2013 Premier League speedway season
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 |
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Division/s above | 2013 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2013 National League |
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.
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 thes 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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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.[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 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ↑ "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.