1935–36 La Liga

Primera División
Season	1935–36
Champions	Athletic Bilbao (4th title)
Relegated	Osasuna
Matches played	132
Goals scored	528 (4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Isidro Lángara; (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Athletic Bilbao 7–0 Betis
Biggest away win	Racing Santander 2–6 Oviedo
Highest scoring	Madrid FC 5–4 Oviedo ; Osasuna 4–5 Oviedo; Osasuna 6–3 Sevilla
Longest winning run	5 matches; Athletic Bilbao; Hércules
Longest unbeaten run	6 matches; Valencia
Longest winless run	9 matches; Sevilla
Longest losing run	6 matches; Athletic Madrid
	← 1934–35 1939–40 →

The 1935–36 La Liga was the eighth edition of the Spanish national league, and the last one before the Spanish Civil War. The season started November 10, 1935, and finished April 19, 1936.

Athletic Bilbao achieved their fourth title. Hércules and Osasuna made their debuts in La Liga.

Team locations

Location of teams in 1935–36 La Liga

Club	City	Stadium
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	San Mamés
Athletic Madrid	Madrid	Metropolitano
Barcelona	Barcelona	Les Corts
Betis	Seville	Patronato Obrero
Español	Barcelona	Sarriá
Hércules	Alicante	Bardín
Madrid FC	Madrid	Chamartín
Osasuna	Pamplona	San Juan
Oviedo	Oviedo	Buenavista
Racing Santander	Santander	El Sardinero
Sevilla	Seville	Nervión
Valencia	Valencia	Mestalla

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Athletic Bilbao (C)	22	14	3	5	59	33	+26	31
2	Madrid FC	22	13	3	6	62	35	+27	29
3	Oviedo^[a]	22	12	4	6	63	47	+16	28	Did not play the next season
4	Racing Santander	22	13	1	8	58	46	+12	27
5	Barcelona	22	11	2	9	39	32	+7	24^[b]
6	Hércules	22	11	2	9	37	41	−4	24^[b]
7	Betis	22	9	2	11	31	46	−15	20
8	Valencia	22	7	5	10	36	42	−6	19
9	Español	22	8	1	13	36	53	−17	17
10	Sevilla	22	6	4	12	27	48	−21	16
11	Athletic Madrid (O)	22	6	3	13	34	50	−16	15
12	Osasuna (R)	22	7	0	15	46	55	−9	14	Relegation to the Segunda División

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Due to the poor condition of their field at Buenavista after the Civil War, Oviedo did not enter the 1939–40 La Liga. It was decided to allow Oviedo one season to improve their pitch, automatically qualifying them to play the 1940–41 La Liga. A match between the two last qualified teams would determine the team that would occupy their spot.
^ ^a ^b Barcelona finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Hércules–Barcelona 2–2, Barcelona–Hércules 1–0.

Results

Home \ Away	ATH	ATM	BAR	BET	ESP	HER	MAD	OSA	OVI	RAC	SEV	VAL
Athletic Bilbao	—	3–1	5–2	7–0	5–2	5–3	1–0	2–0	4–2	6–1	4–1	3–2
Athletic Madrid	1–2	—	0–3	5–0	3–2	1–2	2–3	2–0	3–0	1–0	2–3	2–2
Barcelona	2–0	5–1	—	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–3	5–0	5–2	2–3	4–1	0–0
Betis	1–2	3–0	2–0	—	3–0	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–2	3–1	1–0	3–0
Español	2–0	2–3	1–0	3–0	—	3–2	3–0	3–0	1–5	1–1	6–1	3–2
Hércules	1–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	—	0–1	1–0	1–0	4–1	2–1	2–0
Madrid FC	2–2	3–1	3–0	5–1	6–0	5–1	—	6–2	5–4	2–4	3–3	4–1
Osasuna	4–1	4–0	0–1	6–0	6–1	3–0	1–4	—	4–5	3–1	6–3	2–3
Oviedo	3–3	4–1	2–1	2–3	5–2	5–2	1–0	5–2	—	4–2	0–0	4–3
Racing Santander	2–1	5–2	4–0	5–1	4–0	4–2	4–3	3–1	2–6	—	3–0	6–2
Sevilla	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	—	1–2
Valencia	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–0	5–2	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	5–0	—

Source: BDFútbol.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

After the Spanish Civil War, Oviedo withdrew from the 1939–40 La Liga, so their place was decided to be occupied by the winner of a play-off between Athletic Madrid, now Athletic Aviación, and Osasuna; the two last qualified teams in the previous season.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Athletic Aviación	3–1	Osasuna

Top scorers

Rank	Goalscorers	Goal	Team
1	Isidro Lángara	Oviedo	28^[1]
2	Bata	Athletic Bilbao	21
3	Ildefonso Sañudo	Madrid FC	20^[2]
3	Julián Vergara	Osasuna	20^[2]
5	Antonio Chas	Racing Santander	15^[3]
8	José Escolá	Barcelona	13
	Herrerita	Oviedo
	Milucho	Racing Santander
9	Emilio Blázquez	Hércules	12

Pichichi Trophy

Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca; it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports.

Goalscorers	Goal	Team
Isidro Lángara	27	Oviedo CF
Bata	21	Athletic Bilbao
Ildefonso Sañudo	20	Madrid FC
Medrano Vergara	19	Osasuna

References

La Liga Top Scorers 1935-36

^ According to LFP, Isidro Lángara scored 28 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 27 goals.
^ According to LFP, Ildefonso Sañudo and Julián Vergara scored 20 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 21 goals.
^ According to LFP, Antonio Chas scored 15 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 17 goals.

Literature

Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2001). Historia y estadística del fúbol español. De la Olimpiada de Amberes a la Guerra Civil (1920-1939). ISBN 9788460757665

External links

LFP website

[table_note_OVI0.24052596429387-1] Due to the poor condition of their field at Buenavista after the Civil War, Oviedo did not enter the 1939–40 La Liga. It was decided to allow Oviedo one season to improve their pitch, automatically qualifying them to play the 1940–41 La Liga. A match between the two last qualified teams would determine the team that would occupy their spot.

[table_hth_HER0.24052596429387-2] Barcelona finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Hércules–Barcelona 2–2, Barcelona–Hércules 1–0.

[note1-3] According to LFP, Isidro Lángara scored 28 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 27 goals.

[note2-4] According to LFP, Ildefonso Sañudo and Julián Vergara scored 20 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 21 goals.

[note4-5] According to LFP, Antonio Chas scored 15 goals. Independent research by Martínez Calatrava, Vicente in his published work Historia y estadística del fútbol español conclude he scored 17 goals.

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