1948–49 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan
1948–49 season
President	Umberto Trabattoni
Manager	Giuseppe Bigogno
Stadium	San Siro; Arena Civica (some matches)
Serie A	3rd
Top goalscorer	; Carapellese (17)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1948–49 season AC Milan competed in Serie A.

Summary

After years of no-foreign players, several transfers in for rossonero arrived during summer such as: midfielder Albert Guðmundsson from AS Nancy Lorraine^[1] and Northern Irish Forward Paddy Sloan from Sheffield United.^[2] Sloan pioneered the way for the likes of Liam Brady and Robbie Keane by becoming the first Irishman to play in Serie A.^[3] After a failed bid on Danish Johannes Pløger- who was signed by Juventus at the very start of the second half of the season-^[4] Trabattoni received in compensation by the same bianconero club the rights for the transfer of Swedish Forward Gunnar Nordahl,^[5] recently winner of a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London, a future legend for the rossonero club.

Meanwhile, in League the squad finished the race on a decent 3rd spot.

Squad

.-Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1948/277/

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	Efrem Milanese
—	GK	ITA	Giovanni Rossetti
—	DF	ITA	Carlo Belloni
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Bonomi
—	DF	ITA	Mario Foglia
—	DF	ITA	Edy Gratton
—	DF	ITA	Gianni Toppan
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Antonini (captain)
—	MF	ITA	Osvaldo Biancardi
—	MF	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Michele Manenti
—	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon
—	FW	ITA	Renzo Burini
—	FW	ITA	Riccardo Carapellese
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Degano
—	FW	ITA	Franco De Gregori
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl
—	FW	ITA	Elio Onorato
—	FW	URU	Héctor Puricelli (Captain)
—	FW	ITA	Aurelio Santagostino
—	FW	NIR	Paddy Sloan

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Aleksandar Aranđelović	Crvena Zvezda	-
DF	Carlo Belloni	Varese	-
DF	Osvaldo Biancardi	Fanfulla	-
MF	Albert Guðmundsson	Nancy	-
MF	Michele Manenti	Magenta	-
FW	Gunnar Nordahl	IFK Norrköping	-
FW	Elio Onorato	Salernitana	-
MF	Paddy Sloan	Sheffield United

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Felice Cerri	Alessandria
GK	Gianni Mattioni	Seregno
DF	Carlo Piccardi	Atalanta

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Gunnar Nordahl	IFK Norrköping	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Aleksandar Aranđelović	Padova	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Torino (C)	38	25	10	3	78	34	+44	60	1949 Latin Cup
2	Internazionale	38	22	11	5	85	39	+46	55
3	Milan	38	21	8	9	83	52	+31	50
4	Juventus	38	18	8	12	64	47	+17	44
5	Sampdoria	38	16	9	13	74	63	+11	41

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	P	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	W
Position	1	7	5	3	6	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1948/277/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1949 Latin Cup; = Relegation to 1949–50 Serie B

Matches

.- Source:http://calcio-seriea.net/partite/1948/277/

19 September 1948 1	AS Bari	0 – 2	Milan	Bari
			13' Carapellese 15' Puricelli	Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Orlandini

26 September 1948 2	Palermo	2 – 1	Milan	Palermo
	De Santis 3' Vycpálek 73'		35' (o.g.) Piccinini	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Gemini

3 October 1948 3	Milan	3 – 0	Atalanta	Milano
	Guðmundsson 11' Degano 34' Antonini 42'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37 500 Referee: Poggipollini

10 October 1948 4	AS Roma	1 – 2	Milan	Roma
	Pesaola 3'		4' Degano 24' Puricelli	Stadium: Nazionale Attendance: 32000 Referee: Canavesio

16 October 1948 5	Milan	0 – 2	Inter	Milano
			35' Nyers 59' Lorenzi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55 000 Referee: Gemini

24 October 1948 6	Milan	3 – 1	Triestina	Milano
	Onorato 19', 20' Sloan 48'		49' Tosolini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Scotto

31 October 1948 7	Lucchese	2 – 2	Milan	Lucca
	Toth 8' Conti 12'		46' Carapellese 51' Sloan	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Poggipollini

4 November 1948 8	Milan	1 – 0	Torino	Milano
	Burini 62'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45 000 Referee: Orlandini

7 November 1948 9	Fiorentina	4 – 2	Milan	Firenze
	Marchetti 3' Pandolfini 11' Galassi 42' Sperotto 64'		40' Toppan 49' Onorato	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Silvano

14 November 1948 10	Milan	4 – 1	Novara	Milano
	Burini 36' Onorato 69' Carapellese 79' Santagostino 86'		30' Tieghi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Cambi

21 November 1948 11	Modena	0 – 0	Milan	Modena
				Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Pera

28 November 1948 12	Milan	1 – 1	Juventus	Milano
	Annovazzi 12'		8' Boniperti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41 000 Referee: Bellè

5 December 1948 13	Padova	1 – 4	Milan	Padova
	Adcock 73'		21' Santagostino 45' De Gregori 59' Carapellese 77' Sloan	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Gamba

8 December 1948 14	Genoa	1 – 0	Milan	Genova
	Verdeal 78'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Pera

12 December 1948 15	Milan	3 – 0	SS Lazio	Milano
	Degano 4' Burini 51' Carapellese 87'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Scotto

19 December 1948 16	Milan	2 – 2	Bologna	Milano
	Carapellese 15', 24'		9', 87' Mayer	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28 000 Referee: Bellè

26 December 1948 17	Livorno	2 – 1	Milan	Livorno
	Stradella 39' Dante 67'		56' Carapellese	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 14 000 Referee: Bernardi

2 January 1949 18	Milan	susp.	Pro Patria	Milano
				Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Boffardi
Note: Match suspended due to field issues.

