1950–51 AC Milan season

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Associazione Calcio Milan
1950–51 season
A.C. Milan celebrating their title win
ChairmanUmberto Trabattoni
ManagerLajos Czeizler
Antonio Busini (as technical director)
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A (in Latin Cup)
Latin CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Nordahl (34)
All: Nordahl (38)

During 1950–51 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Summary[edit]

In season 1950-1951 Milan conquered the title of Italian champion (from 1925 also known as scudetto) after 44 years. In effective number of championships were 36 due to 1908 season the club not playing in, and suspended seasons during World Wars (1915-1919 and 1943–1945). The rossoneri did not win any trophy since 1918: Coppa Mauro (a non-competitive Inter-War tournament [1]) that means a long period of 33 years. This league was the first title since 1929–1930 season when it was introduced the sole group competition format.

Crucial to clinch this trophy was the three Swedish players known as Gre-No-Li introduced to the calcio last season. Also important were the captain Andrea Bonomi,[2] goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon, Arturo Silvestri (arrived in the summer from Modena), Carlo Annovazzi, Omero Tognon, Benigno De Grandi, Renzo Burini and Mario Renosto. The manager was Lajos Czeizler[3] supported by technical director Antonio Busini.[4] The team started the tournament with 6 wins in a row. The rossoneri competed hardly against Juventus and Inter (Neroazzurri defeated the club the first derby of the season ) in an incredible offensive season where Milan, Juventus and Inter scored more than 100 goals the rossoneri finally won the championship thanks to lost only 4 games.

Also, in June 1951 the club won the Latin Cup, the most important competition in Europe. In semifinals the Diavoli won 4–1 against Atlético Madrid thanks to a hat-trick of Renosto and 1 goal of Nordahl. In Final against Lille the team won 5–0 with a hat-trick of Nordahl included and two goals of Burini and Annovazzi.[5] Milan won its first international trophy.

Squad[edit]

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 Italy ITA Lorenzo Buffon
GK Italy ITA Giovanni Rossetti
DF Italy ITA Carlo Belloni
DF Italy ITA Andrea Bonomi (Captain)
DF Italy ITA Mario Foglia
DF Italy ITA Arturo Silvestri
MF Italy ITA Carlo Annovazzi (vice-Captain)
MF Italy ITA Luciano Carnier
MF Italy ITA Benigno De Grandi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Sweden SWE Nils Liedholm
MF Italy ITA Omero Tognon
FW Italy ITA Renzo Burini
FW Sweden SWE Gunnar Gren
FW Sweden SWE Gunnar Nordahl
FW Italy ITA Mario Renosto
FW Italy ITA Aurelio Santagostino
FW Italy ITA Albano Vicariotto

Transfers[edit]

In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Luciano Carnier Portogruarese -
MF Giovanni Mangini Spezia -
FW Mario Renosto Venezia -
DF Arturo Silvestri Modena -
FW Albano Vicariotto Vicenza -
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Luigi Angelini Reggiana -
DF Pietro Bettoli Messina -
FW Adelchi Brach Messina -
FW Enrico Candiani Pro Patria -
FW Fabio Frugali Spezia -
GK Efrem Milanese Venezia -
FW Giuseppe Rinaldi Udinese -
DF Fulvio Zonch Messina -

Competitions[edit]

Serie A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 38 26 8 4 107 39 +68 60 1951 Latin Cup
2 Internazionale 38 27 5 6 107 43 +64 59
3 Juventus 38 23 8 7 103 44 +59 54
4 Lazio 38 18 10 10 64 50 +14 46
5 Fiorentina 38 18 8 12 52 42 +10 44
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches[edit]

