2013 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Champions Somerset Rebels Knockout Cup Somerset Rebels Individual Oliver Allen Pairs Somerset Rebels Fours Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 2013 Elite League 2013 National League 2012 2014 The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 1 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210901122208/https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present dead 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 L1 Somerset Rebels2410 1 0 1 3 22 2 3 1218 951562 Ipswich Witches2410101214411193987553 Newcastle Diamonds2410020231331207973544 Edinburgh Monarchs24100022223311721003515 Workington Comets2473022221511391056466 Redcar Bears2462224102510781068457 Leicester Lions2455023101710791103418 Scunthorpe Scorpions2445210214510801075369 Rye House Rockets24423303036105011153110 Berwick Bandits24 5304010110102511502511 Plymouth Devils24 31170211899411902112 Sheffield Tigers24 312600111095812201613 Glasgow Tigers24 122700001294512479 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 main FBR grey 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 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2013fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2013 fixtures & results 13 June 2024 Play Offs Group 1 Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts 1 Edinburgh 4200010010197163112 Workington 411000100118217883 Ipswich 40002000021611990 Group 2 Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts 1 Somerset 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 198 169 9 2 Newcastle42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 187 182 63 Redcar 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 168 202 5 Play Off final First leg 25 October 2013 Edinburgh MonarchsCraig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 8Derek Sneddon 8Theo Pijper 7Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3Jozsef Tabaka 2 45 – 43 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2013fixtures.pdf 2013 results Speedway Researcher 3 October 2021http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.23177 2013 Play Off 1st Leg Official British Speedway website 3 March 2017 3 October 2021 Somerset RebelsJosh Grajczonek 12Jason Doyle 11Charles Wright 7Nick Morris 5Kyle Newman 4Alex Davies 4Lewis Rose 0 Armadale Stadium Second leg 28 October 2013 Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 11Josh Grajczonek 9Alex Davies 8Kyle Newman 7Charles Wright 6Nick Morris 6Oliver Greenwood 2 49 – 44 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.23177 2013 Play Off 2nd Leg Official British Speedway website 3 March 2017 3 October 2021 Edinburgh MonarchsCraig Cook 14Claus Vissing 12Derek Sneddon 6Theo Pjiper 6Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3Jozsef Tabaka R/R Oaktree Arena 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/10/premier-league-ko-cup-2013.html 2013 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two28/04 Newcastle 42-30 Plymouth27/04 Workington 61-29 Ipswich26/04 Plymouth 44-46 Newcastle25/04 Ipswich 55-35Workington21/04 Glasgow 52-38 Rye House20/04 Rye House 63-26 Glasgow18/04 Redcar 45-44 Berwick13/04 Leicester 46-44 Edinburgh13/04 Berwick 44-46 Redcar12/04 Edinburgh 58-31 Leicester Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two05/07 Somerset 48-41 Workington16/06 Newcastle 44-46 Edinburgh16/06 Workington 48-42 Somerset14/06 Edinburgh 44-45 Newcastle14/06 Scunthorpe 41-49 Redcar13/06 