IK Start in the period 1915 -1924

The First World War had started, but Norway managed to stay out of the hostilities.

Thus, the sport could continue as before. After the war, however, the infamous "Spanish flu" came and took many lives, also in Norway.

At the general meeting in 1916, the name was changed from Fodboldklubben Start to Idrætsklubben Start. But the economy was still a limiting factor. The Gimlebanen field where the game took place did not have a fence around it, or stands for the audience.

So it was not easy to charge an entrance fee.

Together with other sports teams, they worked against Kristiansand municipality for a new sports field, but the alternatives were in Oddernes municipality, which was the "wrong" municipality.

The Danish factory owner Jacob Lauridsen was good to have. He could be asked for money and often came with unsolicited subsidies. He was appointed an honorary member in 1946.

In the winter of 1918, Start performed a number of amateur plays (!) to help the economy a little. It reportedly went beyond all expectations both artistically and financially.[related_articles _document="__macroDocument1"/]

The same year (1918) a new football club was founded in Kristiansand; Vigør.

Start submits an application to the football association to be allowed to play in new kits: Yellow top, black pants and black socks. And is allowed to change for the 1919 season.

Start wins 10-2 over Donn in the second round of the 1919 Norwegian Championship

In the 1919 season, Start takes its sixth district championship in what was the last competition administered by the Sørlandske football club.

The football association adopts a new district division and now Sørlandet is divided into two football clubs: Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder.

The Vest-Agder football club is then founded in 1920 and Start no longer meets Grane in league games. But Donn, Mandalskameratene and Flekkefjord

Start became the first district champions in Vest-Agder in 1920 after two even matches against Donn (1–1 and 2–0).

In 1921, Kristiansand municipality allocated funds for a "provisional sports field at Møllevannet", so something began to happen. On June 10, 1924, the sports field was put into serious use when Start played against a team from the British battleship "Thunderer" and won 2-1.

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Johan Johansen was elected chairman in 1912 and served for six years, until he died of the Spanish flu in 1919. He was succeeded by Einar Torjesen (19), Ingemann Topstad (20, 22), Alf Malterud (21) and Erling Svendsen (23, 24).

International: St. Petersburg, Russia is renamed from Petrograd to Leningrad and IBM is founded in the USA. In Norway, Odd becomes the Norwegian Cup champion in football after beating Mjøndalen 3–0 in the final.

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Here is an overview of the final results and standings during this period. The home games were played at Gimlebanen.

1915 - League champion, only competitor Grane (not cup)

1916 - League champion, competitors Grane and Arendal FK. - Lost to Fram in the 1st round of the cup
1917 - League champion, - lost to Stavanger IF in the first round of the cup
1918 - League champion - lost to Ørn in the first round of the cup
1919 - League champion, lost to Kvik/Halden in the second round of the cup
1920 - League champion in the new regional series for Vest-Agder, cup - out after losing in the third round against Storm
1921 - League champion - did not qualify for cup play
1922 - Number two in the series after Donn - cup: out after losing to Donn in the second round
1923 - Number two in the series after Donn - cup: out after losing to Fram in Larvik in the fourth round
1924 - League champion ahead of Donn and Vigør - cup: out after losing to Donn in the first round

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