1935–36 La Liga
# 1935–36 La Liga

The 1935–36 La Liga was the eighth edition of the Spanish national league, and the last one before the Spanish Civil War. The season started November 10, 1935, and finished April 19, 1936.

Athletic Bilbao achieved their fourth title. Hércules and Osasuna made their debuts in La Liga.

## Team locations

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Athletic Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Les Corts |
| Betis | Seville | Patronato Obrero |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Hércules | Alicante | Bardín |
| Madrid FC | Madrid | Chamartín |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Buenavista |
| Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
| Sevilla | Seville | Nervión |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Athletic Bilbao (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 31 | |
| 2 | Madrid FC | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 29 | |
| 3 | Oviedo | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 28 | Did not play the next season |
| 4 | Racing Santander | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 27 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hércules | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Betis | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 20 | |
| 8 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Español | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 17 | |
| 10 | Sevilla | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 16 | |
| 11 | Athletic Madrid (O) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 15 | |
| 12 | Osasuna (R) | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 14 | Relegation to the Segunda División |

* ↑ Due to the poor condition of their field at Buenavista after the Civil War, Oviedo did not enter the 1939–40 La Liga. It was decided to allow Oviedo one season to improve their pitch, automatically qualifying them to play the 1940–41 La Liga. A match between the two last qualified teams would determine the team that would occupy their spot.
* 1 2 Barcelona finished ahead of Hércules on head-to-head points: Hércules–Barcelona 2–2, Barcelona–Hércules 1–0.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | ESP | HER | MAD | OSA | OVI | RAC | SEV | VAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletic Bilbao | — | 3–1 | 5–2 | 7–0 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| Athletic Madrid | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Betis | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Español | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 |
| Hércules | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Madrid FC | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | — | 6–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 |
| Osasuna | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | — | 4–5 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 2–3 |
| Oviedo | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 |
| Racing Santander | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–6 | — | 3–0 | 6–2 |
| Sevilla | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 |
| Valencia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — |

## Relegation play-off

After the Spanish Civil War, Oviedo withdrew from the 1939–40 La Liga, so their place was decided to be occupied by the winner of a play-off between Athletic Madrid, now Athletic Aviación, and Osasuna; the two last qualified teams in the previous season.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Athletic Aviación | 3–1 | Osasuna |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Isidro Lángara | Oviedo | 28 |
| 2 | Bata | Athletic Bilbao | 21 |
| 3 | Ildefonso Sañudo | Madrid FC | 20 |
| 3 | Julián Vergara | Osasuna | 20 |
| 5 | Antonio Chas | Racing Santander | 15 |
| 8 | José Escolá | Barcelona | 13 |
| 8 | Herrerita | Oviedo | 13 |
| 8 | Milucho | Racing Santander | 13 |
| 9 | Emilio Blázquez | Hércules | 12 |

### Pichichi Trophy

Note: This list is the alternative top scorers list provided by newspaper Diario Marca; it differs from the one above which is based on official match reports.

| Goalscorers | Goal | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Isidro Lángara | 27 | Oviedo CF |
| Bata | 21 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Ildefonso Sañudo | 20 | Madrid FC |
| Medrano Vergara | 19 | Osasuna |
