| Club: | Real Madrid Club de Futbol |
| Season: | 1941–42 |
| League: | Primera Division |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Copa del Generalísimo |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Chairman: | Antonio Santos Peralba |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Juan Armet |
| Stadium: | Chamartín |
| League Topscorer: | Alday (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alday (24) |
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| Prevseason: | 1940–41 |
| Nextseason: | 1942–43 |
The 1941–42 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 39th season in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
With superb performances of forward Manuel Alday,[1] the club finished the league season as runners-up, seven points below champions Valencia CF.[2] [3] Surprisingly, the squad lost at home against Celta, which shattered its options of clinching the league title.[4] In the Copa del Generalísimo, Madrid reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Club Atlético de Bilbao in a playoff match after a 3–3 aggregate tie.
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| width=3% | Pos. | width=32% | Name | width=30% | from | width=35% | Type |
| GK | Marzá | ||||||
| DF | Arzanegui | Baracaldo Oriamendi | |||||
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| FW | Botella | Levante | |||||
| DF | Nazario Belmar | ||||||
| DF | Moleiro | Ferroviaria | |||||
| MF | Rovira | Español | |||||
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| width=3% | Pos. | width=32% | Name | width=30% | To | width=35% | Type |
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| FW | Marin | Granada | |||||
| FW | Prat | ||||||
See main article: 1941–42 La Liga.
See main article: 1942 Copa del Generalísimo.
| competition | points | total | GD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | ||
| 1942 Copa del Generalísimo | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
| Total | 42 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 113 | 55 | +58 | ||