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2013 Premier League speedway season

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

Quick facts Champions, Knockout Cup ...
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
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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

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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
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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

Fixtures & results

More information Home \ Away, BER ...
Home \ Away BER ED GLA IPS LEI NEW PLY RED RYE SCU SHE SOM WOR
Berwick Bandits 46–44 53–42 48–45 52–40 41–49 56–37 44–45 48–44 54–36 51–42 38–52 44–46
Edinburgh Monarchs 51–39 62–30 59–36 52–37 41–52 56–36 46–47 58–34 56–36 45–32 49–41 61–34
Glasgow Tigers 44–46 42–48 36–56 40–49 46–44 62–31 48–42 43–47 45–45 45–45 44–46 40–50
Ipswich Witches 56–37 51–44 63–29 53–37 43–47 62–31 59–31 55–35 47–43 60–32 50–43 53–37
Leicester Lions 54–39 50–40 55–39 48–44 46–44 46–44 53–37 44–45 46–43 49–44 46–47 53–40
Newcastle Diamonds 62–31 49–41 60–30 45–45 62–30 64–29 58–37 60–30 50–39 66–29 45–45 51–41
Plymouth Devils 50–40 41–52 59–34 34–44 38–52 43–47 40–52 48–45 44–46 51–42 45–45 43–47
Redcar Bears 53–40 45–45 56–37 47–45 37–47 43–43 51–42 36–27 49–44 60–35 49–41 41–49
Rye House Rockets 56–36 45–45 60–33 45–45 48–45 44–46 44–46 40–50 50–40 53–42 50–44 45–45
Scunthorpe Scorpions 34–31 49–45 59–35 45–45 51–38 46–44 56–34 45–44 47–46 63–31 37–56 45–45
Sheffield Tigers 52–43 40–50 53–37 45–45 44–46 49–41 45–45 39–53 44–48 44–46 26–47 47–46
Somerset Rebels 57–34 44–46 53–37 46–44 62–32 51–39 59–36 58–33 61–29 49–41 68–23 59–33
Workington Comets 59–34 46–44 65–27 43–47 58–36 53–39 44–46 50–40 54–40 47–44 62–33 45–44
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Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Edinburgh420001001019716311
2Workington41100010011821788
3Ipswich40002000021611990
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Group 2

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

First leg

More information Edinburgh MonarchsCraig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 8Derek Sneddon 8Theo Pijper 7Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3Jozsef Tabaka 2, 45 – 43 ...
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
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Second leg

More information Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 11Josh Grajczonek 9Alex Davies 8Kyle Newman 7Charles Wright 6Nick Morris 6Oliver Greenwood 2, 49 – 44 ...
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
[3][5]
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Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–89.

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

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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
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Quarter-finals

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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
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Semi-finals

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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
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Final

First leg

More information Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 18Josh Grajczonek 13Nicolai Klindt 11Charles Wright 10Kyle Newman 6Oliver Greenwood 1Nick Morris R/R, 59 – 31 ...
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
[3][7]
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Second leg

More information Rye House RocketsAnders Mellgren 10Tyson Nelson 8Olly Allen 7Pontus Aspgren 7Jason Bunyan 7Ben Morley 4Kasper Lykke 3, 46 – 44 ...
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
[3][8]
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Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.

Riders' Championship

Oliver Allen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 22 September at Owlerton Stadium.[9]

More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1England Oliver Allen2 2 2 3 21133
2Sweden Magnus Karlsson3 3 3 2 314-2
3Australia Jason Doyle2 3 3 2 313-1
4England Craig Cook1 2 3 3 21120
5Australia Nick Morris3 1 0 3 291
6Denmark René Bach1 1 2 2 390
7England Richard Lawson0 3 1 2 28
8Sweden Sebastian Aldén3 0 3 1 07
9United States Ricky Wells3 2 0 1 17
10England Richie Worrall0 2 1 3 17
11Australia Dakota North1 3 1 1 17
12Australia Mark Lemon0 1 2 1 26
13Netherlands Theo Pijper2 0 2 0 04
14Australia Micky Dyer1 1 f 0 13
15England Josh Auty2 0 ex fx2
16England Oliver Greenwood (res)1 01
17Denmark Morten Risager0 0 fx ns0
18England Max Clegg (res)0 00
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  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 31 May. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.[10][11]

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Semi finals

  • Somerset bt Edinburgh 5–4
  • Scunthorpe bt Workington 5–4

Final

  • Somerset bt Scunthorpe 7–2

Fours

Edinburgh Monarchs won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena.[12]

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Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Edinburgh21Vissing 8, Cook 6, Sneddon 3, Pjiper 2, Tabaka 2
2Ipswich18Lanham 6, Tungate 4, Barker 3, Risager 3, Heeps 2
3Somerset17Morris 6, Grajczonek 5, Davies 4, Newman 2
4Berwick16Smith 7, Bellego 6, Wethers 2, Ashworth 1
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Final Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
England Craig CookEdinburgh10.83
Australia Jason DoyleSomerset10.23
Australia Nick MorrisSomerset9.18
England Simon SteadSheffield9.16
Denmark Mikkel Bech JensenPlymouth9.02
England Richie WorrallNewcastle8.94
England Ben BarkerIpswich8.93
England Richard LawsonWorkington8.84
Sweden Magnus KarlssonLeicester8.77
Australia Josh GrajczonekSomerset8.70
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Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Leicester

Newcastle

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

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