1953 Wisła Kraków season

The 1953 Wisła Kraków season was the club's 45th year of existence. During this season, the club competed under the name Gwardia Kraków, one of several name changes imposed on Polish football clubs during the communist era. The club participated in the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division of association football, finishing in 3rd place, and also took part in the Polish Cup. The season's top scorer was Józef Kohut, who netted 10 goals across all competitions. The club also played a number of friendly matches, including games against foreign opposition such as Dynamo Dresden of East Germany.

Wisła Kraków

1953 season
Chairman	Tadeusz Kozłowski (from 7 November 1953) Grzegorz Łanin (until 7 November 1953)
Manager	Michał Matyas
Ekstraklasa	3rd
Polish Cup	Unfinished
Top goalscorer	League: Józef Kohut (10 goals) All: Józef Kohut (10 goals)

Friendlies

Gwardia Kraków v Polonia Świdnica

1 March 1953	Gwardia Kraków	4–1	Polonia Świdnica	Kraków, Poland
		Report

Gwardia Kraków v Stal Sosnowiec

6 April 1953	Gwardia Kraków	0–1	Stal Sosnowiec	Kraków, Poland
		Report	Majewski	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 5,000

Gwardia Kraków v Gwardia Bydgoszcz

27 August 1953	Gwardia Kraków	0–1	Gwardia Bydgoszcz	Kraków, Poland
		Report	Brzeski	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii

Gwardia Kraków v Gwardia Koszalin

August 1953	Gwardia Kraków	2–1	Gwardia Koszalin	Kraków, Poland
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Gwardii

Gwardia Kraków v Ogniwo Kraków

6 December 1953	Gwardia Kraków	1–5	Ogniwo Kraków	Kraków, Poland
11:15 CET (UTC+1)	Kotaba	Report	Wilczkiewicz Dudoń Wawrzyniak	Stadium: Stadion Ogniwa Attendance: 7,000

Mixed teams

Gwardia Kraków v Dynamo Dresden

14 May 1953	Gwardia Kraków	5–2	Dynamo Dresden	Warsaw, Poland
	Piątek Kotaba K. Kościelny Kohut	Report	Holze Schröter

Dynamo Dresden v Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw

15 July 1953	Dynamo Dresden	1–2	Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw	Frankfurt, East Germany
	Matzen	Report	Piątek Hachorek

Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw v Budapesti Kinizsi SE

22 July 1953	Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw	2–2	Budapesti Kinizsi SE	Kraków, Poland
	Jaskowski Mordarski	Report	Mátrai	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Franciszek Fronczyk (Tarnów)

Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw v Červená Hviezda Bratislava

23 August 1953	Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw	1–2	Červená Hviezda Bratislava	Kraków, Poland
	Kohut 80'	Report	Balážik	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Julian Mytnik (Kraków)

Dynamo Dresden v Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw

6 September 1953	Dynamo Dresden	1–1	Gwardia Kraków / Gwardia Warsaw	Berlin, East Germany
	Snopkowski 10' (o.g.)	Report	Hachorek 40'	Stadium: Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion Attendance: 40,000

Ekstraklasa

Main article: 1953 Ekstraklasa

Gwardia Kraków v Górnik Radlin

15 March 1953 1	Gwardia Kraków	2–1	Górnik Radlin	Kraków
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mordarski 18' (pen.) Kohut 53'	Report	Wiśniowski 55'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Grzegorz Aleksandrowicz (Warsaw)

OWKS Kraków v Gwardia Kraków

22 March 1953 2	OWKS Kraków	1–4	Gwardia Kraków	Kraków
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kowal 7'	Report	Kohut 20', 54' W. Kościelny 38' Mordarski 77'	Stadium: Stadion OWKS-u Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Szczerzyński (Sosnowiec)

Gwardia Kraków v Gwardia Warsaw

29 March 1953 3	Gwardia Kraków	2–1	Gwardia Warsaw	Kraków
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kohut 16' Mordarski 67'	Report	Hachorek 53'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Antoni Nowak (Warsaw)

