1974 Polish speedway season
{{Short description|Season of speedway in Poland}}
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The 1974 Polish Speedway season was the 1974 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/druzynowemp.php |title=HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2023 |website=Speedway History |access-date=24 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/pl_1974.htm |title=Historia Speedway Polsce 1974 |website=Historia Speedway |access-date=24 February 2023}}
Individual
=[[Polish Individual Speedway Championship]]=
The 1974 Individual Speedway Polish Championship final was held on 29 September at Gorzów.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/3288/1974-polish-final-gorzow |title=Polish final 1974 |website=WWOS Backup |access-date=24 February 2023}}
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!width=25px|Pos. | width=200px|Rider | width=200px|Club | width=80px|Total | width=100px|Points |
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|1 | align=left| Zenon Plech | Gorzów Wlkp. | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) |
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|2 | align=left| Edward Jancarz | Gorzów Wlkp. | 13 +3 | (1,3,3,3,3) |
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|3 | align=left| Piotr Bruzda | Wrocław | 13 +2 | (2,3,3,3,2) |
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|4 | align=left| Zbigniew Filipiak | Zielona Góra | 11 | (2,1,2,3,3) |
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|5 | align=left| Zygfryd Kostka | Wrocław | 10 | (3,3,2,0,2) |
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|6 | align=left| Zenon Urbaniec | Częstochowa | 10 | (3,2,1,2,2) |
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|7 | align=left| Piotr Pyszny | Rybnik | 8 | (d,2,2,1,3) |
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|8 | align=left| Jacek Goerlitz | Świętochłowice | 7 | (1,1,3,2,0) |
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|9 | align=left| Andrzej Tkocz | Rybnik | 7 | (1,2,2,1,1) |
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|10 | align=left| Paweł Waloszek | Świętochłowice | 7 | (2,1,1,2,1) |
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|11 | align=left| Henryk Glücklich | Bydgoszcz | 6 | (3,2,0,0,1) |
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|12 | align=left| Józef Jarmuła | Częstochowa | 5 | (0,1,0,2,2) |
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|13 | align=left| Leszek Marsz | Gdańsk | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1) |
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|14 | align=left| Andrzej Wyglenda | Rybnik | 2 | (2,0,0,d,0) |
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|15 | align=left| Jan Ząbik | Toruń | 2 | (0,0,1,1,0) |
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|16 | align=left|Jan Chudzikowski | Wrocław | 0 | (u,0,d,0,d) |
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|17 | align=left| Marek Cieślak (res) | Częstochowa | ns | |
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|18 | align=left| Jan Mucha (res) | Świętochłowice | ns |
=[[Golden Helmet (Poland)|Golden Helmet]]=
The 1974 Golden Golden Helmet ({{langx|pl|Turniej o Złoty Kask, ZK}}) organised by the Polish Motor Union (PZM) was the 1974 event for the league's leading riders.
Calendar
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!width=40px|Date | width=110px|Venue | Winner |
| align=center| 4 IV
| Rybnik | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) | ||
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| Andrzej Tkocz (Rybnik) | ||
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| Leszno | Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) | ||
| align=center| 7 VI
| Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) | ||
| align=center| 8 VIII
| Zenon Plech (Gorzów Wlkp.) | ||
| align=center| 19 IX
| Zbigniew Filipiak (Zielona Góra) |
Final classification
Note: Result from final score was subtracted with two the weakest events.
