1909 Copa del Rey

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

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)
Runners-up	Español de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	17 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	George McGuinness (6 goals)
← 1908 1910 →

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

Main article: 1909 Copa del Rey 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