1950–51 AC Milan season

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

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)

Summary

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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

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

Transfers

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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

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Serie A

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League table

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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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWWWWDWDLWLWWWWWDWDWWWWWWWWWWDWWDDDLL
Position11111111132322222222111111111111111111
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1948/277/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1951 Latin Cup;   = Relegation to 1951–52 Serie B

Matches

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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

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Semifinals

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

Final

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

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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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

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1950–51 Serie A 1951 Latin Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Lorenzo Buffon 39 0 37 0 2 0
DF   ITA Andrea Bonomi 40 0 38 0 2 0
DF   ITA Arturo Silvestri 38 2 38 2 0 0
MF   ITA Carlo Annovazzi 39 18 38 17 1 1
MF   ITA Benigno De Grandi 32 5 32 5 0 0
MF   ITA Omero Tognon 38 0 38 0
MF   SWE Nils Liedholm 33 13 33 13 0 0
FW   SWE Gunnar Gren 38 9 38 9 0 0
FW   SWE Gunnar Nordahl 39 38 37 34 2 4
FW   ITA Renzo Burini 37 13 36 12 1 1
FW   ITA Mario Renosto 30 8 28 5 2 3
GK   ITA Giovanni Rossetti 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ITA Aurelio Santagostino 14 9 14 9 0 0
DF   ITA Mario Foglia 14 0 14 0 0 0
FW   ITA Albano Vicariotto 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF   ITA Carlo Belloni 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Luciano Carnier 1 0 1 0 0 0

References

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  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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