In the late 1870s, various English workers scattered throughout the peninsula began to establish informal groups that were dedicated to different recreational practices, especially cricket and football, particularly in Spanish ports, such as the ones in Vigo, Andalusia, (Huelva and Seville) and Bilbao, who were the regions that most felt this movement, and then Madrid to a lesser extent.

King Alfonso has kindly granted the use of a capital ground at the Royal seat of Casa de Campo, and through General Echagüe, intimated that he would honor the club with his patronage.

At the time of its establishment, it had a solid structure that made it possible to foresee a long life for the company, as was reflected in its first meeting to decide the directive and the approval of its regulations and statutes: After the General Meeting where the Club Regulations were approved, the Management was appointed, which was constituted as follows: President: José Figueroa y Torres; Vice Presidents: Álvaro Bertrán de Lis, Mr. Greentul Directors: Juan White, Count of Villanueva Accountant: Leonardo de Fesser Treasurer: Mr. Velasco Secretaries: Rafael de Echagüe, Carlos Heredia The members of Cricket and Foot-ball Club of Madrid was made up of a large number of noblemen of those times, as well as distinguished gentlemen who belonged to the Spanish or British high aristocracy and bourgeoisie, holding important positions in the Madrid society in the 1870s.

[5] Together with him, there were other nobles such as the Viscount of Benaesa and the Count of Villanueva, who surrounded themselves with a wide circle of friendships among those who stood out from the military and wealthy bourgeois with whom they shared business, leisure and ideas.

[6] Little more is known about these proto-clubs, which are presumed to have ended up being dissolved due to the still embryonic and not very prolific sport, and above all to the distance between the existing football societies in the country, so they could be able to formalize any dispute.