title: 1973 Polish speedway season
text: # 1973 Polish speedway season
  
  The 1973 Polish Speedway season was the 1973 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.
  
  ## Individual
  
  ### Polish Individual Speedway Championship
  
  The 1973 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 30 September at Rybnik.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrzej Wyglenda | Rybnik | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
  | 2 | Jerzy Gryt | Rybnik | 14 | (3,2,3,3,3) |
  | 3 | Boguslaw Nowak | Gorzów Wlkp. | 11 | (3,1,2,2,3) |
  | 4 | Edward Jancarz | Gorzów Wlkp. | 10 | (w,3,2,3,2) |
  | 5 | Henryk Glücklich | Bydgoszcz | 9 | (2,3,3,d,1) |
  | 6 | Zbigniew Marcinkowski | Zielona Góra | 9 | (2,2,1,1,3) |
  | 7 | Jan Mucha | Świętochłowice | 9 | (2,1,2,2,2) |
  | 8 | Bernard Jader | Leszno | 8 | (1,0,3,3,1) |
  | 9 | Zenon Plech | Gorzów Wlkp. | 7 | (3,2,0,0,2) |
  | 10 | Paweł Waloszek | Świętochłowice | 6 | (2,2,2,0,0) |
  | 11 | Leszek Marsz | Gdańsk | 6 | (1,1,0,2,2) |
  | 12 | Andrzej Tkocz | Rybnik | 5 | (1,3,1,0,0) |
  | 13 | Zdzisław Dobrucki | Leszno | 3 | (0,0,1,1,1) |
  | 14 | Stanisław Kasa | Bydgoszcz | 3 | (0,1,d,1,1) |
  | 15 | Ryszard Fabiszewski | Gorzów Wlkp. | 2 | (0,0,w,2,0) |
  | 16 | Piotr Pyszny | Rybnik | 2 | (1,u,1,u,–) |
  | 17 | Paweł Protasiewicz (res) | Zielona Góra | 0 | (0) |
  
  ### Golden Helmet
  
  The 1973 Golden Golden Helmet (Polish: Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1973 event for the league's leading riders.
  
  Calendar
  
  | Date | Venue | Winner |
  | - | - | - |
  | 5 IV | Gorzów Wlkp. | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) |
  | 26 IV | Leszno | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) |
  | 3 V | Zielona Góra | Zbigniew Marcinkowski (Zielona Góra) |
  | 10 V | Częstochowa | Jerzy Szczakiel (Opole) |
  | 24 V | Częstochowa | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) |
  | 31 V | Chorzów | Edward Jancarz (Gorzów Wlkp.) |
  | 14 VI | Bydgoszcz | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) |
  | 16 VIII | Chorzów | Paweł Waloszek (Świętochłowice) |
  
  Final classification Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | GOR | LES | ZIE | OPO | CZE | CHO | BYD | CHO |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zenon Plech | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 80 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
  | 2 | Edward Jancarz | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 67 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
  | 3 | Jan Mucha | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 66 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
  | 4 | Jerzy Szczakiel | Kolejarz Opole | 62 | 9 | 3 | - | 15 | 11 | - | 14 | 10 |
  | 5 | Paweł Waloszek | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 59 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
  | 6 | Andrzej Tkocz | ROW Rybnik | 54 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
  | 7 | Marek Cieślak | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 53 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
  | 8 | Henryk Glücklich | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 53 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 9 | - |
  | 9 | Zbigniew Marcinkowski | Falubaz Zielona Góra | 52 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 8 | - |
  | 10 | Andrzej Wyglenda | ROW Rybnik | 51 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | - | 14 |
  | 11 | Henryk Żyto | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 41 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
  | 12 | Jerzy Kowalski | Unia Leszno | 39 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
  | 13 | Zdzisław Dobrucki | Unia Leszno | 39 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 7 |
  | 14 | Bernard Jąder | Unia Leszno | 37 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 15 | Leszek Marsz | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 32 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
  
  ### Junior Championship
  
  * winner - Zbigniew Filipiak
  
  ### Silver Helmet
  
  * winner - Zbigniew Filipiak
  
  ## Team
  
  ### Team Speedway Polish Championship
  
  The 1973 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1973 edition of the Team Polish Championship.
  
  Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski won the gold medal. The team included Zenon Plech, Edward Jancarz, Bogusław Nowak and Ryszard Fabiszewski.
  
  ### First League
  
  | Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | +138 |
  | 2 | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | +145 |
  | 3 | Falubaz Zielona Góra | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | –86 |
  | 4 | ROW Rybnik | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | +110 |
  | 5 | Unia Leszno | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | –37 |
  | 6 | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | –48 |
  | 7 | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | –63 |
  | 8 | Kolejarz Opole | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –159 |
  
  ### Second League
  
  | Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sparta Wrocław | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | +289 |
  | 2 | Stal Toruń | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | +172 |
  | 3 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | +114 |
  | 4 | Unia Tarnów | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | +37 |
  | 5 | Stal Rzeszów | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –57 |
  | 6 | Motor Lublin | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –142 |
  | 7 | Gwardia Łódź | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –159 |
  | 8 | Start Gniezno | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | –254 |
  