type

Competitions[]

Central Regional Championship[]

Position by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

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

League table[]

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	G.F.	G.C.
1º	Athletic-Aviación	15	10	7	1	2	30	8^[7]
2º	Real Madrid F. C.	15	10	7	1	2	21	12^[8]
3º	A. D. Ferroviaria	13	10	5	3	2	19	15^[9]
4º	U. D. Salamanca	8	10	3	2	5	13	20
5º	Imperio F. C.	5	10	1	3	6	9	19
6º	Valladolid C. D.	4	10	1	2	7	6	24

Matches[]

1 October 1939 1	Valladolid CD	1-2	Madrid FC	showValladolid
				Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla

4 October 1939 2	Madrid FC	2-0	Imperio FC	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

12 October 1939 3	UD Salamanca	0-4	Madrid FC	showSalamanca
				Stadium:

14 October 1939 4	AD Ferroviaria	2-2	Madrid FC	showMadrid
				Stadium: Estadio Ernesto Cotorruelo

22 October 1939 5	Madrid FC	2-1	Atlético Aviación	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

29 October 1939 6	Madrid FC	3-0	Valladolid CD	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

1 November 1939 7	Imperio FC	1-2	Madrid FC	showMadrid
				Stadium: Campo Antonio Lopez

4 November 1939 8	Madrid FC	3-2	UD Salamanca	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

12 November 1939 9	Madrid FC	1-2	AD Ferroviaria	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

19 November 1939 10	Atlético Aviación	3-0	Madrid FC	showVallecas
				Stadium: Campo Vallecas

La Liga[]

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	L
Position	9	12	10	8	5	7	5	7	6	5	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4

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

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Sevilla	22	11	6	5	60	44	+16	28
3	Athletic Bilbao	22	11	4	7	57	44	+13	26
4	Madrid FC	22	12	1	9	47	35	+12	25
5	Español	22	11	2	9	43	43	0	24
6	Hércules	22	9	5	8	41	34	+7	23

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.

Matches[]

3 December 1939 1	Madrid FC	1-3	Sevilla Football Club	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

10 December 1939 2	Racing Club	2-1	Madrid FC	showSantander
		Report		Stadium: El Sardinero

17 December 1939 3	Madrid FC	3-1	Club Deportivo Español	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

24 December 1939 4	Club Celta	2-3	Madrid FC	showVigo
		Report		Stadium: Balaídos

31 December 1939 5	Madrid FC	2-1	Valencia Football Club	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

5 January 1940 6	Atlético Aviación	2-1	Madrid FC	showVallecas
		Report		Stadium: Campo Vallecas

14 January 1940 7	Madrid FC	3-0	Betis Balompié	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

21 January 1940 8	Zaragoza Football Club	3-1	Madrid FC	showZaragoza
		Report		Stadium: Campo Torrero

28 January 1940 9	Madrid FC	2-1	FC Barcelona	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

4 February 1940 10	Hércules FC	0-2	Madrid FC	showAlicante
		Report		Stadium: Bardin

11 February 1940 11	Real Madrid	4-1	Athletic Club	showChamartín de la Rosa
				Stadium: Chamartín

18 February 1940 12	Sevilla Football Club	3-2	Madrid FC	showSevilla
		Report		Stadium: Nervión

25 February 1940 13	Madrid FC	3-2	Racing Club	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

3 March 1940 14	Club Deportivo Español	3-1	Madrid FC	showBarcelona
		Report		Stadium: Sarria

10 March 1940 15	Madrid FC	2-1	Club Celta	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

17 March 1940 16	Valencia Football Club	3-1	Madrid FC	showValencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

24 March 1940 17	Madrid FC	2-0	Atlético Aviación	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

31 March 1940 18	Betis Balompié	0-4	Madrid FC	showSevilla
		Report		Stadium: Patronato Obrero

7 April 1940 19	Madrid FC	5-1	Zaragoza Football Club	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

14 April 1940 20	FC Barcelona	0-0	Madrid FC	showBarcelona
		Report		Stadium: Camp de Les Corts

21 April 1940 21	Madrid FC	0-1	Hércules FC	showChamartín de la Rosa
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín

28 April 1940 22	Athletic Club	3-1	Real Madrid	showBilbao
		Report		Stadium: San Mamés

Copa del Generalísimo[]

Final[]

30 June 1940	CD Español	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Madrid CF	showVallecas
17:30 CET	Jorge 30', 86' 110'	Report (in Spanish)	Alonso 5' Alday 89'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Julio Ostalé

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

competition	points	total						GD
competition	points	G	V	N	P	Gf	Gs	GD
1939–40 La Liga	31	22	12	1	5	49	35	+14
1940 Copa del Generalísimo	–	3	0	2	1	4	6	-2
Total		42	36	6	10	113	55	+58

Players statistics[]

^[10]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1939–40 La Liga		1940 Copa del Generalísimo
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Esquiva	23	-29	14	-22	9	-7
	DF		Jacinto Quincoces	27	0	19	0	8	0
	DF		Mardones	31	0	22	0	9	0
	MF		Ipiña	31	2	22	2	9	0
	MF		Leoncito	26	0	22	0	4	0
	MF		Simón Lecue	30	13	22	11	8	2
	MF		Sauto	20	0	20	0
	FW		Manuel Alday	27	26	19	13	8	13
	FW		Emilio	31	9	22	7	9	2
	FW		Luis Marín	27	3	18	2	9	1
	FW		Chus Alonso	24	11	15	9	9	2
	GK		Espinosa	8	-13	8	-13
	MF		Villita	9	0	4	0	5	0
	MF		Triana	3	0	3	0
	FW		Lopez Herranz	3	1	2	0	1	1
	FW		Méndez Vigo	2	0	2	0
	GK		Galcerá	0	0	0	0
	FW		Masagué	2	3	2	3
	DF		Tamayo	3	0	2	0	1	0
	FW		Cholo Dindurra	2	0	2	0
	MF		Bonet	10	0	1	0	9	0
	FW		Sabino Barinaga	2	0	1	0	1	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Xabier Muñoz (25 November 2015). "When Either The Wars Could Not Stop The Ball" (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "The Power of the Ball". marca.com. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "1939-40 season" (in Spanish). as.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ "Barinaga A Football Player Nomad" (in Spanish). marca.com. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Manuel Alday The 1940s Goalscorer" (in Spanish). marca.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "Centennials Lives:A Final for the first Time". as.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ Winner. Classified to 1939–40 La Liga and 1940 Copa del Generalísimo.
^ Classified to 1939–40 La Liga and 1940 Copa del Generalísimo.
^ Classified to 1940 Copa del Generalísimo
^ "Real Madrid temporada 1939-40". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[1] Xabier Muñoz (25 November 2015). "When Either The Wars Could Not Stop The Ball" (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[2] "The Power of the Ball". marca.com. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[3] "1939-40 season" (in Spanish). as.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[4] "Barinaga A Football Player Nomad" (in Spanish). marca.com. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[5] "Manuel Alday The 1940s Goalscorer" (in Spanish). marca.com. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

[6] "Centennials Lives:A Final for the first Time". as.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[7] Winner. Classified to 1939–40 La Liga and 1940 Copa del Generalísimo.

[8] Classified to 1939–40 La Liga and 1940 Copa del Generalísimo.

[9] Classified to 1940 Copa del Generalísimo

[10] "Real Madrid temporada 1939-40". BDfutbol.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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