The 1956 season saw Lechia's greatest achievement's so far in the league. Despite only scoring 25 goals in 22 games, Lechia finished the season in 3rd place. This achievement happened under the guidance of Tadeusz Foryś, arguably Lechia's greatest manager in their earlier years, seeing them promoted from the second tier, taking them to a cup final, and achieving their highest finish of 3rd place. The following season Lechia finished 5th, once again scoring only 25 goals in 22 games. At the end of the season, Foryś left Lechia to manage Arka Gdynia.