| Season | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ruch Chorzów (6th title; declared thePolish champion)[1] Wisła Kraków (declared theleague champion)[2] |
| Relegated | Garbarnia Kraków Arkonia Szczecin |
| Top goalscorer | Teodor Anioła (20 goals) |
←1950 1952 → | |
Statistics ofEkstraklasa for the 1951 season.
12 teams played in the league andWisła Kraków finished in the first position and became the league champion.[2] In the 1951 season, the Ekstraklasa was not a competition for the title of the Polish Champion. Before the seasonPolish Football Association decided that Champion of Poland title will be awarded to the winner of thePolish Cup, which was laterRuch Chorzów.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisła Kraków(C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 32 | Declared theleague champion |
| 2 | Górnik Radlin | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 29 | |
| 3 | Legia Warsaw | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 27 | |
| 4 | AKS Chorzów | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 25 | |
| 5 | KS Cracovia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Ruch Chorzów(C) | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 24 | Declared thePolish champion by winning the1950–51 Polish Cup |
| 7 | Polonia Warsaw | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 23 | |
| 9 | ŁKS Łódź | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 18 | |
| 10 | Polonia Bytom | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
| 11 | Garbarnia Kraków(R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 15 | Relegated toII liga |
| 12 | Arkonia Szczecin(R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | AKS | ARK | CRA | GAR | GRA | LPO | LEG | ŁKS | BYT | PWA | RUC | WIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKS Chorzów | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Arkonia Szczecin | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | |
| Cracovia | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Garbarnia Kraków | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Górnik Radlin | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Lech Poznań | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 1–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Polonia Bytom | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–3 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
