Grunwald Poznań (football)

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

Grunwald Poznań

Full name	Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Grunwald Poznań
Nickname(s)	Wojskowi {The Militaries) Grunwald WKS
Short name	WKS Grunwald
Founded	12 September 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-12)
Dissolved	1 June 1985; 39 years ago (1985-06-01)
League	III liga
1984–85	12th (relegated)
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History

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

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

References

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

Bibliography

• 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).