1929-1930:
English replaces James Bellamy Roma Forns on the bench.
Another win in the Championship of Catalonia, I decided on a thrilling final match played at Les Corts against Espanyol which finishes with Barca 3-2 win.
In Liga Barcelona only get the runner in the Cup and falls in semifinals. In both cases the equipment exceeds the Barcelona Athletic Bilbao.
1930-1931:
Barcelona receives a substantial impact over the killing of Joan Gamper. The founder and president of the Club five times spent three months in Switzerland as a result of the incident Les Corts 1925 Barcelona When he did so with a commitment to never run more to his club. It later went through various economic difficulties related to "crack" the Exchange 1929 and rarely appeared in public until he took off his July 30, 1930 life.
Gamper's funeral was massive and meant an impressive outpouring of grief for the city. The board decided to keep forever membership card number 1.
1931-1932:
The English Jack Greenwell redirects and leads the team to victory in the Championship of Catalonia. The Barcelona in the league, can only be placed in third position and makes it to the Cup final, but Athletic Bilbao, great ruler of the time, wins 0-1 in the final in Madrid on 19 June 1932.
The October 22, 1931 Antoni Oliver is elected president. Two months later, on 20 December, replacing Joan Coma.
1932-1933:
Barcelona, who accuses important low as those of Piera and Sagi, gets no title this season. The team finishes fourth in the league, lost the Championship of Catalonia on the final day to draw with Espanyol in Les Corts Cup and was eliminated in the knockout phase against Betis.
1933-1934:
Featured casualties continue to occur, such as Arocha, and the team now coached by Jack Demby English, not getting off. Removes Cup Betis again, lost the Championship of Catalonia and the League produced a disastrous performance. Barcelona finishes second to last and avoid relegation thanks to the expansion of the First Division, which goes to 12 teams.
1934-1935:
Esteve Hall is the new president since July 16, 1934.
1935-1936:
The July 27, 1935 Josep Sunyol, a prominent politician of the Republican Left, gets the presidency.
Reach for a new coach, the Irish Patrick O'Connell, who has led the Betis to win the league. The team is reinforced with Balmanya, Iborra and Areso. Win the Championship of Catalonia in the league but does not pass the fifth.
Barcelona reached the Cup final, June 21, 1936 in Madrid against Valencia. Lose 2-1 with an extraordinary performance of Zamora, in his farewell match, the posts of the Madrid side. At the last minute stops Escolà an excellent shot and prevents the tie.
1936-1937:
The civil war broke out on 18 July 1936 and the Barcelona suffer serious consequences.
In early August 1936 the president Josep Sunyol is arrested and shot near Madrid. The club is in the hands of employees, among which Rossend Calvet, who enlists the help of three former executives and closes all the details in a timely American tour which will bring $ 12,000. Calvet deposits them in a bank in Paris.
1937-1938:
On the night of March 16, 1938 a bomb destroyed the clubhouse on Calle Consell de Cent, trophies, papers, books and souvenirs. The concierge, Josep Cubells, spends the next day recovering all it can and does save some of the files in the club.
1938-1939:
No competition. Barcelona played only three friendly matches without vital players in previous campaigns, most exiles outside Spain. Shortly before the war ended, the club barely reaches 2,500 members.
On April 1, 1939 General Franco announced the end of the war.
English replaces James Bellamy Roma Forns on the bench.
Another win in the Championship of Catalonia, I decided on a thrilling final match played at Les Corts against Espanyol which finishes with Barca 3-2 win.
In Liga Barcelona only get the runner in the Cup and falls in semifinals. In both cases the equipment exceeds the Barcelona Athletic Bilbao.
Gaspar Rosés is elected president on June 30.
It is his third term in the club.
Barcelona receives a substantial impact over the killing of Joan Gamper. The founder and president of the Club five times spent three months in Switzerland as a result of the incident Les Corts 1925 Barcelona When he did so with a commitment to never run more to his club. It later went through various economic difficulties related to "crack" the Exchange 1929 and rarely appeared in public until he took off his July 30, 1930 life.
