| 1950-51 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  A.C. Milan celebrating their title win | |||
| Chairman | Umberto Trabattoni | ||
| Manager | Lajos Czeizler Antonio Busini (as technical director) | ||
| Stadium | San Siro | ||
| Serie A | 1º (in Latin Cup) | ||
| Latin Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nordahl (34) All: Nordahl (38) | ||
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During 1950–51 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.
Summary
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| 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
Serie A
League table
| 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 | 
(C) Champions
Matches
| 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 | 
Latin Cup
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Squad statistics
| 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
Appearances
| Nationality | Name | Apps. | 
|---|---|---|
|  ITA 
 | Andrea BonomiOmero Tognon | 40 | 
|  SWE 
 
 | Gunnar NordahlCarlo AnnovazziLorenzo Buffon | 39 | 
|  SWE 
 | Gunnar GrenArturo Silvestri | 38 | 
|  ITA | Renzo Burini | 37 | 
|  SWE | Nils Liedholm | 33 | 
|  ITA | Benigno De Grandi | 32 | 
|  ITA | Mario Renosto | 29 | 
|  ITA 
 | Mario FogliaAurelio Santagostino | 14 | 
|  ITA | Albano Vicariotto | 3 | 
|  ITA 
 
 | Carlo Alfonso BelloniLuciano CarnierGiovanni Rossetti | 1 | 
Goalscorers
| Nationality | Name | Goals | 
|---|---|---|
|  SWE | Gunnar Nordahl | 38 | 
|  ITA | Carlo Annovazzi | 18 | 
|  ITA 
 | Renzo BuriniNils Liedholm | 13 | 
|  SWE 
 | Gunnar GrenAurelio Santagostino | 9 | 
|  ITA | Mario Renosto | 8 | 
|  ITA | Benigno De Grandi | 5 | 
|  ITA | Arturo Silvestri | 2 | 
References
- ↑ "1917-18 Coppa Federale". interfc.it. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Andrea Bonomi". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ↑ Domani Hidegkuti a Firenze (Corriere dello Sport, n. 261, data=2 novembre 1960)
- ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Milan. Panini, March, 2005, 2nd edition. p. 724.
- ↑ Coppa Latina 1951. Panini. p. 225..
- Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, 2005. Panini.
External links
- "Stagione 1950-1951". acmilan.it.
- "Stagione 1950-1951". Magliarossonera.it.
















