1951–52 Juventus FC season

During the 1951–52 season Juventus Football Club competed in Serie A and the Latin Cup.

Juventus Football Club
1951–52 season
ChairmanGianni Agnelli
ManagerJesse Carver then
Combi-Bertolini (interim), then
György Sárosi
StadiumStadio Comunale
Serie A1st (in Latin Cup)
Latin Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: John Hansen (30)
All: John Hansen (30)

Summary edit

The bianconero club saw a moving summer due to disagreements between Juventus chairman and manager Carver, who exploded in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport just before the preseason in August, demanding the selling of the Hansen brothers, John and Præst, and buying Benito Lorenzi from Inter. The response of chairman Gianni Agnelli was the dismissal of the English manager. The team new replacement was Hungarian György Sárosi, with contract in the United States until December; meanwhile, Gianpiero Combi and Luigi Bertolini were interim managers.[1][2][3]

During the Serie A season, Hansen scored 30 goals, earning him the "Capocannoniere" Italian top goal-scorer title, along with the squad reaching a massive total of 98 goals scored and helping Juventus to win its 9th domestic title.

Squad edit

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 Filippo Cavalli
GK   ITA Giovanni Viola
DF   ITA Alberto Bertuccelli
DF   ITA Enrico Boniforti
DF   ITA Giuseppe Corradi
DF   ITA Sergio Manente
MF   ITA Romolo Bizzotto
MF   ITA Rino Ferrario
MF   ITA Giacomo Mari
MF   ITA Carlo Parola
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Alberto Piccinini
FW   ITA Giampiero Boniperti
FW   ITA Emilio Caprile
FW   DEN John Hansen
FW   DEN Karl Aage Hansen
FW   ITA Ermes Muccinelli
FW   DEN Karl Åge Præst
FW   ITA Ermanno Scaramuzzi
FW   ITA Pasquale Vivolo

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 26 8 4 98 34 +64 60 1952 Latin Cup
2 Milan 38 20 13 5 87 41 +46 53
3 Internazionale 38 21 7 10 86 49 +37 49
4 Fiorentina 38 17 9 12 52 38 +14 43
4 Lazio 38 15 13 10 60 49 +11 43
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches edit

9 September 1951 1 Juventus 1-1 SPAL Torino
15:30 CEST Muccinelli   20' Report   70' (pen) Bennike Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Armando Marchetti
16 September 1951 2 Legnano 0-3 Juventus Legnano
15:30 CEST Report   17' J. Hansen
  84' K. A. Hansen
  87' Boniperti
Stadium: Stadio di via Carlo Pisacane
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
23 September 1951 3 Juventus 5-3 Lazio Torino
15:30 CEST Muccinelli   5', 68'
Præst   12'
K. A. Hansen   28' (rig.)
J. Hansen   31'
Report   8' (pen) Sükrü
  65' Antoniotti
  89' Flamini
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Tassini
30 September 1951 4 Fiorentina 0-2 Juventus Firenze
15:30 CEST Report   72' Muccinelli
  80' Boniperti
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 46 389
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
7 October 1951 5 Juventus 7-1 Atalanta Torino
15:00 CEST Muccinelli   2', 5'
Boniperti   21', 81'
J. Hansen   47', 57' (rig.)
K. A. Hansen   88'
Report   6' Santagostino Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Renzo Massai
14 October 1951 6 Triestina 0-3 Juventus Trieste
15:00 CEST Report   46', 90' Boniperti
  75' Muccinelli
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 6 226
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
21 October 1951 7 Pro Patria 1-3 Juventus Busto Arsizio
15:00 CEST Toros   88' Report   2' (pen) J. Hansen
  9' Boniperti
  20' Muccinelli
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 4 627
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
28 October 1951 8 Juventus 5-1 Udinese Torino
15:00 CEST J. Hansen   52', 60', 64'
Boniperti   56'
K. A. Hansen   70'
Report   89' Castaldo Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Giovanni Occhinegro
4 November 1951 9 Sampdoria 2-1 Juventus Genova
14:30 CET Bergamo   40'
Lucentini   48'
Report   16' Muccinelli Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 36 703
Referee: Bruno Tassini
18 November 1951 10 Juventus 2-0 Lucchese Torino
14:30 CET J. Hansen   41'
K. A. Hansen   80'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
2 December 1951 11 Torino 0-0 Juventus Torino
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Bellè
9 December 1951 12 Juventus 1-1 Bologna Torino
14:30 CET Boniperti   80' Report   33' Cervellati Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
16 December 1951 13 Milan 1-1 Juventus Milan
14:30 CET Nordahl   58' Report   54' J. Hansen Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80 018
Referee: Bruno Tassini
23 December 1951 14 Juventus 4-0 Palermo Torino
14:30 CET Vivolo   8', 32'
J. Hansen   16'
Muccinelli   65'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Renzo Massai
30 December 1951 15 Napoli 1-2 Juventus Napoli
14:30 CET Astorri   30' Report   12' (pen) Mari
  69' J. Hansen
Stadium: Stadio del Vomero
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
6 January 1952 16 Juventus 3-2 Inter Torino
14:30 CET Præst   24'
Muccinelli   61'
Mari   71' (rig.)
Report   25' Nyers
  38' Lorenzi
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Bruno Tassini
13 January 1952 17 Novara 1-4 Juventus Novara
14:30 CET Baira   79' Report   46', 85' J. Hansen
  47' Vivolo
  68' Boniperti
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
20 January 1952 18 Como 2-0 Juventus Como
14:30 CET Giovetti   26'
Baldini   49'
Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 13 602
Referee: Renzo Massai
27 January 1952 19 Juventus 3-0 Padova Torino
14:30 CET Caprile   20'
J. Hansen   79'
Vivolo   81' (rig.)
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Aldo Cartei
3 February 1952 20 SPAL 0-1 Juventus Ferrara
15:00 CET Report   1' K. A. Hansen Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Luigi Gemini
10 February 1952 21 Juventus 6-1 Legnano Torino
15:00 CET Boniperti   1', 18', 30'
J. Hansen   29', 65', 68'
Report   78' Eidefjäll Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Giovanni Occhinegro
17 February 1952 22 Lazio 2-0 Juventus Roma
15:00 CET Antoniotti   24'
Puccinelli   86'
Report Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Attendance: 47 300
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
2 March 1952 23 Juventus 4-0 Fiorentina Torino
15:00 CET Boniperti   23'
J. Hansen   44', 88'
Muccinelli   46'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
9 March 1952 24 Atalanta 0-1 Juventus Bergamo
15:00 CET Report   56' J. Hansen Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 26 542
Referee: Guido Agnolin
16 March 1952 25 Juventus 2-1 Triestina Torino
15:00 CET J. Hansen   20'
Muccinelli   40'
Report   55' Boscolo Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
23 March 1952 26 Juventus 5-1 Pro Patria Torino
15:30 CET J. Hansen   3' (pen), 22'
Muccinelli   26', 58'
Boniperti   75'
Report   27' Santos Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Florindo Longagnani
30 March 1952 27 Udinese 2-7 Juventus Udine
15:30 CET Sørensen   73'
Darin   82'
Report   5', 39', 47' Vivolo
  30', 50' J. Hansen
  65', 83' K. A. Hansen
Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
5 April 1952 28 Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria Torino
15:30 CEST K. A. Hansen   21'
Vivolo   44'
Report   41' (o.g.) Manente Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
13 April 1952 29 Lucchese 0-0 Juventus Lucca
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Attendance: 7 400
Referee: Guido Agnolin
20 April 1952 30 Juventus 6-0 Torino Torino
16:00 CEST J. Hansen   10', 82'
K. A. Hansen   17'
Vivolo   40'
Boniperti   64', 89'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
27 April 1952 31 Bologna 2-3 Juventus Bologna
16:00 CEST Gritti   13', 85' Report   8' J. Hansen
  10' K. A. Hansen
  18' Vivolo
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 38 279
Referee: Diego De Leo
4 May 1952 32 Juventus 3-1 Milan Torino
16:00 CEST Vivolo   4'
Boniperti   18'
Præst   65'
Report   89' Gren Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Luigi Gemini
11 May 1952 33 Palermo 0-0 Juventus Palermo
16:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 36 349
Referee: Guido Agnolin
25 May 1952 34 Juventus 1-1 Napoli Torino
16:00 CEST K. A. Hansen   76' Report   75' Mayer Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Iginio Rigato
1 June 1952 35 Inter 3-2 Juventus Milan
16:00 CEST Broccini   13'
Armano   33'
Lorenzi   64'
Report   69' Boniperti
  75' J. Hansen
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80 018
Referee: Guido Agnolin
8 June 1952 36 Juventus 3-1 Novara Torino
16:30 CEST Vivolo   19'
Muccinelli   82'
Parola   88'
Report   87' Feccia Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
15 June 1952 37 Juventus 0-0 Como Torino
16:30 CEST Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 27 994
Referee: Guido Agnolin
22 June 1952 38 Padova 1-2 Juventus Padova
16:30 CEST Prunecchi   39' Report   41' Caprile
  53' Muccinelli
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Giovanni Occhinegro

