1951–52 La Liga

The 1951–52 La Liga was the 21st season since its establishment. The season started on 9 September 1951 and finished on 13 April 1952. Barcelona achieved their fifth title.

Primera División
Season1951–52
ChampionsBarcelona
(5th title)
RelegatedLas Palmas
Atlético Tetuán
Latin CupBarcelona
Matches played240
Goals scored987 (4.11 per match)
Top goalscorerPahiño
(28 goals)
Biggest home winAtlético Bilbao 10–1 Zaragoza
Barcelona 9–0 Real Gijón
Biggest away winZaragoza 0–5 Atlético Madrid
Highest scoringZaragoza 5–6 Español
Atlético Bilbao 10–1 Zaragoza
Longest winning run8 matches
Barcelona
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Real Madrid
Longest winless run8 matches
Real Santander
Longest losing run6 matches
Real Santander

Team locations

Location of teams in 1951–52 La Liga (Canary Islands)

Las Palmas and Atlético Tetuán made their debut in La Liga. The former became the first team from the Canary Islands to play in the top tier while the latter, as Tetouan were part of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, were the first team based in the continental Africa to play in a European top division.

Club City Stadium
Atlético BilbaoBilbaoSan Mamés
Atlético MadridMadridMetropolitano
Atlético TetuánTetuánVarela
BarcelonaBarcelonaLes Corts
CeltaVigoBalaídos
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaRiazor
EspañolBarcelonaSarriá
Las PalmasLas PalmasInsular
Real GijónGijónEl Molinón
Real MadridMadridChamartín
Real SantanderSantanderEl Sardinero
Real SociedadSan SebastiánAtotxa
SevillaSevilleNervión
ValenciaValenciaMestalla
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla
ZaragozaZaragozaTorrero

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 30 19 5 6 92 43 +49 43 Qualification for the Latin Cup
2 Atlético Bilbao 30 17 6 7 78 46 +32 40
3 Real Madrid 30 16 6 8 79 50 +29 38
4 Atlético Madrid 30 16 5 9 80 57 +23 37
5 Valencia 30 15 5 10 68 51 +17 35
6 Sevilla 30 14 4 12 69 57 +12 32
7 Español 30 14 4 12 69 62 +7 32
8 Valladolid 30 9 11 10 47 43 +4 29
9 Celta 30 12 3 15 64 66 2 27
10 Real Sociedad 30 11 4 15 60 59 +1 26
11 Deportivo La Coruña 30 10 5 15 46 70 24 25
12 Zaragoza 30 10 5 15 54 73 19 25
13 Real Gijón (O) 30 10 5 15 49 75 26 25 Qualification for the relegation group
14 Real Santander (O) 30 9 7 14 45 65 20 25
15 Las Palmas (R) 30 9 4 17 36 85 49 22 Relegation to the Segunda División
16 Atlético Tetuán (R) 30 7 5 18 51 85 34 19
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ATB ATM TET BAR CEL DEP ESP LPA RGI RMA RSA RSO SEV VAL VAD ZAR
Atlético Bilbao 7–3 3–1 0–3 4–2 4–1 2–1 7–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 10–1
Atlético Madrid 1–2 8–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 4–0 7–3 3–2 7–2 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–1
Atlético Tetuán 1–2 4–1 2–5 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 5–1 3–1 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–1
Barcelona 1–0 5–2 3–2 6–1 6–1 2–0 7–0 9–0 4–2 7–1 3–1 5–3 1–3 0–0 4–1
Celta 4–1 0–3 7–0 1–2 6–1 3–3 5–2 4–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–1
Deportivo La Coruña 3–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1
Español 3–3 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–3 4–1 4–1 4–3 2–3 3–0 4–0
Las Palmas 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–3 1–1 4–2
Real Gijón 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–3 3–2 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2
Real Madrid 2–2 2–1 4–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 6–1 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 5–2 3–1 2–0 2–1
Real Santander 3–1 2–2 4–0 0–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 0–3 2–4 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2
Real Sociedad 1–4 6–1 1–0 4–2 4–1 7–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 2–0
Sevilla 2–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 5–0 3–3 4–1 5–0 2–2 6–1 4–1 2–1
Valencia 2–3 3–0 5–1 2–2 7–2 3–0 4–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–2
Valladolid 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 5–0 1–3 4–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–2 1–0
Zaragoza 2–4 0–5 3–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 5–6 6–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 4–2 2–1
Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mestalla[lower-alpha 1] (O) 10 5 4 1 27 10 +17 14 Qualification to Segunda División
2 Real Gijón (O) 10 5 3 2 20 14 +6 13 Qualification to La Liga
3 Real Santander 10 5 1 4 27 20 +7 11
4 Alcoyano 10 4 1 5 23 21 +2 9 Qualification to Segunda División
5 Logroñés 10 3 2 5 11 21 10 8
6 Ferrol 10 2 1 7 13 35 22 5
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. Mestalla was ineligible for promotion, as they were the reserve team of Valencia.

Results

Home \ Away ALC FER LOG MES RGI RSA
Alcoyano 4–3 7–2 2–2 3–4 4–2
Ferrol 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–3 3–7
Logroñés 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0
Mestalla 2–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 6–1
Real Gijón 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0
Real Santander 3–1 10–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: BDFútbol
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Goalscorers Team Goals
1 Spain Pahiño Real Madrid 28
2 Hungary László Kubala Barcelona 26
3 Spain César Rodríguez Barcelona 23
4 Spain Hermidita Celta 21
5 Spain Juan Araujo Sevilla 20
5 Spain Adolfo Atienza Celta 18
Spain Manuel Badenes Valencia
7 Spain Roque Olsen Real Madrid 17
8 Spain Venancio Atlético Bilbao 16
Spain José Juncosa Atlético Madrid
10 Spain José Egea Español 15
Spain Luis Molowny Real Madrid

References

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