Gamper's funeral was massive and meant an impressive outpouring of grief for the city. The board decided to keep forever membership card number 1.
In the sports section, closed the season with
victory in the Championship of Catalonia. In the League there was the greatest
defeat in the history of the club in a competitive match, to lose in the field
of Athletic Bilbao 12-1.
The English Jack Greenwell redirects and leads the team to victory in the Championship of Catalonia. The Barcelona in the league, can only be placed in third position and makes it to the Cup final, but Athletic Bilbao, great ruler of the time, wins 0-1 in the final in Madrid on 19 June 1932.
The October 22, 1931 Antoni Oliver is elected president. Two months later, on 20 December, replacing Joan Coma.
With the proclamation of the Republic
diminishes the interest of the people of football, Barcelona and undergoes a
small but steady loss of subscribers. Of the more than 12,000 members of the
1924 record figure at the time, it goes to 9,581 members in 1931 and 8,844 in
1932.
Barcelona, who accuses important low as those of Piera and Sagi, gets no title this season. The team finishes fourth in the league, lost the Championship of Catalonia on the final day to draw with Espanyol in Les Corts Cup and was eliminated in the knockout phase against Betis.
The great commotion among the social mass
occurs when Josep Samitier, the popular "Sami" announces his move to
Real Madrid, but still at that time was not as bitter rival as it would be in
the future, yes it was one of major adversaries. Samitier was considered a real
traitor.
Featured casualties continue to occur, such as Arocha, and the team now coached by Jack Demby English, not getting off. Removes Cup Betis again, lost the Championship of Catalonia and the League produced a disastrous performance. Barcelona finishes second to last and avoid relegation thanks to the expansion of the First Division, which goes to 12 teams.
In June 1934 Joan Gamper name given to a
street of Les Corts.
Esteve Hall is the new president since July 16, 1934.
The team with youth is renewed like Escolà
and Raich. Former goalkeeper Platko is the new coach and wins the Championship
of Catalonia. Sixth in the league and eliminated in the quarterfinals in the
Cup.
The July 27, 1935 Josep Sunyol, a prominent politician of the Republican Left, gets the presidency.
Reach for a new coach, the Irish Patrick O'Connell, who has led the Betis to win the league. The team is reinforced with Balmanya, Iborra and Areso. Win the Championship of Catalonia in the league but does not pass the fifth.
Barcelona reached the Cup final, June 21, 1936 in Madrid against Valencia. Lose 2-1 with an extraordinary performance of Zamora, in his farewell match, the posts of the Madrid side. At the last minute stops Escolà an excellent shot and prevents the tie.
The club sees reduced its membership up to
7,719.
The civil war broke out on 18 July 1936 and the Barcelona suffer serious consequences.
In early August 1936 the president Josep Sunyol is arrested and shot near Madrid. The club is in the hands of employees, among which Rossend Calvet, who enlists the help of three former executives and closes all the details in a timely American tour which will bring $ 12,000. Calvet deposits them in a bank in Paris.
Different players (Ventolrà, Iborra) decide
to stay in Mexico and other (Balmanya, Escolà) stay in France.
On the night of March 16, 1938 a bomb destroyed the clubhouse on Calle Consell de Cent, trophies, papers, books and souvenirs. The concierge, Josep Cubells, spends the next day recovering all it can and does save some of the files in the club.
During the war, the official competitions in
stop but come play two editions unofficial championship of Catalonia (Barcelona
win the 1937-38) a Catalan League (also carries Barcelona) and a Mediterranean
League which are imposed on the Catalans Catalan and Valencian teams.
No competition. Barcelona played only three friendly matches without vital players in previous campaigns, most exiles outside Spain. Shortly before the war ended, the club barely reaches 2,500 members.
On April 1, 1939 General Franco announced the end of the war.
On May 6 takes over the club a management
committee led by Joan Soler.
