Västmanland-Nerikes BK
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Västmanland-Nerikes BK is a now defunct Swedish
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 football club
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 which was created in 1910 for the sole purpose of playing in the newly started Svenska Serien
Svenska Serien
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. The team was made up of the best players from Örebro BK, IFK Köping and IFK Västerås
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, who were selected after two test matches played before the league started.

The club played its matches at Örebro IP in Örebro
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, but was dissolved after the first, and only, season, finishing seventh. The clubs that provided players for Västmanland-Nerikes BK continued to play in other competitions during the season, and Västmanland-Nerike never played in any other competition than the 1910 season of Svenska Serien.

The chairman of the club was Charles Löfgren, and Emanuel Grahn was manager during the only season in existence.
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