Latin Cup edit

Semifinals edit

26 June 1952 Juventus 2-4  FC Barcelona Paris
21:30 CEST Boniperti   41', 80' Report   3' Manchón
  20', 54' Basora
  50' Kubala
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 48 527
Referee:  Vincenti

3rd place edit

28 June 1952 Juventus 3-2  Sporting Lisboa Paris
Boniperti   5'
K. A. Hansen   7'
Vivolo   15'
Report   30', 78' Martins Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 48 527
Referee:  Asensi

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

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 4 0 63 16 19 11 4 4 35 18 38 26 8 4 98 34 +64
Latin Cup - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1
Total 60 19 15 4 0 63 16 19 11 4 4 35 18 40 27 8 5 103 40 +63

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1951–52 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Giovanni Viola 34 0 34 0
DF   ITA Alberto Bertuccelli 24 0 24 0
DF   ITA Sergio Manente 33 0 33 0
MF   ITA Rino Ferrario 24 0 24 0
MF   ITA Giacomo Mari 31 2 31 2
MF   ITA Alberto Piccinini 34 0 34 0
FW   ITA Giampiero Boniperti 33 19 33 19
FW   DEN John Hansen 36 30 36 30
FW   DEN Karl Aage Hansen 31 12 31 12
FW   ITA Ermes Muccinelli 30 17 30 17
FW   DEN Karl Åge Præst 35 3 35 3
GK   ITA Filippo Cavalli 4 0 4 0
FW   ITA Pasquale Vivolo 19 12 19 12
DF   ITA Giuseppe Corradi 17 0 17 0
MF   ITA Carlo Parola 15 1 15 1
MF   ITA Romolo Bizzotto 10 0 10 0
FW   ITA Emilio Caprile 5 2 5 2
DF   ITA Enrico Boniforti 2 0 2 0
FW   ITA Ermanno Scaramuzzi 1 0 1 0

References edit

  1. ^ "György Sárosi All-Time Stats". arfts.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "STAGIONE 1951-1952 PARTITE AMICHEVOLI E TORNEI MINORI" (in Italian). juworld.net.
  3. ^ KHScott.org Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Carlo F. Chiesa. La grande storia del calcio italiano,vol.28. Guerin Sportivo,2014,Bologna.

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