# 1949–50 Real Madrid CF season

The 1949–50 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 47th season in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

During summer basque goalkeeper Juan Alonso arrived to the club from Ferrol along with him defender Joaquin Navarro was bought to Sabadell Shockingly the squad lost the 1950 Copa del Generalísimo Semi-finals stage 3–5 against underdogs Real Valladolid. Michael Keeping managed the team towards the first spot on round 8 and remained here until round 20, then the squad collapsed for the final rounds closing on the 4th place.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Juan Alonso |
| — | DF | ESP | Navarro |
| — | DF | ESP | Azcarate |
| — | DF | ESP | Guillermo Pont |
| — | MF | ESP | Miguel Muñoz |
| — | MF | ESP | Olmedo |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis Molowny |
| — | MF | ESP | Narro |
| — | FW | ESP | Cabrera |
| — | FW | ESP | Pahiño |
| — | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Adauto |
| — | DF | ESP | Mariscal |
| — | FW | ESP | Macala |
| — | DF | ESP | Clemente |
| — | MF | ESP | Montalvo |
| — | GK | ESP | Garcia Martin |
| — | FW | ESP | Rafa |
| — | DF | ESP | Marcet |
| — | MF | ESP | Toni |
| — | DF | ESP | Soto |
| — | DF | ESP | García |
| — | FW | ESP | Arsuaga |
| — | DF | ESP | Juanco |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| GK | Juan Alonso | Ferrol |
| DF | Navarro | Sabadell |
| FW | Rafa | |
| MF | Toni | Sabadell |
| DF | García | Real Gijón |
| FW | Juanco | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Juan Antonio Ipiña | | retired |
| MF | Pablo Vidal | RCD Mallorca | |
| MF | John Fox Watson | Sabadell | |
| MF | Alonso | Real Zaragoza | |

## Competitions
### 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 32 |
| 3 | Valencia | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 31 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 31 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 29 |
| 6 | Atlético Bilbao | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 29 |
* 1 2 Valencia finished ahead of Real Madrid on overall goal difference.
* 1 2 Barcelona finished ahead of Atlético Bilbao on head-to-head points: Barcelona 5–0 Atlético Bilbao, Atlético Bilbao 3–1 Barcelona.

#### Matches
### Copa del Generalísimo
#### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| 1949–50 La Liga | 40 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 |
| 1950 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 | 1949–50 La Liga | 1949–50 La Liga | 1950 Copa del Generalísimo | 1950 Copa del Generalísimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Juan Alonso | 21 | -42 | 21 | -42 |
| | DF | ESP | Navarro | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Azcarate | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Guillermo Pont | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Miguel Muñoz | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
| | MF | ESP | Olmedo | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| | MF | ESP | Luis Molowny | 21 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
| | MF | ESP | Narro | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Cabrera | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| | FW | ESP | Pahiño | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| | FW | ESP | Barinaga | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| | GK | ESP | Adauto | 3 | -6 | 3 | -6 |
| | DF | ESP | Mariscal | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Macala | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| | DF | ESP | Clemente | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Montalvo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Garcia Martin | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 |
| | FW | ESP | Rafa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Marcet | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Toni | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Soto | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | García | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Arsuaga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Juanco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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