Górnik Wałbrzych

Górnik Wałbrzych was formed on 22 March 1946 by a group of sports enthusiasts from Lower Silesian Coal Mining Association. On March 31, 1946, the first meeting of the board took place, during which Major Bolesław Rudziński was elected the chairman of Górnik. In August 1946, Kazimierz Nabielec, who used to play for Pogoń Lwów, formed the Autonomous Football Federation in Wałbrzych. In 1947, first local football championship took place, with Górnik-Zamek, as the team was then called, finishing in the last position. In 1948, Górnik-Zamek merged with the team of Huta Karol, and in 1949, with Chrobry, Julia and Mieszko. As a result, by 1950, a strong football team was created, with financial support of most local coal mines. In 1950, Górnik already played in the third level of Polish football system. Even though it failed to win promotion to the second league, Polish Football Association (PZPN) decided to expand the second division to four groups, with ten teams in each. As a result of this, Górnik was attached to the third group of the second division. The team from Walbrzych won its group in the 1951 season, finishing before Górnik Zabrze, and winning a spot in the Ekstraklasa playoffs. In the playoffs, which featured four teams (Lechia Gdańsk, Wawel Kraków, Gwardia Warszawa), Górnik won only one game, losing five. In 1953, the PZPN decided to reduce the number of teams in the second division, from 40 to 14. Górnik finished the season in the comfortable 6th position, and in…

6th place in Ekstraklasa - 1983/84, 1985/86 Polish Cup Semi-Finals - (3x) - 1954/55, 1956/57, 1987/88 U-19 Polish National Champions - (2x) - 1968, 1973 U-19 Polish National Runners-up - 1961