5 January 1949 19	Sampdoria	2 – 1	Milan	Genova
	Gei 7' Bassetto 22'		55' Carapellese	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Cambi

9 January 1949 20	Milan	4 – 1	AS Bari	Milano
	Burini 16' Santagostino 55', 68' Carapellese 84'		3' Cavone	Stadium: Arena Civica Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Boffardi

16 January 1949 21	Milan	2 – 1	Palermo	Milano
	Antonini 36' Santagostino 43'		22' Pavesi	Stadium: Arena Civica Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Zambotto

23 January 1949 22	Atalanta	1 – 1	Milan	Bergamo
	Astorri 42'		86' Carapellese	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 22 000 Referee: Bernardi

27 January 1949 18	Milan	3 – 2	Pro Patria	Milano
	Carapellese 47', 66' Nordahl 50'		13' Turconi II 62' Borra	Stadium: Arena Civica Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Canavesio
Note: Match rescheduled from 2 January 1949.

30 January 1949 23	Milan	3 – 0	AS Roma	Milano
	Annovazzi 10' Sloan 23' Burini 89'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Pieri

6 February 1949 24	Inter	4 – 4	Milan	Milano
	Gratton 27' (o.g.) Nyers II 33', 71' Lorenzi 66'		2' Annovazzi 34' Sloan 43', 52' Nordahl	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Dattilo

13 February 1949 25	Triestina	1 – 3	Milan	Trieste
	Rossetti 4'		11' Sloan 32' Burini 77' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Bellè

20 February 1949 26	Milan	4 – 0	Lucchese	Milano
	Nordahl 5', 59' Carapellese 43', 88'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22 000 Referee: Zilli

6 March 1949 27	Torino	4 – 1	Milan	Torino
	Ossola 11', 75' Gabetto 52' Fadini 71'		46' Burini	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 50 000 Referee: Dattilo

13 March 1949 28	Milan	3 – 1	Fiorentina	Milano
	Manenti 14' Burini 15' Carapellese 80'		62' Sperotto	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Bertolio

20 March 1949 29	Novara	1 – 2	Milan	Novara
	Ferraris II 25'		18' Sloan 42' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 16 000 Referee: Gamba

3 April 1949 30	Milan	5 – 1	Modena	Milano
	Burini 7', 21', 39' Nordahl 60' Guðmundsson 76'		34' Sentimenti V	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Pieri (Trieste)

10 April 1949 31	Juventus	1 – 1	Milan	Torino
	Muccinelli 76'		57' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 22 000 Referee: Dattilo

17 April 1949 32	Milan	2 – 0	Padova	Milano
	Nordahl 53', 77'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Savio

20 April 1949 33	Milan	2 – 2	Genoa	Milano
	Nordahl 25', 28'		34' König 27' (o.g.) Milanese	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Canavesio

30 April 1949 34	SS Lazio	2 – 3	Milan	Roma
	Flamini 9', 38'		11' Carapellese 81' Nordahl 86' Degano	Stadium: Nazionale Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Scotto

8 May 1949 35	Bologna	3 – 1	Milan	Bologna
	Mayer 10', 72' Mezzadri 56'		62' Burini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 18 000 Referee: Bertolio

15 May 1949 36	Milan	2 – 0	Livorno	Milano
	Burini 6' Nordahl 51' Marcatori			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Bernardi

29 May 1949 37	Pro Patria	3 – 2	Milan	Busto Arsizio
	Turconi II 11', 86' Toros 90'		48' Nordahl 74' Antonini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Gemini

5 June 1949 38	Milan	3 – 2	Sampdoria	Milano
	Santagostino 8' Sloan 45', 73'		10' (o.g.) Milanese 51' Gei	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Poggipollini

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1948-49 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Efrem Milanese	26	-38	26	-38
	DF	ITA	Andrea Bonomi	29	0	29	0
	DF	ITA	Mario Foglia	30	0	30	0
	DF	ITA	Edy Gratton	32	0	32	0
	MF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi	36	3	36	3
	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon	38	0	38	0
	FW	ITA	Renzo Burini	34	13	34	13
	FW	ITA	Riccardo Carapellese	36	17	36	17
	FW	IRL	Paddy Sloan	30	9	30	9
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl	15	16	15	16
	FW	ITA	Aurelio Santagostino	14	6	14	6
	GK	ITA	Giovanni Rossetti	12	-14	12	-14
	MF	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson	14	2	14	2
	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Antonini	13	3	13	3
	FW	ITA	Franco De Gregori	13	1	13	1
	FW	ITA	Elio Onorato	12	4	12	4
	FW	URU	Héctor Puricelli	11	2	11	2
	FW	ITA	Pietro Degano	7	4	7	4
	DF	ITA	Gianni Toppan	9	1	9	1
	MF	ITA	Michele Manenti	3	1	3	1
	DF	ITA	Carlo Belloni	3	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Osvaldo Biancardi	1	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1948/277/

References

^ "Albert Guðmundsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "Sloan... Rabat's player-coach of the 50s". Times of Malta.com. 16 August 2012.
^ Tarozzi, Marco (January 13, 2000). "Cent'anni di gratitudine – Un secolo di stranieri in Italia" [100 years of foreigner players in Italy]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. p. 27.
^ "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[1] "Albert Guðmundsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[2] "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

[Bio-3] "Sloan... Rabat's player-coach of the 50s". Times of Malta.com. 16 August 2012.

[Tarozzi-4] Tarozzi, Marco (January 13, 2000). "Cent'anni di gratitudine – Un secolo di stranieri in Italia" [100 years of foreigner players in Italy]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. p. 27.

[XI-5] "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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