1919-1920:
With the
latest additions Barcelona has managed to form an extraordinary block this
season Championships of Catalonia and Spain wins without losing a game. In the
Cup final beats Athletic Bilbao, Gijon, 2-0. The core team is made up of Zamora
in goal, Coma and Galicia in the defense; Torralba, Sancho and Samitier in the
middle and a front formed by Vinyals, Gràcia, Martinez, Alcantara and Sesúmaga.
The 1919 club
slashing 3,000 members and about the beginning of the "Golden Age".
The June 27,
1920 an important meeting at which new bylaws are adopted is celebrated, the
membership fee is increased two to three pesetas and speaks for the first time,
the purchase of land for a new field. Gaspar Rosés is elected president in
place of Ricard Graells.
1920-1921:
Barcelona
again won easily the Championship of Catalonia but choose not to participate in
Spain after a sudden change of venue occur. At first he had to play in Sevilla
but then moved to the Spanish Federation Bilbao.
The July 17,
1921 Joan Gamper, for the fourth time, took over the presidency of the club.
Among its immediate projects include building a new playground for the club.
1921-1922:
The Barcelona
repeat victory in the Championship of Catalonia and the Cup without defeat.
On December
8, 1921 a momentous meeting at the Forest Theater in which the project of a new
field is carried forward is celebrated.
The February
19, 1922 the first stone was laid on land in the neighborhood of Les Corts.
Officers and directors signed a scroll within a sealed glass tube, had to
dipositar inside the stone. But club secretary tube forgot in his pocket, a
fact that was discovered years later to find it in a drawer in the clubhouse.
the May 20,
1922 the Les Corts stadium opens.
Unhappy with
the economic treatment received, Zamora leaves and returns to Espanyol
Barcelona.
1922-1923:
No title in a
season marked by lower Zamora, the absence of Sancho and the commitments that
prevented play regularly Alcantara.
In a friendly
against Hungary's MTK is discovered Franz Platko. It goes to Barcelona and
debuted on May 27, 1923.
The February
25, 1923 an impressive tribute to Gamper is celebrated with adhesions around
the Catalan football (except Espanyol and Europe) and many Spanish and European
clubs. A bust of the founder, sculptor Llimona is discovered.
Gamper leaves
the presidency Enric Cardona on June 29, 1923 With the euphoria of the new
field for the first time exceeded 10,000 members.
1923-1924:
Barcelona
again won the Championship of Catalonia and makes winning all the games. Many
competitors prefer to play in Les Corts leg because they best collections.
In the
Championship of Spain's Barcelona falls in semifinals against Real Union for a
shocking 6-1. Many club members to write letters demanding the expulsion of the
players "who do not fight."
On June 1,
1924 Gamper returns to the presidency for the fifth and last time, to prepare
the celebration of the silver jubilee of the entity.
1924-1925:
The Poszony
Hungarian is the new coach of the team that wins the Championship of Catalonia
and Spain.
The November
23, 1924 Barcelona-Espanyol just one shock. In the shower of coins, the referee
decided to suspend the match, which was replayed on January 15, 1925, in
camera.
In early
December 1924 the silver anniversary of the Barcelona Football Club, which has
a total of 11,277 associates are commemorated.
The June 14,
1925, in a tribute match at Orfeo Catala, a British band played the Royal
March, met with a resounding blast that turned into applause when the British
anthem was heard. During the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the authorities
closed Les Corts for six months and "invited" to Joan Gamper to leave
Spanish territory. Joan Coma, chairman.
1925-1926:
Barcelona
close the gap accused of Les Corts, which although reduced to three months,
represents a strong economic blow. The December 17, 1925 is elected president
Arcadi Balaguer.
On the
sporting side, replacing the English Kirby Poszony. The team wins the
Championship of Catalonia and also Spain, beating Real Madrid in the
quarterfinals (1-5 and 3-0) and At. Madrid in a thrilling final round in
Valencia, where Samitier, Just and Alcantara overcame the initial two goals of
Real Madrid.
The first
major signing of a foreign figure, Hector Scarone, considered the best Uruguayan
footballer of all time occurs. He did not join and only played nine games.
1926-1927:
With the
arrival of the English and later Jack Demby Romà Forns, the first Catalan coach
in the history of the club, Barcelona wins the Championship of Catalonia in
which only loses a game, in the field of Europe in the last time.
In the Cup,
Arenas de Getxo eliminated by Barcelona in the semifinals.
The September
24, 1926 the lawn opens at the Les Corts stadium, in a match against AC Wiener
maturing in 4-2 Barca.
1927-1928:
The Barcelona
earns the Championship of Catalonia and the Tournament of Champions League
first trial.
Heroic
Championship victory in Spain, in a quest for years is deemed as the biggest in
the history of the club. Barcelona plays the final against Real Sociedad in
Santander. The May 20, 1928 a tie to a goal, with severe injury Platko, glossed
by Rafael Alberti with an ode to the Barcelona goalkeeper recorded. On 22 May,
the replay that ended with one another draw, with an extraordinary performance
rather Llorens Hungarian goal is disputed. The final will be suspended for the
Olympics and on June 29 the third game is played with Barcelona win 3-1 and new
display Llorens. The reception was tremendous champions.
1928-1929:
Defeated by
Espanyol in the Catalan Championship and eliminated in the semifinals of the
Cup by the same Espanyol, Barcelona faces the inaugural league championship
with little hope. The equipment does not work in the first round and is sixth
five points behind leaders Real Madrid. The reaction in the second round is
splendid and the first league champions Barcelona proclaimed leader if only
once: on the final day.
The March 23,
1929 Tomas Rosés replaces Arcadi Balaguer in the presidency of the club, which
is held around 10,000 members.