Redcar 50-40 Scunthorpe16/05 Sheffield 42-48 Rye House11/05 Rye House 52-38 Sheffield Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two31/08 Rye House 55-35 Redcar30/08 Edinburgh 49-41 Somerset27/08 Somerset 49-41 Edinburgh11/07 Redcar 48-42 Rye House20/09replay Edinburgh 48-42 Somerset18/09replay Somerset 58-32 Edinburgh Final First leg 27 September 2013 Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 18Josh Grajczonek 13Nicolai Klindt 11Charles Wright 10Kyle Newman 6Oliver Greenwood 1Nick Morris R/R 59 – 31 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.22840 1st Leg Official British Speedway website 3 March 2017 3 October 2021 Rye House RocketsOlly Allen 9Jason Bunyan 8Anders Mellgren 6Pontus Aspgren 4Kasper Lykke 3Josh Bates 1Tyson Nelson R/R Oaktree Arena Second leg 6 October 2013 Rye House RocketsAnders Mellgren 10Tyson Nelson 8Olly Allen 7Pontus Aspgren 7Jason Bunyan 7Ben Morley 4Kasper Lykke 3 46 – 44 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.22976 2nd Leg Official British Speedway website 3 March 2017 3 October 2021 Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 12Josh Grajczonek 10Charles Wright 9Nick Morris 6Alex Davies 4Kyle Newman 2Oliver Greenwood 1 Rye House Stadium 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.http://www.sheffield-speedway.com/news.php?extend.1444 ALLEN WINS PLRC Sheffield Speedway 27 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Oliver Allen 2 2 2 3 2 11 332 SWE Magnus Karlsson 3 3 3 2 3 14 -23 AUS Jason Doyle 2 3 3 2 3 13 -14 ENG Craig Cook 1 2 3 3 2 11 205 AUS Nick Morris 3 1 0 3 29 1 6 DEN René Bach 1 1 2 2 3 907 ENG Richard Lawson 0 3 1 2 288 SWE Sebastian Aldén 3 0 3 1 0 7 9USA Ricky Wells 3 2 0 1 1 710 ENG Richie Worrall 0 2 1 3 1 711 AUS Dakota North 1 3 1 1 17 12 AUS Mark Lemon 0 1 2 1 2613 NED Theo Pijper 2 0 2 0 0 414 AUS Micky Dyer 1 1 f 0 1 315 ENG Josh Auty 2 0 ex fx 216 ENG Oliver Greenwood (res) 1 0 117 DEN Morten Risager 0 0 fx ns 018 ENG 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.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2013fixtures.pdf 2013 fixtures Speedway Researcher 30 May 2023https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/speedway-win-04-06-13/ Somerset Rebels win Premier League pairs championship Burnham on Sea 4 June 2013 30 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Somerset 22 Doyle 14, Grajczonek 82Scunthorpe 18 Auty 9, Howe 93Ipswich18 Barker 14, Lanham 44Glasgow 16 Screen 12, Wright 45Berwick 16 Aspegren 8, Smith 8 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 24 Lawson 12, Bach 122Edinburgh 21 Cook 15, Vissing 63Leicester18 Bjerre 11, Doolan 74Sheffield 15 Wells 11, Hall 45Plymouth 12 Gathercole 10, Lemon 2 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.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2013fixtures.pdf 2013 fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 8 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick 15Ashworth 5, Smith 4, Wethers 3, Bellego 3, Aspegren 02 Ipswich 12Barker 5, Risager 3, Tungate 2, Lanham 23 Workington11 Lawson 5, Bach 4, Harrison 2, Aarnio 04 Scunthorpe 10 Auty 5, Howe 3, Jorgensen 1, Palm Toft 1 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Somerset14 Morris 4, Davies 4, Grajczonek 3, Newman 32 Edinburgh 13 Cook 6, Vissing 3, Pjiper 3, Tabaka 1, Sneddon 03 Newcastle 11 Robson 6, Tully 4, Worrall R 1, Lindgren 04 Leicester 10 Nieminen 4, Bjerre 3, Karlsson 2, Doolan 1 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Edinburgh 