# 1941–42 Real Madrid CF season

The 1941–42 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 39th season in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

With superb performances of forward Manuel Alday, the club finished the league season as runners-up, seven points below champions Valencia CF. Surprisingly, the squad lost at home against Celta, which shattered its options of clinching the league title. In the Copa del Generalísimo, Madrid reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Club Atlético de Bilbao in a playoff match after a 3–3 aggregate tie.

## 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 | Marzá |
| — | DF | ESP | Mardones |
| — | DF | ESP | Arzanegui |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa |
| — | MF | ESP | Ipiña |
| — | MF | ESP | Félix Huete |
| — | MF | ESP | Simón Lecue |
| — | MF | ESP | Nazario Belmar |
| — | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso |
| — | FW | ESP | Botella |
| — | FW | ESP | Manuel Alday |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Pacheco |
| — | DF | ESP | Olivares |
| — | FW | ESP | Arbiza |
| — | DF | ESP | Jacinto Quincoces |
| — | MF | MEX | Sauto |
| — | GK | ESP | Esquiva |
| — | MF | ESP | Leoncito |
| — | MF | ESP | Tellado |
| — | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga |
| — | FW | ESP | Emilio |
| — | MF | ESP | Moleiro |
| — | MF | ESP | Rovira |
| — | FW | ESP | Sanz |
| — | DF | ESP | Clemente |

### 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Valencia (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 39 | +46 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlético Aviación | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 |
| 5 | Celta | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 28 |
* 1 2 Real Madrid finished ahead of Atlético Aviación on head-to-head goal difference: Real Madrid–Atlético Aviación 4–1, Atlético Aviación–Real Madrid 2–0.
* 1 2 Deportivo La Coruña finished ahead of Celta on head-to-head goal difference: Deportivo–Celta 4–0, Celta–Deportivo 2–1.

#### Matches
### Copa del Generalísimo
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| competition | points | total | total | total | total | total | total | GD |
| competition | points | G | V | N | P | Gf | Gs | GD |
| 1941–42 La Liga | 33 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 |
| 1942 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Total | | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1941–42 La Liga | 1941–42 La Liga | 1942 Copa del Generalísimo | 1942 Copa del Generalísimo |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Marzá | 24 | -31 | 16 | -22 | 8 | -9 |
| | DF | ESP | Mardones | 29 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Arzanegui | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Antonio Alsúa | 34 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | ESP | Ipiña | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Félix Huete | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Simón Lecue | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Nazario Belmar | 21 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | CUB | Chus Alonso | 31 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Botella | 31 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Manuel Alday | 22 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| | GK | ESP | Pacheco | 5 | -9 | 5 | -9 |
| | DF | ESP | Olivares | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Arbiza | 17 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| | DF | ESP | Jacinto Quincoces | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | MEX | Sauto | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Esquiva | 5 | -12 | 5 | -12 |
| | MF | ESP | Leoncito | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Tellado | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Sabino Barinaga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Emilio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Moleiro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Rovira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Sanz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Clemente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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