# 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.

## Summary

The club changed its president on 27 November 1940 with the arrival of Antonio Santos. 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 and Chus Alonso, the team collapsed to the 6th spot during the final rounds under the management of Paco Bru, nine points below Champions Atletico Aviación.

## 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 | Enrique 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 | José Luis Espinosa |
| — | FW | ESP | Marin |
| — | DF | ESP | Mardones |
| — | FW | ESP | Sanz |
| — | FW | ESP | Pitus Prat |
| — | MF | ESP | Sierra |
| — | FW | ESP | Bracero |
| — | MF | ESP | Triana |
| — | DF | ESP | Suarez |
| — | FW | ESP | Cholo Dindurra |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| 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 |
| GK | Espinosa | Real Valladolid |
| FW | Marin | Granada |
| FW | Prat | |

## 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 27 |
| 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 |
* ↑ Valencia finished ahead of Barcelona on head-to-head goal difference: Valencia–Barcelona 3–1, Barcelona–Valencia 4–3.
* ↑ Oviedo finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head goal difference: Oviedo–Hércules 6–0, Hércules–Oviedo 3–0.

#### Matches
### President's Cup of the Castellana Federation
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| 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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1940–41 La Liga | 1940–41 La Liga | 1941 Copa del Generalísimo | 1941 Copa del Generalísimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Enrique 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 | José Luis 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 | Pitus 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 |
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