21 Vissing 8, Cook 6, Sneddon 3, Pjiper 2, Tabaka 22 Ipswich 18Lanham 6, Tungate 4, Barker 3, Risager 3, Heeps 23 Somerset17 Morris 6, Grajczonek 5, Davies 4, Newman 24 Berwick 16Smith 7, Bellego 6, Wethers 2, Ashworth 1 Final Leading averages Rider Team Average ENG Craig Cook Edinburgh 10.83 AUS Jason Doyle Somerset 10.23 AUS Nick Morris Somerset 9.18 ENG Simon Stead Sheffield 9.16 DEN Mikkel Bech Jensen Plymouth 9.02 ENG Richie Worrall Newcastle 8.94 ENG Ben Barker Ipswich 8.93 ENG Richard Lawson Workington 8.84 SWE Magnus Karlsson Leicester 8.77 AUS Josh Grajczonek Somerset 8.70 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em AUS Matthew Wethers 7.37 AUS Kozza Smith 7.21 FRA David Bellego 7.16 SWE Robin Aspgren 6.43 SWE Sebastian Aldén 6.34 ENG Ricky Ashworth 5.94 DEN Nicki Barrett 5.00 SWE Alex Edberg 4.22 ENG Paul Starke 4.05 Edinburgh 22em ENG Craig Cook 10.83 NED Theo Pijper 7.59 DEN Claus Vissing 7.33 HUN József Tabaka 7.30 SCO Derek Sneddon 6.27 AUS Max Fricke 6.19 ENG Liam Carr 3.63 AUS Mitchell Davey 2.79 ENG James Sarjeant 2.09 Glasgow 22em ENG Joe Screen 8.39 AUS Dakota North 7.50 SCO James Grieves 6.82 ENG James Wright 6.11 DEN Henning Bager 5.83 DEN Anders Thomsen 4.74 ENG Andre Compton 4.47 ENG Joe Jacobs 4.06 AUS Joey Ringwood 3.77 AUS Harley Horwood 3.02 Ipswich 22em ENG Ben Barker 8.93 AUS Rohan Tungate 8.26 AUS Cameron Heeps 7.64 DEN Morten Risager 7.50 ENG Leigh Lanham 7.46 ENG Ritchie Hawkins 5.29 ENG Adam Ellis 4.82 FIN Jari Makinen 0.89 Leicester 22em SWE Magnus Karlsson 8.77 DEN Lasse Bjerre 8.46 AUS Kevin Doolan 8.15 FIN Kauko Nieminen 7.59 DEN Jan Graversen 5.82 SWE Alex Edberg 5.33 ENG Lewis Blackbird 4.73 DEN Simon Nielsen 4.34 AUS Robert Branford 3.45 ENG James Sarjeant 2.53 Newcastle 22em ENG Richie Worrall 8.94 SWE Anton Rosén 8.35 ENG Stuart Robson 8.11 SWE Ludvig Lindgren 8.01 SCO Andrew Tully 7.67 AUS Christian Henry 7.55 ENG Lewis Kerr 7.28 ENG Chris Schramm 5.31 ENG Steve Worrall 3.24 Plymouth 22em DEN Mikkel Bech 9.02 AUS Ty Proctor 7.80 AUS Cory Gathercole 7.28 AUS Mark Lemon 7.16 DEN Rasmus Jensen 6.56 AUS Todd Kurtz 5.82 SWE Ricky Kling 4.70 ENG Jake Anderson 4.57 DEN Michael Palm Toft 4.30 ENG Chris Schramm 3.94 Redcar 22em AUS Micky Dyer 8.29 AUS Aaron Summers 7.87 DEN Ulrich Ostergaard 7.29 AUS Hugh Skidmore 6.53 ENG Carl Wilkinson 6.06 CZE Matej Kus 5.03 GER Max Dilger 4.26 AUS Mitchell Davey 3.50 ENG Steve Worrall 3.16 Rye House 22em ENG Jason Garrity 8.55 ENG Oliver Allen 8.12 SWE Anders Mellgren 7.77 SWE Pontus Aspgren 7.52 AUS Tyson Nelson 7.17 NZL Jason Bunyan 6.60 ENG Ben Morley 5.25 DEN Kasper Lykke 4.91 ENG Simon Lambert 3.08 Scunthorpe 22em ENG Josh Auty 8.42 ENG Ashley Birks 7.72 DEN Nicolai Klindt 7.43 DEN Thomas Jørgensen 6.93 ENG David Howe 6.72 ENG Lewis Blackbird 5.66 AUS Ryan Douglas 5.34 DEN Michael Palm Toft 5.01 Sheffield 22em ENG Simon Stead 9.16 USA Ricky Wells 8.45 ENG Richard Hall 6.97 ENG Adam Roynon 5.66 ENG Joe Haines 5.35 ENG Andre Compton 4.71 ARG Facundo Albin 4.13 AUS Damien Koppe 2.94 ENG Jake Knight 2.40 Somerset 22em AUS Jason Doyle 10.23 AUS Nick Morris 9.18 AUS Josh Grajczonek 8.70 ENG Alex Davies 7.67 ENG Charles Wright 6.68 ENG Kyle Newman 5.58 ENG Stefan Nielsen 5.47 ENG Simon Lambert 3.67 ENG Tom Perry 3.64 ENG Oliver Greenwood 2.71 Workington 22em ENG Richard Lawson 8.84 DEN Rene Bach 8.45 AUS Rusty Harrison 7.40 ENG Kyle Howarth 7.08 FIN Tero Aarnio 6.67 ENG Ashley Morris 4.94 ENG Chris Mills 3.83 See also List of United 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