1909 Copa del Rey

1909 Copa del Rey
7th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	5
Defending champions	Madrid FC
Final positions
Champions	Club Ciclista (1st title)
Runner-up	Español de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	17 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	George McGuinness; (6 goals)

The 1909 Copa del Rey was the 7th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 4 April 1909, and concluded on 8 April 1909, with the final, held at the O'Donnell, in Madrid, in which Club Ciclista de San Sebastián lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 3–1 victory over Español Madrid. The Basque goalscorers were George McGuinness, Charles Simmons and Miguel Sena.^[1]^[2]

Club Ciclista de San Sebastián are the predecessors of Real Sociedad. After winning the cup trophy, on 7 September 1909 the players of Club Ciclista founded a new in club in San Sebastián, called Vasconia, later changing the name to Real Sociedad. The trophy of the 1909 Copa del Rey is in Real Sociedad's museum.^[3]

First round

4 April 1909

Club Ciclista	4–2	Athletic Bilbao
George McGuinness 20', 30', 80' (pen.) Charles Simmons 50' (pen.)	Report^[4]	Luis Saura 10' (pen.) Mortimer 60'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Manuel Yarza (Español de Madrid)

Semifinals

5 April 1909

Español de Madrid	3–2	FC Barcelona
Antonio Neyra 60', 70', 87'	Report^[5]	Romà Forns 30' Charles Wallace 50'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Vicente Lescaille

6 April 1909

Club Ciclista	2–0	Galicia FC
George McGuinness 30', 85'	Report

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee: Charles Simmons

Final

8 April 1909

Club Ciclista	3–1	Español de Madrid
George McGuinness 30' (pen.) Charles Simmons 47' Miguel Sena 2T'	^[6]	José Giralt 2T'

O'Donnell, Madrid

Referee:

Alfonso Almasqué

Copa del Rey 1909 Winners
Club Ciclista 1st Title

References

^ "Spain - Cup 1909". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "1909 Copa del Rey Alfonso". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Web oficial de la Real Sociedad S.A.D". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "Official Athletic Club Website".
^ "Barça partidos 1908/09".
^ "Corazón Blanco – Invertimos en el Real Madrid".

RSSSF.com
LinguaSport.com
IFFHS.de

[1] "Spain - Cup 1909". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[2] "1909 Copa del Rey Alfonso". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[3] "Web oficial de la Real Sociedad S.A.D". Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[4] "Official Athletic Club Website".

[5] "Barça partidos 1908/09".

[6] "Corazón Blanco – Invertimos en el Real Madrid".

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