# 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. 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.

## Background

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. They currently play their home matches at Karlbergsplan in Linköping.
The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.

## 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 |
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 | | |

## 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

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Om klubben". BK Derby. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
* ↑ "Östergötland Västra — Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
* ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Östergötland Västra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Östergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
* ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Norra". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
* ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
* ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – BK Derby". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
* ↑ "BK Derby – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
* ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.