page_title: History of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (football)
section_title: Irregular performances (1934-1960)
hierarchical_section_title: History of Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (football) / Irregular performances (1934-1960)
caption_attribution_description: English: Antonio Sastre (playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima LP) carrying the ball in a match v. Defensores de Belgrano
context_page_description: Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata was founded on June 3, 1887, as "Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima", initially with fencing as its main activity, as its name in Spanish indicated. Association football was added at the beginning of the 20th century.
  In 1915, Gimnasia y Esgrima was promoted to the first division after becoming champions of the División Intermedia, the second division of Argentine football league system by then. That same year the club also won the Copa Bullrich.
  Later, in 1929, the club would become champions of Primera División, its first title in the top division. Once in the professional era, Gimnasia became champions of the Segunda División in 1944, 1947 and 1952 and won the Copa Centenario de la AFA in 1994. Additionally, the squad has been a runner-up in the Primera División on five occasions. The club has remained at the top level of Argentine football for 73 seasons, giving it with Newell's Old Boys the eighth longest participation at this level.
context_section_description: In 1934, Gimnasia finished in ninth place after securing 14 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats, with Arturo Naón as top scorer with his 25 goals. The following year, the team finished in the number 13 position, where the highlights were the victories River Plate (6–4), Platense (8–2) and champion Boca Juniors (1–0).
  During the decade of the 40s, Gimnasia had erratic performances, which cost the team to be relegated to the Segunda División several times. In 1943 Gimnasia made a bad campaign, finishing last and therefore being relegated. The following year, Gimnasia had 31 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats, achieving its first title in Segunda and promoting to the top division. Nevertheless, the newly promoted squad finished the 1945 Primera championship in the last place being relegated for the second time within three seasons.
  Gimnasia remained in the Primera B during the first two seasons (1946 and 1947). In 1947, the team was crowned champion after 25 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats and returned to the first division, with playmaker Antonio Sastre (who had returned from Sao Paulo as the most renowned player of the team. In 1948 Gimnasia y Esgrima made a bad campaign again, which comes last in the table of positions, but the team remained in Primera so there were no relegation that season. The following two years, Gimnasia made modest campaigns.
  In 1951, the Gimnasia's first team finished last in Leaderboard and fell off category again. In 1952 it was crowned champion of the second division and returned to first division. During the remaining years of the decade (1953–1960), Gimnasia disputed all the championships of first division finishing most of the times by the middle of the table of positions.
caption: Antonio Sastre carrying the ball in a match v. Defensores de Belgrano in 1947, the year Gimnasia y Esgrima won the Segunda División championship.
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