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.
Friendlies
Mixed teams
Ekstraklasa
1953-54 Polish Cup
Squad, appearances and goals
Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNameEkstraklasaPolish CupTotal1 FWJózef Kohut 10 0 102 FWZdzisław Mordarski 8 1 93 MFAntoni Rogoza 4 3 7 3 FWZbigniew Kotaba 6 1 75 MFWłodzimierz Kościelny 3 1 46 FWWiesław Gamaj 3 0 37 FWZbigniew Jaskowski 0 2 27 DFTadeusz Glimas 1 (o.g.) 0 1TOTALS 35 8 43
Disciplinary record NameNationPositionEkstraklasaPolish CupEkstraklasa CupTotalJerzy PiotrowskiDF 1 0 0 1
External links 1953 Wisła Kraków season at historiawisly.pl Wisła in 1953 Ekstraklasa