Ogniwo Kraków v Gwardia Kraków

12 April 1953 4	Ogniwo Kraków	4–2	Gwardia Kraków	Kraków
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Radoń 47', 72' Gołąb 74' Wilczkiewicz 87'	Report	Mordarski 4' Kohut 67'	Stadium: Stadion Ogniwa Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mieczysław Walczak (Łódź)

Gwardia Kraków v Kolejarz Poznań

19 April 1953 5	Gwardia Kraków	1–0	Kolejarz Poznań	Kraków
	W. Kościelny 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Czesław Małecki (Wrocław)

Gwardia Kraków v Ogniwo Bytom

17 May 1953 6	Gwardia Kraków	4–1	Ogniwo Bytom	Kraków
	Kotaba 15', 76' Mordarski 58' Rogoza 73'	Report	Wiśniewski 66'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Franciszek Wilczyński (Poznań)

CWKS Warsaw v Gwardia Kraków

24 May 1953 7	CWKS Warsaw	0–0	Gwardia Kraków	Warsaw
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alfonsy Cober (Gliwice)

Gwardia Kraków v Budowlani Gdańsk

30 May 1953 8	Gwardia Kraków	2–1	Budowlani Gdańsk	Kraków
17:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mordarski 48' (pen.) Gamaj 80'	Report	Goździk 61'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Edward Sperling (Łódź)

Budowlani Chorzów v Gwardia Kraków

7 June 1953 9	Budowlani Chorzów	0–3	Gwardia Kraków	Chorzów
		Report	Rogoza 61' Gamaj 83' W. Kościelny 85'	Stadium: Stadion AKS-u Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Zdzisław Hasselbusch (Warsaw)

Gwardia Kraków v Budowlani Opole

13 June 1953 10	Gwardia Kraków	3–1	Budowlani Opole	Kraków
17:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kotaba 16', 35' Gamaj 78'	Report	Żabicki 88'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Józef Orliński (Katowice)

Unia Chorzów v Gwardia Kraków

21 June 1953 11	Unia Chorzów	4–0	Gwardia Kraków	Chorzów
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pala 24', 46' Cieślik 44' Alszer 72'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Kazimierz Bukowski (Radom)

Kolejarz Poznań v Gwardia Kraków

26 July 1953 12	Kolejarz Poznań	0–0	Gwardia Kraków	Poznań
		Report		Stadium: Stadion na Dębcu Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stefan Kulczyk (Sosnowiec)

Budowlani Opole v Gwardia Kraków

2 August 1953 13	Budowlani Opole	1–1	Gwardia Kraków	Opole
	Żabicki 67'	Report	Kohut 66' Piotrowski  77'	Stadium: Stadion Odry Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Janusz Marcinkowski (Łódź)

Górnik Radlin v Gwardia Kraków

8 August 1953 14	Górnik Radlin	1–2	Gwardia Kraków	Radlin
	Wiśniowski 73' (pen.)	Report	Mordarski 50' Kohut 62'	Stadium: Stadion Górnika Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Zdzisław Hasselbusch (Warsaw)

Gwardia Kraków v OWKS Kraków

15 August 1953 15	Gwardia Kraków	1–2	OWKS Kraków	Kraków
	Kohut 21'	Report	Piechaczek 32' Bitner 89'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mieczysław Walczak (Łódź)

Gwardia Kraków v CWKS Warsaw

19 August 1953 16	Gwardia Kraków	2–1	CWKS Warsaw	Kraków
	Kohut 21' Rogoza 87'	Report	Szymborski 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Antoni Gorączniak (Poznań)

Gwardia Kraków v Unia Chorzów

30 August 1953 17	Gwardia Kraków	0–2	Unia Chorzów	Kraków
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Cieślik 21' Alszer 57'	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Józef Szlejfer (Szczecin)

Budowlani Gdańsk v Gwardia Kraków

27 September 1953 18	Budowlani Gdańsk	1–0	Gwardia Kraków	Gdańsk
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Baran 23'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Budowlanych Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Józef Orliński (Katowice)