10 September 1950 1 Milan 6–2 Udinese Milan
Liedholm 5'
Annovazzi 10'
Santagostino 29', 42'
Renosto 66'
Nordahl 74'
Report 18' Perissinotto
60' Rinaldi
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Aldo Cartei
17 September 1950 2 Sampdoria 1–2 Milan Genova
Gei 26' Report 31' Annovazzi
72' Nordahl
Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 33 000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
24 September 1950 3 Milan 9–2 Novara Milan
Nordahl 7', 30', 55', 64'
Santagostino 23', 75'
Liedholm 60'
Annovazzi 69' (rig.)
Burini 78'
Report 28', 79' (pen) Arangelovic Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
1 October 1950 4 Napoli 3–5 Milan Napoli
Formentin 63'
Amadei 87' (rig.)
Masoni 89'
Report 11' Liedholm
13' Burini
28', 68' Nordahl
33' (aut.) Vultaggio
Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Attendance: 32 000
Referee: Guido Agnolin
8 October 1950 5 Palermo 0–2 Milan Palermo
Report 3' Renosto
67' Burini
Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
15 October 1950 6 Milan 2–0 Lucchese Milan
Nordahl 15'
Burini 85'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Leonello Bernardi
22 October 1950 7 Juventus 1–1 Milan Torino
K.A. Hansen 67' (pen) Report 47' Liedholm Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 79 810
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
29 October 1950 8 Milan 4–0 Genoa Milan
? Nordahl 31'
Annovazzi 67'
Liedholm 68'
Santagostino 69'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40000
Referee: Guido Agnolin
5 November 1950 9 Como 2–2 Milan Como
? Foglia 3' (aut.)
Lipizer 42' (rig.)
Report 31' (pen) Annovazzi
65' Renosto
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 27500
Referee: Renzo Massai
12 November 1950 10 Milan 2–3 Inter Milan
? Nordahl 64', 76' Report 5' Nyers
28', 83' Skoglund
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54 000
Referee: Galeati
19 November 1950 11 Padova 1–2 Milan Padova
? Celio 7' Report 40' (pen), 50' Annovazzi Stadium: Stadio Appiani
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
26 November 1950 12 Milan 1–2 Bologna Milan
? Annovazzi 67' (pen) Report 42' Carlo Matteucci
69' Cappello
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
3 December 1950 13 Triestina 3–4 Milan Trieste
? Pison 11'
Sessa 33' (rig.)
Ciccarelli 85' (rig.)
Report 30' Nordahl
54' (pen) Annovazzi
62' De Grandi
64' Burini
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
10 December 1950 14 Milan 3–0 Torino Milan
? Liedholm 37', 42'
Annovazzi 78' (pen)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Guido Agnolin
17 December 1950 15 Milan 2–0 Pro Patria Milan
? Annovazzi 65' (rig.)
Liedholm 80' (rig.)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bruno Tassini
24 December 1950 16 Atalanta 4–7 Milan Bergamo
? Hansen 9', 13'
Sørensen 57', 84' (rig.)
Report 3' (pen) Annovazzi
10' Liedholm
12', 66' G.Nordahl
44', 68' Burini
50' Renosto
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 7500
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
31 December 1950 17 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milan
Gren 57' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Florindo Longagnani
7 January 1951 18 Lazio 1–1 Milan Roma
? Sentimenti V 11' (pen) Report 18' (pen) Sentimenti III Stadium: Nazionale
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
14 January 1951 19 Milan 2–0 Roma Milan
? Silvestri 33'
Nordahl 82'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Cartei
21 January 1951 20 Udinese 0–0 Milan Udine
? Report Stadium: Moretti
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Renzo Massai
28 January 1951 21 Milan 2–0 Sampdoria Milan
? Nordahl 52'
Gren 65' (rig.)
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 17 000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
4 February 1951 22 Novara 1–3 Milan Novara
Arangelovic 77' (rig.) Report 72' Annovazzi
82' Liedholm
85' Gren
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dattilo
11 February 1951 23 Milan 2–1 Napoli Milan
? Annovazzi 35'
Santagostino 58'
Report 70' (pen) Amedei Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Bruno Tassini
18 February 1951 24 Milan 9–0 Palermo Milan
? Burini 10', 51', 76'
Liedholm 28', 46'
Gren 37'
Nordahl 49'
Santagostino 54', 62'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34 000
Referee: Agnolin
25 February 1951 25 Lucchese 1–5 Milan Lucca
? Scarpato 79' (rig.) Report 34' (aut.) Bortoletto
57' Silvestri
62' Burini
76' Santagostino
89' Gren
Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Bellè
4 March 1951 26 Milan 2–0 Juventus Milan
? Nordahl 46'
Liedholm 61'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Dattilo
11 March 1951 27 Genoa 0–3 Milan Genova
? Report 39', 86' Nordahl
71' Annovazzi
Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
18 March 1951 28 Milan 7–2 Como Milan
? Nordahl 3', 37', 75'
De Grandi 29', 33'
Gren 35' (rig.)
Burini 47'
Report 17' Turconi
66' Rabitti
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 18000
Referee: Florindo Longagnani
25 March 1951 29 Inter 0–1 Milan Milan
? Report 8' Nordahl Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
1 April 1951 30 Milan 3–1 Padova Milan
? Nordahl 4', 21', 87' Report 57' Curti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
15 April 1951 31 Bologna 0–0 Milan Bologna
? Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
22 April 1951 32 Milan 2–0 Triestina Milan
? Annovazzi 20'
Nordahl 67'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Renzo Massai
29 April 1951 33 Torino 0–4 Milan Torino
? Report 14', 21' Nordahl
52' Renosto
86' Annovazzi
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
13 May 1951 35 Pro Patria 0–0 Milan Busto Arsizio
? Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Speroni
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
20 May 1951 35 Milan 3–3 Atalanta Milan
? Gren 17', 64'
Nordahl 62'
Report 3' Sørensen
12', 28' Rota
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ermanno Silvano
27 May 1951 36 Fiorentina 1–1 Milan Firenze
? Galassi 24' Report 70' Gren Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Florindo Longagnani
10 June 1951 37 Milan 1–2 Lazio Milan
? Nordahl 25' Report 13' Flamini
39' Sentimenti V
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Guido Agnolin
17 June 1951 38 Roma 2–1 Milan Roma
? Tognon 47' (o.g.)
Tre Re 79'
Report 60' Nordahl Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Florindo Longagnani

