2013 Premier League speedway season
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.[1]
Champions | Somerset Rebels |
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Knockout Cup | Somerset Rebels |
Individual | Oliver Allen |
Pairs | Somerset Rebels |
Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Highest average | Craig Cook |
Division/s above | 2013 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2013 National League |
Summary
The season took place between March and October 2013. The Scunthorpe Scorpions were the defending champions after winning in 2012. After finishing as runners-up the previous season, the Somerset Rebels went one better in 2013 and ended up being declared the Premier League Champions.
League table
Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | |||||||
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3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | ||||||
1 | Somerset Rebels | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1218 | 951 | 56 |
2 | Ipswich Witches | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1193 | 987 | 55 |
3 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1207 | 973 | 54 |
4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1172 | 1003 | 51 |
5 | Workington Comets | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1139 | 1056 | 46 |
6 | Redcar Bears | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1078 | 1068 | 45 |
7 | Leicester Lions | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1079 | 1103 | 41 |
8 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1080 | 1075 | 36 |
9 | Rye House Rockets | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1050 | 1115 | 31 |
10 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1025 | 1150 | 25 |
11 | Plymouth Devils | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 994 | 1190 | 21 |
12 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 958 | 1220 | 16 |
13 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 945 | 1247 | 9 |
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points
Play Offs
Group 1
Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Edinburgh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 163 | 11 |
2 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 178 | 8 |
3 | Ipswich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 199 | 0 |
Group 2
Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 169 | 9 |
2 | Newcastle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 182 | 6 |
3 | Redcar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 202 | 5 |
Play Off Final
First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 8 Derek Sneddon 8 Theo Pijper 7 Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3 Jozsef Tabaka 2 | 45 – 43 | Somerset Rebels Josh Grajczonek 12 Jason Doyle 11 Charles Wright 7 Nick Morris 5 Kyle Newman 4 Alex Davies 4 Lewis Rose 0 |
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[2][3] |
Second leg
Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 11 Josh Grajczonek 9 Alex Davies 8 Kyle Newman 7 Charles Wright 6 Nick Morris 6 Oliver Greenwood 2 | 49 – 44 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 12 Derek Sneddon 6 Theo Pjiper 6 Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3 Jozsef Tabaka R/R |
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[2][4] |
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–89.
Final Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Edinburgh | 10.52 |
![]() | Ipswich | 9.44 |
![]() | Newcastle | 8.64 |
![]() | Plymouth | 8.41 |
![]() | Leicester | 8.40 |
![]() | Glasgow | 8.15 |
![]() | Rye House | 8.09 |
![]() | Edinburgh | 7.70 |
![]() | Redcar | 7.58 |
![]() | Leicester | 7.51 |
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2013 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 46th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners of the competition.[6]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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28/04 | Newcastle | 42-30 | Plymouth |
27/04 | Workington | 61-29 | Ipswich |
26/04 | Plymouth | 44-46 | Newcastle |
25/04 | Ipswich | 55-35 | Workington |
21/04 | Glasgow | 52-38 | Rye House |
20/04 | Rye House | 63-26 | Glasgow |
18/04 | Redcar | 45-44 | Berwick |
13/04 | Leicester | 46-44 | Edinburgh |
13/04 | Berwick | 44-46 | Redcar |
12/04 | Edinburgh | 58-31 | Leicester |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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05/07 | Somerset | 48-41 | Workington |
16/06 | Newcastle | 44-46 | Edinburgh |
16/06 | Workington | 48-42 | Somerset |
14/06 | Edinburgh | 44-45 | Newcastle |
14/06 | Scunthorpe | 41-49 | Redcar |
13/06 | Redcar | 50-40 | Scunthorpe |
16/05 | Sheffield | 42-48 | Rye House |
11/05 | Rye House | 52-38 | Sheffield |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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31/08 | Rye House | 55-35 | Redcar |
30/08 | Edinburgh | 49-41 | Somerset |
27/08 | Somerset | 49-41 | Edinburgh |
11/07 | Redcar | 48-42 | Rye House |
20/09 replay | Edinburgh | 48-42 | Somerset |
18/09 replay | Somerset | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
Final
First leg
Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 18 Josh Grajczonek 13 Nicolai Klindt 11 Charles Wright 10 Kyle Newman 6 Oliver Greenwood 1 Nick Morris R/R | 59 – 31 | Rye House Rockets Olly Allen 9 Jason Bunyan 8 Anders Mellgren 6 Pontus Aspgren 4 Kasper Lykke 3 Josh Bates 1 Tyson Nelson R/R |
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[2][7] |
Second leg
Rye House Rockets Anders Mellgren 10 Tyson Nelson 8 Olly Allen 7 Pontus Aspgren 7 Jason Bunyan 7 Ben Morley 4 Kasper Lykke 3 | 46 – 44 | Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 12 Josh Grajczonek 10 Charles Wright 9 Nick Morris 6 Alex Davies 4 Kyle Newman 2 Oliver Greenwood 1 |
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[2][8] |
Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.
Team Lineups
Berwick Bandits
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Ricky Ashworth
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Kozza Smith
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Robin Aspgren
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Matthew Wethers
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David Bellego
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Alex Edberg
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Nicki Barrett
Edinburgh Monarchs
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Craig Cook
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Theo Pijper
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Sam Masters
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Derek Sneddon
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Max Fricke
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Jozsef Tabaka
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Marcel Helfer
Glasgow Tigers
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Joe Screen
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James Grieves
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James Wright
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Henning Bager
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Joey Ringwood
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Harley Horwood
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Joe Jacobs
Ipswich Witches
Leicester Lions
Newcastle Diamonds
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Stuart Robson
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Andrew Tully
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Ludvig Lindgren
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Christian Henry
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Richie Worrall
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Steve Worrall
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Lewis Kerr
Plymouth Devils
Redcar Bears
Rye House Rockets
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Oliver Allen
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Anders Mellgren
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Tyson Nelson
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Jason Bunyan
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Jason Garrity
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Simon Lambert
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Kasper Lykke
Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Josh Auty
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David Howe
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Thomas Jorgensen
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Ashley Birks
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Michael Palm Toft
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Ryan Douglas
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Josh Bates
Sheffield Tigers
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Simon Stead
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Richard Hall
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Ricky Wells
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Joe Haines
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Facundo Albin
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Damien Koppe
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Jake Knight
Somerset Rebels
Workington Comets
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Richard Lawson
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Rene Bach
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Rusty Harrison
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Tero Aarnio
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Kyle Howarth
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Mason Campton
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Ashley Morris
References
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "2013 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2013 Play Off 1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2013 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- "1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.