# 1956 Polish speedway season

The 1956 Polish Speedway season was the 1956 season of motorcycle speedway in Poland.

## Individual
### Polish Individual Speedway Championship

The 1956 Individual Speedway Polish Championship was held over three legs.
* Rzeszów, 5 August
* Leszno, 19 August
* Bydgoszcz, 4 November
| Pos. | Rider | Club | Total | Points |
| 1 | Florian Kapała | Rawicz | 44 | (14,15,15) |
| 2 | Edward Kupczyński | Wrocław | 36 | (13,12,11) |
| 3 | Stanislaw Tkocz | Rybnik | 33 | (11,13,9) |
| 4 | Mieczysław Połukard | Bydgoszcz | 26 | (10,2,14) |
| 5 | Jan Malinowski | Bydgoszcz | 26 | (7,11,8) |
| 6 | Tadeusz Teodorowicz | Wrocław | 24 | (5,7,12) |
| 7 | Joachim Maj | Rybnik | 20 | (9,11,0) |
| 8 | Eugeniusz Nazimek | Rzeszów | 18 | (9,9) |
| 9 | Marian Spychała | Rawicz | 16 | (2,4,9) |
| 10 | Henryk Żyto | Leszno | 15 | (2,2,11) |
| 11 | Rajmund Świtała | Bydgoszcz | 15 | (1,6,8) |
| 12 | Janusz Suchecki | Warszawa | 15 | (7,8) |
| 13 | Kazimierz Bentke | Ostrów Wlkp. | 12 | (7,5) |
| 14 | Jerzy Błoch | Wrocław | 11 | (3,2,6) |
| 15 | Józef Wieczorek | Rybnik | 10 | (10) |
| 16 | Marian Jankowski | Ostrów Wlkp. | 8 | (4,4) |
| 17 | Andrzej Krzesiński | Warszawa | 7 | (7) |
| 18 | Marian Mielcarski | Bydgoszcz | 5 | (5) |
| 19 | Zdzisław Jałowiecki | Częstochowa | 1 | (1) |

### Criterium of Aces

The Criterium of Aces was won by Florian Kapała.

## Team
### Team Speedway Polish Championship

The 1956 Team Speedway Polish Championship was the ninth edition of the Team Polish Championship.

#### First League

In First League, matches were held with two teams, with it playing it matches return. Teams were made up of six drivers plus one reserve. The score of heat: 3-2-1-0. The matches consisted of 12 heats. For winning a game a team received 2 points, draw - 1 point, lost - 0 points. The drivers from main squad started in match four times. The quantity of small points was added up.
The 2 competing teams shall each consist of 7 drivers: 6 drivers having programmed drivers and the seventh driver being a substitute, as follows:
* Home Team (Helmet colour Red and Blue): No 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15,
* Away Team (Yellow and White): No 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Table
| Pos | Team | Match | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | +/- |
| 1 | Górnik Rybnik | 14 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Ślęza Wrocław | 14 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Gwardia Bydgoszcz | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ? |
| 4 | CWKS Warszawa | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Kolejarz Rawicz | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ? |
| 6 | Tramwajarz Łódź | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ? |
| 7 | Unia Leszno | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ? |
| 8 | Budowlani Warszawa | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ? |
Medalists
| Górnik Rybnik | Joachim Maj, Stanisław Tkocz, Marian Philipp, Józef Wieczorek, Jan Błonkała, Bogdan Berliński, Paweł Dziura, Lucjan Siemek |
| Gwardia Bydgoszcz | Mieczysław Połukard, Jan Malinowski, Rajmund Świtała, Marian Mielcarski, Zbigniew Raniszewski, Andrzej Mielcarek, Zbigniew Sander, Witold Kamiński, Bolesław Bonin, Antoni Kowalski, Feliks Błajda |
| Ślęza Wrocław | Edward Kupczyński, Tadeusz Teodorowicz, Alojzy Frach, Jerzy Błoch, Konstanty Pociejkowicz, Zdzisław Biela, Horvath, Alojzy Frach, Mieczysław Kosierb, Roman Wielgosz, Tadeusz Chwilczyński, Adolf Słaboń |

#### Second League

In Second League, matches were played with part two teams, with it playing it matches return. Teams were made up of six riders plus two reserve. The scoring of a heat: 3-2-1-0. Mecz consisted with 9 heats. For winning a game a team received 2 points, draw - 1 point, loss - 0 points. The riders from the main squad started in the match three times. The quantity of small points was added up.
North Group
| Pos | Team | Match | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | +/- |
| 1 | Włókniarz Częstochowa | 14 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Stal Gorzów Wlkp. | 14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ? |
| 3 | AMK Katowice | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Resovia Rzeszów | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ? |
| 5 | Sparta Śrem | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ? |
| 6 | Gwardia Poznań | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ? |
| 7 | Start Gniezno | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ? |
| 8 | Kolejarz Piła | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ? |
South Group
| Team | Match | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | +/- |
| Stal Świętochłowice | 14 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ? |
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wlkp. | 14 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ? |
| Stal Rzeszów | 14 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ? |
| LPŻ Lublin | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ? |
| Gwardia Katowice | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ? |
| Górnik Czeladź | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ? |
| Ślęza Wrocław II | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ? |
| AMK Nowa Huta | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ? |
Play-Offs Match was played in Ostrów Wlkp.
| Date | Home | | Away |
| 4 Oct | Częstochowa | 37:16 | Gorzów Wlkp. |
| 4 Oct | Świętochłowice | ? | Ostrów Wlkp. |
| 11 Oct | Częstochowa | 35:19 | Ostrów Wlkp. |
| 11 Oct | Świętochłowice | wo. | Gorzów Wlkp. |