2013 Premier League speedway season
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.
League | 2013 Speedway Premier League |
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Season | 2013 |
Champions | Somerset Rebels |
Knockout Cup | Somerset Rebels |
remier League Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Premier League Pairs | Somerset Rebels |
Riders Championship | Oliver Allen |
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.
Team Lineups
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Edinburgh Monarchs
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Glasgow Tigers
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Ipswich Witches
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Leicester Lions
Newcastle Diamonds
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Plymouth Devils
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Redcar Bears
Rye House Rockets
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Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Sheffield Tigers
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Somerset Rebels
Workington Comets
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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
Final Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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Craig Cook | Edinburgh | 10.52 |
Ben Barker | Ipswich | 9.44 |
Richie Worrall | Newcastle | 8.64 |
Mikkel Bech Jensen | Plymouth | 8.41 |
Magnus Karlsson | Leicester | 8.40 |
Joe Screen | Glasgow | 8.15 |
Oliver Allen | Rye House | 8.09 |
Theo Pijper | Edinburgh | 7.70 |
Mickey Dyer | Redcar | 7.58 |
Kevin Doolan | 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.[2]
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
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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27/09 | Somerset | 59-31 | Rye House |
06/10 | Rye House | 46-44 | Somerset |
References
- "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.