2013 Premier League speedway season
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.
| 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 | |
| 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.
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 |
References
- "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.