2013 Premier League speedway season

The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.[1]

2013 Premier League speedway season
ChampionsSomerset Rebels
Knockout CupSomerset Rebels
IndividualOliver Allen
PairsSomerset Rebels
FoursEdinburgh Monarchs
Highest averageCraig Cook
Division/s above2013 Elite League
Division/s below2013 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
PosClubMHomeAwayFAPts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
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
1Edinburgh420001001019716311
2Workington41100010011821788
3Ipswich40002000021611990

Group 2

Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Somerset42000010011981699
2Newcastle42100000021871826
3Redcar41001000021682025

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 – 43Somerset Rebels
Josh Grajczonek 12
Jason Doyle 11
Charles Wright 7
Nick Morris 5
Kyle Newman 4
Alex Davies 4
Lewis Rose 0
[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 – 44Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 14
Claus Vissing 12
Derek Sneddon 6
Theo Pjiper 6
Liam Carr 3
Max Fricke 3
Jozsef Tabaka R/R
[2][4]

Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–89.


Final Leading averages

[5]

Rider Team Average
Craig CookEdinburgh10.52
Ben BarkerIpswich9.44
Richie WorrallNewcastle8.64
Mikkel Bech JensenPlymouth8.41
Magnus KarlssonLeicester8.40
Joe ScreenGlasgow8.15
Oliver AllenRye House8.09
Theo PijperEdinburgh7.70
Mickey DyerRedcar7.58
Kevin DoolanLeicester7.51

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
28/04Newcastle42-30Plymouth
27/04Workington61-29Ipswich
26/04Plymouth44-46Newcastle
25/04Ipswich55-35Workington
21/04Glasgow52-38Rye House
20/04Rye House63-26Glasgow
18/04Redcar45-44Berwick
13/04Leicester46-44Edinburgh
13/04Berwick44-46Redcar
12/04Edinburgh58-31Leicester

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/07Somerset48-41Workington
16/06Newcastle44-46Edinburgh
16/06Workington48-42Somerset
14/06Edinburgh44-45Newcastle
14/06Scunthorpe41-49Redcar
13/06Redcar50-40Scunthorpe
16/05Sheffield42-48Rye House
11/05Rye House52-38Sheffield

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
31/08Rye House55-35Redcar
30/08Edinburgh49-41Somerset
27/08Somerset49-41Edinburgh
11/07Redcar48-42Rye House
20/09
replay		Edinburgh48-42Somerset
18/09
replay		Somerset58-32Edinburgh

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 – 31Rye House Rockets
Olly Allen 9
Jason Bunyan 8
Anders Mellgren 6
Pontus Aspgren 4
Kasper Lykke 3
Josh Bates 1
Tyson Nelson R/R
[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 – 44Somerset Rebels
Jason Doyle 12
Josh Grajczonek 10
Charles Wright 9
Nick Morris 6
Alex Davies 4
Kyle Newman 2
Oliver Greenwood 1
[2][8]

Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.

Team Lineups

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Leicester Lions

Newcastle Diamonds

Plymouth Devils

Redcar Bears

Rye House Rockets

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Somerset Rebels

Workington Comets

See also

References
  1. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "2013 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "2013 Play Off 1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. "2013 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  6. "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  7. "1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. "2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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