Lechia's fortunes declined the following season. The side fell to 8th place, just surviving relegation by a single point. This was a trend which was to continue for Lechia. While the team finished 6th in the 1959 season, the team only managed to score 19 goals in their 22 games, the only team to score fewer was Stal Sosnowiec who finished bottom of the league. The next three seasons saw the team flirting with relegation, finishing 9th in 1960, 8th in 1961, and 9th again in 1962.