Gwardia Warsaw v Gwardia Kraków

1 October 1953 19	Gwardia Warsaw	1–0	Gwardia Kraków	Warsaw
	Jazłowiecki 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Syreny Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bolesław Gruszczyński (Kościan)

Ogniwo Bytom v Gwardia Kraków

4 October 1953 20	Ogniwo Bytom	4–0	Gwardia Kraków	Bytom
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wiśniewski 2', 15' Kempny 16' Więcek 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Ogniwa Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jerzy Hasselbusch (Warsaw)

Gwardia Kraków v Ogniwo Kraków

8 October 1953 21	Gwardia Kraków	3–0	Ogniwo Kraków	Kraków
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Glimas (o.g.) Mordarski Kohut	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Józef Kowal (Katowice)

Gwardia Kraków v Budowlani Chorzów

8 November 1953 22	Gwardia Kraków	3–2	Budowlani Chorzów	Kraków
11:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kotaba 5', 35' Rogoza 8'	Report	Wieczorek (??) Powała (??)	Stadium: Stadion Gwardii Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Zygmunt Frąckowski (Wrocław)

1953-54 Polish Cup

Main article: Polish Cup

Dąbski KS v Gwardia Kraków

15 November 1953 Round of 64	Dąbski KS	0–7	Gwardia Kraków	Kraków
		Report	Rogoza Jaskowski Kościelny Kotaba

Gwardia Kraków v Kolejarz Warsaw

22 November 1953 Round of 32	Gwardia Kraków	0–0	Kolejarz Warsaw	Kraków
11:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Gwardii

Kolejarz Warsaw v Gwardia Warsaw

29 November 1953 Round of 32	Kolejarz Warsaw	0–1	Gwardia Warsaw	Warsaw
		Report	Mordarski 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Polonii Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stefan Kulczyk (Sosnowiec)

Squad, appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ekstraklasa		Polish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	POL	Jerzy Jurowicz	23	0	21+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	POL	Stanisław Kalisz	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	POL	Zbigniew Lech	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	POL	Stanisław Flanek	21	0	19+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	POL	Jerzy Piotrowski	10	0	7+1	0	2+0	0
	DF	POL	Edward Szymeczko	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	POL	Antoni Talik	11	0	8+1	0	1+1	0
	DF	POL	Eugeniusz Wójcik	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	POL	Ryszard Jędrys	24	0	21+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	POL	Włodzimierz Kościelny	19	4	17+0	3	2+0	1
	MF	POL	Zbigniew Kotaba	25	7	20+2	6	3+0	1
	MF	POL	Leszek Snopkowski	25	0	22+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	POL	Mieczysław Szczurek	21	0	20+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	POL	Kazimierz Ślizowski	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	POL	Wiesław Gamaj	9	3	7+2	3	0+0	0
	FW	POL	Mieczysław Gracz	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
	FW	POL	Zbigniew Jaskowski	21	2	16+2	0	3+0	2
	FW	POL	Józef Kohut	16	10	13+1	10	1+1	0
	FW	POL	Zdzisław Mordarski	23	9	19+1	8	3+0	1
	FW	POL	Antoni Rogoza	22	7	18+1	4	3+0	3

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Ekstraklasa	Polish Cup	Total
1	FW		Józef Kohut	10	0	10
2	FW		Zdzisław Mordarski	8	1	9
3	MF		Antoni Rogoza	4	3	7
3	FW		Zbigniew Kotaba	6	1	7
5	MF		Włodzimierz Kościelny	3	1	4
6	FW		Wiesław Gamaj	3	0	3
7	FW		Zbigniew Jaskowski	0	2	2
7	DF		Tadeusz Glimas	1 (o.g.)	0	1
			TOTALS	35	8	43

Disciplinary record

Name	Nation	Position	Ekstraklasa	Polish Cup	Ekstraklasa Cup	Total
Jerzy Piotrowski		DF	1	0	0	1

External links

• 1953 Wisła Kraków season at historiawisly.pl
• Wisła in 1953 Ekstraklasa