Grunwald Poznań (football)

Grunwald Poznań
Full nameWojskowy Klub Sportowy Grunwald Poznań
Nickname(s)Wojskowi {The Militaries)
Grunwald
WKS
Short nameWKS Grunwald
Founded12 September 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-12)
Dissolved1 June 1985; 39 years ago (1985-06-01)
LeagueIII liga
1984–8512th (relegated)
colours

WKS Grunwald Poznań was a Polish football team based in Poznań and section of the wider multi-sports club.

History

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It was the first section to be created upon establishment of the club. Having spent the majority of its years in either the regional leagues or the third division, their highlights were reaching the 1st round of the 1966–67 and 1/16th of the 1975–76 Polish Cup losing 2–0 to Zagłębie Wałbrzych and Polonia Bytom respectively.[1] After relegation from the third tier in 1985 the section was disbanded.

Notable players

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Its most notable players were Walenty Czarnecki and Remigiusz Marchlewicz.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Polska Piłka Nożna, Józef Hałys, KAW Kraków 1986 str. 733 i 747-748
  2. ^ Skarb - Grunwald Poznań (in Polish)

Bibliography

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  • Kronika Miasta Poznania - SPORT 1 (in Polish). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Miejskie. 2010.
  • E. Baumann (1987). Zarys 40 lat WKS Grunwald w Poznaniu (1947-1987) (in Polish). Poznań.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Bernard Woltmann. 75 lat Poznańskiego ZPN (in Polish).