IK Grand Bodø explained

Clubname:IK Grand Bodø
Fullname:Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø
Ground:Aspmyra stadion,
Bodø
Manager:Cato André Hansen (women)
League:1. divisjon (women)
Fourth Division (men)
Season:2019
Position:1. divisjon 8th (women) (relegated)
Fourth Division / Nordland, 8th (men)[1]
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Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.[2]

Football

Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1981.

Its women's team was a mainstay in Toppserien for many years, and won bronze in 1986, but has not played there since the 2007 season.

The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, but played in the Third Division as late as 2010.

Recent seasons

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupNotes
2005D1align=right bgcolor=cc99663189544528322nd round
2006D1align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD 3189452839313rd roundPromoted
2007TSalign=right bgcolor=red12222218196382nd roundRelegated
2008D1align=right 6186663730243rd round
2009D1align=right 7229495355312nd round
2010D1align=right 92273124046242nd round
2011D1align=right 4209654431333rd round
D1align=right 52211386437362nd round
D1align=right bgcolor=gold12016137323492nd roundPromoted
TSalign=right bgcolor=red12221417157172nd roundRelegated
D1align=right bgcolor=silver22214535123473rd round
D1align=right bgcolor=gold12218318216573rd roundPromoted
2017TSalign=right 1122221830808Quarter-final
TSalign=right bgcolor=red12222218206183rd roundRelegated
D1align=right bgcolor=red82283113445273rd roundRelegated through play-offs

Athletics

The club was formerly active in athletics. One Norwegian champion has represented Grand; Einar Hernes who won the 110 metres hurdles in 1980. He also took silver medals in 1976, 1981 and 1982 and a bronze medal in 1978.[3] In the 200 metres he won a silver medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1981.[4] Hans Petter Pedersen won a 100 metres silver in 1953,[5] in the 800 metres Jens Chr. Berge won a silver in 1962 and Dagfinn Kleppe a bronze in 1970,[6] Henry Johansen won 200 metres bronzes in 1945 and 1946,[7] and Reidar Nilsen won a 400 metres hurdles bronze in 1955.[8]

The club also arranged the national championships in forest cross-country running in 1951,[9] and then the Main Championships in 1980 at Aspmyra stadion.[10] From 1983 the club entered a cooperation around the new club Bodø FIK.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEN 4.div avd.1 HESA - Nordland Fotballkrets . no . fotball.no . Football Association of Norway.
  2. Web site: IK Grands historie. IK Grand Bodø. no. 15 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309053508/http://www.ikgrand.no/?ac_id=234&ac_parent=1. 9 March 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032818/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m110h.htm . 2012-05-09 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215153941/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m200.htm . 2011-12-15 .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032516/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m100.htm . 2012-05-09 .
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215133214/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m800.htm . 2011-12-15 .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215153941/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m200.htm . 2011-12-15 .
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509032152/http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/m400h.htm . 2012-05-09 .
  9. Web site: 404.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215133151/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amnm.htm . 2011-12-15 .
  11. Web site: Om BFIK. Bodø FIK. no. 2013-01-19. https://archive.today/20130223015823/http://bodofriidrett.no/Content/om_bfik.asp. 2013-02-23. dead.

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