BK Derby

BK Derby is a Swedish sports club located in Linköping, Sweden. It now only active in football club but was previously involved in bandy and other sports. The club was formed on 15 April 1912.^[1] The bandy department has formed a club of its own, Derby/Linköping BK, but the two clubs have an alliance and share the same logo and colours.

BK Derby

Full name	Bollklubben Derby
Founded	15 April 1912
Ground	Karlbergsplan, Linköping
League	Division 4 Östergötland Västra
Division 4 Östergötland
Website	http://www.derby.se/
Home colours Away colours

Background

A chart showing the progress of BK Derby through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

The club has played one season in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, in 1977. The club then merged with IF Saab and formed Linköpings FF in 1981. The club was recreated as BK Derby again in 1984 and in 2003 merged with BK Wolfram. The club then played two seasons under the name BK Derby/Wolfram, but soon changed back to the original name.

BK Derby currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They currently play their home matches at Karlbergsplan in Linköping.^[3]

The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

In their most successful period BK Derby competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1951–52 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra 1st Promoted 1952–53 Tier 2 Division 2 Nordöstra 5th 1953–54 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 6th 1954–55 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 6th 1955–56 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1956–57 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 1957–58 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1959 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1960 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1961 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 1962 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 1963 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1964 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegated 1965 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 3rd 1966 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1967 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 7th 1968 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 12th Relegated 1969 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 3rd 1970 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd 1971 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1972 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellersta 10th Relegated 1973 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 1974 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1975 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 10th 1976 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 1st Promoted 1977 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated 1978 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 5th 1979 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 13th Relegated 1980 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd 1981 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 1982 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Derby/Saab FF – Promotion Playoffs [5] [6]

In recent seasons BK Derby have competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 11th Relegated 2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Östergötland Mellersta 8th 2001 Tier 6 Division 5 Östergötland Mellersta 12th Relegated 2002 Tier 7 Division 6 Östergötland Södra 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 6 Division 5 Östergötland Mellersta 5th Amalgamated with BK Wolfram 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 6th BK Derby/Wolfram 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th BK Derby/Wolfram 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 12th Relegated 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 5th 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 10th 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 5th 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 1st Promoted 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th 2016 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2017 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted 2018 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 4th 2019 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 3rd 2020 Tier 6 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 11th Relegated 2021 Tier 7 Division 6 Mellersta Östergötland * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

In recent seasons BK Derby have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2013 118 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2014 122 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2015 45 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2016 54 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2017 55 Div 4 Östergötland Västra Tier 6 2018 ? Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 6 2019 Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 6 2020 Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 6

Achievements

• Allsvenskan:
  • Best placement (14th): 1977
• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Runners-up: 1925