# 2013 Premier League speedway season

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.

## League table

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

| Home \ Away | 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 | |

## 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
Second leg
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.
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
Second leg
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.
| 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 | 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.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Somerset | 22 | Doyle 14, Grajczonek 8 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe | 18 | Auty 9, Howe 9 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 18 | Barker 14, Lanham 4 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 16 | Screen 12, Wright 4 |
| 5 | Berwick | 16 | Aspegren 8, Smith 8 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Workington | 24 | Lawson 12, Bach 12 |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 21 | Cook 15, Vissing 6 |
| 3 | Leicester | 18 | Bjerre 11, Doolan 7 |
| 4 | Sheffield | 15 | Wells 11, Hall 4 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 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.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Berwick | 15 | Ashworth 5, Smith 4, Wethers 3, Bellego 3, Aspegren 0 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 12 | Barker 5, Risager 3, Tungate 2, Lanham 2 |
| 3 | Workington | 11 | Lawson 5, Bach 4, Harrison 2, Aarnio 0 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 10 | Auty 5, Howe 3, Jorgensen 1, Palm Toft 1 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Somerset | 14 | Morris 4, Davies 4, Grajczonek 3, Newman 3 |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 13 | Cook 6, Vissing 3, Pjiper 3, Tabaka 1, Sneddon 0 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 11 | Robson 6, Tully 4, Worrall R 1, Lindgren 0 |
| 4 | Leicester | 10 | Nieminen 4, Bjerre 3, Karlsson 2, Doolan 1 |
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