Witold Szygula

Witold Szygula
Personal information
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Zagłębie
1971–1972 Hamilton Academical 27 (0)
Zagłębie
National team
Poland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Witold Szygula is a Polish former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 1971, alongside fellow Polish internationals Alfred Olek and Roman Strazalkowski.[1] They were "the first players from behind the Iron Curtain [...] to play in Britain."[2] The deal was orchestrated by Hamilton's chairman Jan Stepek, who was himself Polish, in return for electronic goods being sent to Poland.[3] Szygula also played in Poland for Zagłębie.[4]

References

  1. "Hamilton Acas sign three Polish caps". Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Pole stars to light up the dark SPL sky". Scotsman. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. "One of the strangest transfer deals in football". Scottish Football Association. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. "HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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