2013 Premier League speedway season
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.[1]
| Champions | Somerset Rebels |
|---|---|
| Knockout Cup | Somerset Rebels |
| Individual | Oliver Allen |
| Pairs | Somerset Rebels |
| Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Highest average | Craig Cook |
| 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.
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
Play Offs
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 163 | 11 |
| 2 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 178 | 8 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 199 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 169 | 9 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 182 | 6 |
| 3 | Redcar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 202 | 5 |
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 – 43 | Somerset 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 – 44 | Edinburgh 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.
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.[5]
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
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 – 31 | Rye 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][6] |
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 – 44 | Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 12 Josh Grajczonek 10 Charles Wright 9 Nick Morris 6 Alex Davies 4 Kyle Newman 2 Oliver Greenwood 1 |
|---|---|---|
| [2][7] |
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.[8]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oliver Allen | 2 2 2 3 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Magnus Karlsson | 3 3 3 2 3 | 14 | - | 2 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Doyle | 2 3 3 2 3 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 4 | Craig Cook | 1 2 3 3 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Morris | 3 1 0 3 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6 |  René Bach | 1 1 2 2 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Richard Lawson | 0 3 1 2 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Sebastian Aldén | 3 0 3 1 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 |  Ricky Wells | 3 2 0 1 1 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Richie Worrall | 0 2 1 3 1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Dakota North | 1 3 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
| 12 | Mark Lemon | 0 1 2 1 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 |  Theo Pijper | 2 0 2 0 0 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Micky Dyer | 1 1 f 0 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Josh Auty | 2 0 ex fx | 2 | ||
| 16 | Oliver Greenwood (res) | 1 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Morten Risager | 0 0 fx ns | 0 | ||
| 18 | Max Clegg (res) | 0 0 | 0 |
- 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.[9][10]
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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.[11]
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| Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Edinburgh | 21 | Vissing 8, Cook 6, Sneddon 3, Pjiper 2, Tabaka 2 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 18 | Lanham 6, Tungate 4, Barker 3, Risager 3, Heeps 2 |
| 3 | Somerset | 17 | Morris 6, Grajczonek 5, Davies 4, Newman 2 |
| 4 | Berwick | 16 | Smith 7, Bellego 6, Wethers 2, Ashworth 1 |
Final Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Cook | Edinburgh | 10.83 |
| Jason Doyle | Somerset | 10.23 |
| Nick Morris | Somerset | 9.18 |
| Simon Stead | Sheffield | 9.16 |
| Mikkel Bech Jensen | Plymouth | 9.02 |
| Richie Worrall | Newcastle | 8.94 |
| Ben Barker | Ipswich | 8.93 |
| Richard Lawson | Workington | 8.84 |
| Magnus Karlsson | Leicester | 8.77 |
| Josh Grajczonek | Somerset | 8.70 |
Riders & final averages
Berwick
- Matthew Wethers 7.37
- Kozza Smith 7.21
-
David Bellego 7.16 - Robin Aspgren 6.43
- Sebastian Aldén 6.34
- Ricky Ashworth 5.94
- Nicki Barrett 5.00
- Alex Edberg 4.22
- Paul Starke 4.05
Edinburgh
- Craig Cook 10.83
- Theo Pijper 7.59
- Claus Vissing 7.33
-
József Tabaka 7.30 -
Derek Sneddon 6.27 - Max Fricke 6.19
- Liam Carr 3.63
- Mitchell Davey 2.79
- James Sarjeant 2.09
Glasgow
- Joe Screen 8.39
- Dakota North 7.50
- James Grieves 6.82
- James Wright 6.11
- Henning Bager 5.83
- Anders Thomsen 4.74
- Andre Compton 4.47
- Joe Jacobs 4.06
- Joey Ringwood 3.77
- Harley Horwood 3.02
Ipswich
- Ben Barker 8.93
- Rohan Tungate 8.26
- Cameron Heeps 7.64
- Morten Risager 7.50
- Leigh Lanham 7.46
- Ritchie Hawkins 5.29
- Adam Ellis 4.82
-
Jari Makinen 0.89
Leicester
- Magnus Karlsson 8.77
- Lasse Bjerre 8.46
- Kevin Doolan 8.15
- Kauko Nieminen 7.59
- Jan Graversen 5.82
- Alex Edberg 5.33
- Lewis Blackbird 4.73
- Simon Nielsen 4.34
- Robert Branford 3.45
- James Sarjeant 2.53
Newcastle
- Richie Worrall 8.94
- Anton Rosén 8.35
- Stuart Robson 8.11
- Ludvig Lindgren 8.01
- Andrew Tully 7.67
- Christian Henry 7.55
- Lewis Kerr 7.28
- Chris Schramm 5.31
- Steve Worrall 3.24
Plymouth
- Mikkel Bech 9.02
- Ty Proctor 7.80
- Cory Gathercole 7.28
- Mark Lemon 7.16
- Rasmus Jensen 6.56
- Todd Kurtz 5.82
- Ricky Kling 4.70
- Jake Anderson 4.57
- Michael Palm Toft 4.30
- Chris Schramm 3.94
Redcar
- Micky Dyer 8.29
- Aaron Summers 7.87
- Ulrich Ostergaard 7.29
- Hugh Skidmore 6.53
- Carl Wilkinson 6.06
-
Matej Kus 5.03 -
Max Dilger 4.26 - Mitchell Davey 3.50
- Steve Worrall 3.16
Rye House
- Jason Garrity 8.55
- Oliver Allen 8.12
- Anders Mellgren 7.77
- Pontus Aspgren 7.52
- Tyson Nelson 7.17
-
Jason Bunyan 6.60 - Ben Morley 5.25
- Kasper Lykke 4.91
- Simon Lambert 3.08
Scunthorpe
- Josh Auty 8.42
- Ashley Birks 7.72
- Nicolai Klindt 7.43
- Thomas Jørgensen 6.93
- David Howe 6.72
- Lewis Blackbird 5.66
- Ryan Douglas 5.34
- Michael Palm Toft 5.01
Sheffield
- Simon Stead 9.16
- Ricky Wells 8.45
- Richard Hall 6.97
- Adam Roynon 5.66
- Joe Haines 5.35
- Andre Compton 4.71
-
Facundo Albin 4.13 - Damien Koppe 2.94
- Jake Knight 2.40
Somerset
- Jason Doyle 10.23
- Nick Morris 9.18
- Josh Grajczonek 8.70
- Alex Davies 7.67
- Charles Wright 6.68
- Kyle Newman 5.58
- Stefan Nielsen 5.47
- Simon Lambert 3.67
- Tom Perry 3.64
- Oliver Greenwood 2.71
Workington
- Richard Lawson 8.84
- Rene Bach 8.45
- Rusty Harrison 7.40
- Kyle Howarth 7.08
- Tero Aarnio 6.67
- Ashley Morris 4.94
- Chris Mills 3.83
References
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "2013 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2013 Play Off 1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2013 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- "1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "ALLEN WINS PLRC". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "2013 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Somerset Rebels win Premier League pairs championship". Burnham on Sea. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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