Latin Cup[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

20 June 1951 Milan Italy 4–1 Spain Atletico Madrid Milan
? Renosto 18', 53', 74'
Nordahl 22'
Report 70' Carlsson Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: FranceBoes

Final[edit]

24 June 1951 Milan Italy 5–0 France OSC Lille Milan
? Nordahl 32', 37', 67'
Burini 40'
Annovazzi 70'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: CzechoslovakiaSchaerz

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A 60 19 15 1 3 63 18 19 11 7 1 44 21 38 26 8 4 107 39 +68
1951 Latin Cup winners 2 2 0 0 9 1 - - - - - - 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
Totale - 21 17 1 3 72 19 19 11 7 1 44 21 40 28 8 4 116 40 +76

Player statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Nationality Name Apps.
Italy ITA

Italy ITA

Andrea BonomiOmero Tognon 40
Sweden SWE

Italy ITA

Italy ITA

Gunnar NordahlCarlo AnnovazziLorenzo Buffon 39
Sweden SWE

Italy ITA

Gunnar GrenArturo Silvestri 38
Italy ITA Renzo Burini 37
Sweden SWE Nils Liedholm 33
Italy ITA Benigno De Grandi 32
Italy ITA Mario Renosto 29
Italy ITA

Italy ITA

Mario FogliaAurelio Santagostino 14
Italy ITA Albano Vicariotto 3
Italy ITA

Italy ITA

Italy ITA

Carlo Alfonso BelloniLuciano CarnierGiovanni Rossetti 1

Goalscorers[edit]

Nationality Name Goals
Sweden SWE Gunnar Nordahl 38
Italy ITA Carlo Annovazzi 18
Italy ITA

Sweden SWE

Renzo BuriniNils Liedholm 13
Sweden SWE

Italy ITA

Gunnar GrenAurelio Santagostino 9
Italy ITA Mario Renosto 8
Italy ITA Benigno De Grandi 5
Italy ITA Arturo Silvestri 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1917-18 Coppa Federale". interfc.it. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Andrea Bonomi". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ Domani Hidegkuti a Firenze (Corriere dello Sport, n. 261, data=2 novembre 1960)
  4. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Milan. Panini, March, 2005, 2nd edition. p. 724.
  5. ^ Coppa Latina 1951. Panini. p. 225..
  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, 2005. Panini.

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