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!width=20px|Pos. | width=150px|Rider | width=170px|Club | width=50px|Total | width=25px|RYB | width=25px|BYD | width=25px|LES | width=25px|CZE | width=25px|ZIE | width=25px|GOR |
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|1 | align=left|Zenon Plech | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 55
|13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
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|2 | align=left|Jan Mucha | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 45
|11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6| | ||
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|3 | align=left|Edward Jancarz | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 44
|11 | 5| | |||||
| |12 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
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|4 | align=left|Henryk Glücklich | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 39
|8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | |
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|5 | align=left|Andrzej Tkocz | ROW Rybnik | 38
|12 | 14 | 6 | 6| | |||
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|6 | align=left|Bogusław Nowak | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 36
|5 | 7 | 13 | 11| | |||
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|7 | align=left|Andrzej Jurczyński | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 34
|4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | |
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|8 | align=left|Zbigniew Filipiak | Falubaz Zielona Góra | 34
|7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
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|9 | align=left|Paweł Waloszek | Śląsk Świętochłowice | 33
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|10 | align=left|Ryszard Fabiszewski | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 33
|4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | |
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|11 | align=left|Zdzisław Dobrucki | Unia Leszno | 30
|3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |
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|12 | align=left|Bernard Jąder | Unia Leszno | 22
|2 | 4 | 11 | 5| | |||
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|13 | align=left|Stanisław Kasa | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 15
|0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2| |
Pairs
=[[Polish Pairs Speedway Championship]]=
The 1974 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship was the 1974 edition of the Polish Pairs Speedway Championship. The final was held at Bydgoszcz on 20 October.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayw.pl/mppk/mppk_1974.htm |title=Polish pairs championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=4 March 2023}}
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|1 | align="left"|Polonia Bydgoszcz | 26 | Henryk Glücklich 13, Stanisław Kasa 13 |
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|2 | align="left"|Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 25 | Edward Jancarz 14, Zenon Plech 11 |
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|3 | align="left"|ROW Rybnik | 17 | Piotr Pyszny 13, Jan Koczy 4 |
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|4 | align="left"|Śląsk Świętochłowice | 17 | Jacek Goerlitz v9, Paweł Waloszek 8 |
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|5 | align="left"|Sparta Wrocław | 12 | Zygmunt Słowiński 8, Zygfryd Kostka 4 |
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|6 | align="left"|Unia Leszno | 11 | Zdzisław Dobrucki 10, Zbigniew Jąder 1 |
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|7 | align="left"|Polonia II Bydgoszcz | 15 | Marek Ziarnik 10, Andrzej Koselski 4, Kazimierz Ziarnik 1 |
=[[Polish Junior Individual Speedway Championship|Junior Championship]]=
- winner - Jerzy Rembas
=[[Silver Helmet (Poland)|Silver Helmet]]=
- winner - Gerard Stach
Team
=[[Team Speedway Polish Championship]]=
The 1974 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the 1974 edition of the Team Polish Championship.{{cite web |url=http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1974.htm |title=1974 Polish leagues |website=Roman Lach – Polish Speedway Almanac |access-date=24 February 2023 |archive-date=16 October 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021016220255/http://rlach.republika.pl/pl_1974.htm |url-status=dead }}
Włókniarz Częstochowa won the gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://speedwayfansite.com/ligi/pgeekstraliga.html |title=Drużynowe Mistrzostwa Polski (PGE Ekstraliga) |website=Speedway Fansite |access-date=24 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.hg.pl/zyx_dodatek_specjalny/turnieje_polskie_historia/DMP.htm |title=Polish Team Championship DMP |website=Speedway.hg |access-date=3 March 2023}} The team included Marek Cieślak, Józef Jarmuła and Andrzej Jurczyński.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/teams/czestochowa/1974/ |title=1974 Częstochowa team stats |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=3 March 2023}}
= First League =
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!width=30| Pos | width=250| Club | width=30| Pts | width=30| W | width=30| D | width=30| L | width=30| +/− |
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!1 |align=left| Włókniarz Częstochowa | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | +124 | |
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!2 |align=left| Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | +161 | |
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!3 |align=left| ROW Rybnik | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +25 | |
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!4 |align=left| Sparta Wrocław | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | –16 | |
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!5 |align=left| Polonia Bydgoszcz | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +60 | |
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!6 |align=left| Unia Leszno | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | –64 | |
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!7 |align=left| Falubaz Zielona Góra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –188 | |
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!8 |align=left| Śląsk Świętochłowice | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –102 |
= Second League =
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!width=30| Pos | width=250| Club | width=30| Pts | width=30| W | width=30| D | width=30| L | width=30| +/− |
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!1 |align=left| Kolejarz Opole |26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | +345 | ||
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!2 |align=left| Wybrzeże Gdańsk |20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | +82 | ||
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!3 |align=left| Motor Lublin |18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | +146 | ||
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!4 |align=left| Unia Tarnów |14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | –41 | ||
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!5 |align=left| Stal Toruń |12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –28 | ||
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!6 |align=left| Stal Rzeszów |12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | –30 | ||
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!7 |align=left| Start Gniezno |8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –168 | ||
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!8 |align=left| Gwardia Łódź |2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | –306 |