2013 Premier League speedway season

2013 Premier League speedway season

League	2013 Speedway Premier League
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

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 the previous season, the Somerset Rebels went one better in 2013 and ended up being declared the Premier League Champions.

Team Lineups

Berwick Bandits

• Ricky Ashworth
• Kozza Smith
• Robin Aspgren

• Matthew Wethers
• David Bellego
• Alex Edberg

• Nicki Barrett

Edinburgh Monarchs

• Craig Cook
• Theo Pijper
• Sam Masters

• Derek Sneddon
• Max Fricke
• Jozsef Tabaka

• Marcel Helfer

Glasgow Tigers

• Joe Screen
• James Grieves
• James Wright

• Henning Bager
• Joey Ringwood
• Harley Horwood

• Joe Jacobs

Ipswich Witches

• Ben Barker
• Leigh Lanham
• Morten Risager

• Rohan Tungate
• Jari Makinen
• Cameron Heeps

• Adam Ellis

Leicester Lions

• Kauko Nieminen
• Lasse Bjerre
• Kevin Doolan

• Adam Roynon
• Jan Graversen
• Simon Nielsen

• Lewis Blackbird

Newcastle Diamonds

• Stuart Robson
• Andrew Tully
• Ludvig Lindgren

• Christian Henry
• Richie Worrall
• Steve Worrall

• Lewis Kerr

Plymouth Devils

• Ty Proctor
• Mark Lemon
• Ricky Kling

• Cory Gathercole
• Chris Schramm
• Todd Kurtz

• Ben Reade

Redcar Bears

• Ulrich Ostergaard
• Aaron Summers
• Matej Kus

• Hugh Skidmore
• Carl Wilkinson
• Micky Dyer

• Max Dilger

Rye House Rockets

• Oliver Allen
• Anders Mellgren
• Tyson Nelson

• Jason Bunyan
• Jason Garrity
• Simon Lambert

• Kasper Lykke

Scunthorpe Scorpions

• Josh Auty
• David Howe
• Thomas Jorgensen

• Ashley Birks
• Michael Palm Toft
• Ryan Douglas

• Josh Bates

Sheffield Tigers

• Simon Stead
• Richard Hall
• Ricky Wells

• Joe Haines
• Facundo Albin
• Damien Koppe

• Jake Knight

Somerset Rebels

• Jason Doyle
• Nick Morris
• Josh Grajczonek

• Alex Davies
• Kyle Newman
• Tom Perry

• Stefan Nielsen

Workington Comets

• Richard Lawson
• Rene Bach
• Rusty Harrison

• Tero Aarnio
• Kyle Howarth
• Mason Campton

• Ashley Morris

League table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
			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
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.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
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
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
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
27/09	Somerset	59-31	Rye House
06/10	Rye House	46-44	Somerset

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions