# 2013 Castleford Tigers season

The 2013 season was the Castleford Tigers' 88th season in the Rugby Football League and their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2013 Super League and the 2013 Challenge Cup.
Castleford began the season under head coach Ian Millward, before he was dismissed in April. After assistant Danny Orr took charge as caretaker, Daryl Powell was appointed head coach in May. The team was captained by Michael Shenton. They finished the Super League season in 12th place.

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| No | Player | From | Contract | Date |
| 3 | Michael Shenton | St Helens | 4 years | 7 June 2012 |
| 4 | Jake Webster | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 years | 26 June 2012 |
| 11 | Lee Gilmour | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years | 28 June 2012 |
| 19 | Jordan Tansey | York City Knights | 1 year | 5 July 2012 |
| 2 | Justin Carney | Sydney Roosters | 2 years | 9 August 2012 |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | 13 September 2012 |
| 25 | Keith Mason | Huddersfield Giants | 1 year | 12 December 2012 |
| 27 | Ryan Boyle | Salford City Reds | 1½ years | 4 April 2013 |
| 29 | Ben Davies | Widnes Vikings | ½ year | 13 June 2013 |

### Loans in

| No | Player | From | Loan type | Arrival | Return |
| 26 | Gareth O'Brien | Warrington Wolves | One-month | 14 February 2013 | 13 March 2013 |
| 28 | Tyrone McCarthy | Warrington Wolves | One-month | 29 April 2013 | 23 May 2013 |
| 30 | Michael Channing | London Broncos | Season-long | 6 July 2013 | Permanent |

### Transfers out

| No | Player | To | Contract | Date |
| 3 | Joe Arundel | Hull FC | 4 years | 29 May 2012 |
| 2 | Nick Youngquest | Retired | Retired | 26 June 2012 |
| 16 | Ryan Hudson | Retired | Retired | 18 July 2012 |
| 27 | John Davies | Batley Bulldogs | 2 years | 21 July 2012 |
| 7 | Danny Orr | Retired | Retired | 26 July 2012 |
| 14 | Stuart Jones | Retired | Retired | 2 August 2012 |
| 5 | Josh Griffin | Released | Released | 29 August 2012 |
| 13 | Steve Snitch | Northern Pride | 1 year | 31 August 2012 |
| 29 | Josh Atkinson | Released | Released | 9 September 2012 |
| — | Ryan Brierley | Leigh Centurions | 1 year | 9 September 2012 |
| 31 | Ben Blackmore | Huddersfield Giants | 1 year | 22 September 2012 |
| 19 | Paul Jackson | Whitehaven | 2 years | 25 September 2012 |
| — | Richie Mathers | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 years | 23 October 2012 |
| 14 | Jake Emmitt | Salford Red Devils | 1½ years | 4 April 2013 |
| 20 | Steve Nash | Dewsbury Rams | ½ year | 26 July 2013 |
| 29 | Ben Davies | Halifax | ½ year | 26 July 2013 |

### Loans out

| No | Player | To | Loan type | Departure | Return |
| 21 | Ben Johnston | Dewsbury Rams | Season-long, one-month recall | 25 October 2012 | 21 April 2013 |
| 23 | James Clare | Doncaster | Season-long, one-month recall | 25 October 2012 | 4 March 2013 |
| 20 | Steve Nash | Dewsbury Rams | Season-long | 1 February 2013 | Permanent |
| 21 | Ben Johnston | York City Knights | Season-long | 9 May 2013 | 2 September 2013 |

### Dual registration

Under the newly-introduced dual registration system, Castleford agreed a partnership with Keighley Cougars in the Championship. Additionally, Dan Fleming featured for Batley Bulldogs on an individual dual registration deal.
| Club | No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
| Keighley Cougars | 1 | Richard Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keighley Cougars | 8 | Jonathan Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keighley Cougars | 14 | Jake Emmitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keighley Cougars | 24 | Charlie Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batley Bulldogs | 22 | Daniel Fleming | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
    Sources: RLRKC – Keighley Cougars 2013 & RLRKC – Batley Bulldogs 2013
* ↑ The deal was made permanent on 20 September 2013
* ↑ Griffin crossed codes to rugby union and joined Leeds Carnegie
* 1 2 Initially joined on loan during the 2012 season, with the deal being made permanent ahead of 2013
* ↑ The deal was made permanent on 26 July 2013

## Pre-season friendlies

| Date | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance |
| Sun 13 January | Hull FC | A | KC Stadium | L | 6–26 | Webster | Dixon | | 5,577 |
| Sun 20 January | Featherstone Rovers | H | Wheldon Road | W | 20–10 | Carney (2), Webster, Dixon | Dixon (2) | | 2,388 |
    Source:
* ↑ Kirk Yeaman's testimonial match

## Super League
### Results

| Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance |
| Sun 3 February | 1 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 24–40 | Carney, Shenton, Owen, Webster | Ellis (4) | | 10,721 |
| Sun 10 February | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Wheldon Road | W | 14–12 | Tansey, Webster | Ellis (3) | | 9,103 |
| Sat 16 February | 3 | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 12–38 | Ellis, Dixon | Ellis (2) | | 7,724 |
| Sun 24 February | 4 | Catalans Dragons | H | Wheldon Road | D | 17–17 | Thompson, Shenton, Dixon | Ellis (2) | O'Brien | 5,205 |
| Sun 3 March | 5 | Wigan Warriors | H | Wheldon Road | L | 22–28 | Webster, Ellis, Carney (2) | Ellis (3) | | 7,852 |
| Fri 8 March | 6 | Hull FC | A | KC Stadium | L | 0–52 | | | | 11,852 |
| Sun 17 March | 7 | London Broncos | H | Wheldon Road | L | 12–26 | Dixon, Huby | Ellis (2) | | 4,751 |
| Sun 24 March | 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 22–26 | Dixon, Webster, Owen, Clark | Dixon (3) | | 6,489 |
| Fri 29 March | 9 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Wheldon Road | L | 16–37 | Thompson (2), Owen | Ellis (2) | | 7,705 |
| Mon 1 April | 10 | St Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 18–48 | Clark, Carney, Clare | Ellis (3) | | 10,943 |
| Sat 6 April | 11 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Wheldon Road | L | 24–40 | Holmes, Milner, Clark, Walker | Ellis (4) | | 3,222 |
| Sat 13 April | 12 | Widnes Vikings | H | Wheldon Road | W | 28–26 | Clare, Owen (2), Thompson, Milner | Ellis (4) | | 3,986 |
| Sat 27 April | 13 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 30–34 | Massey, Carney, Milner, Holmes, Ellis, Thompson | Ellis (3) | | 2,306 |
| Sun 5 May | 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Wheldon Road | W | 32–24 | Boyle, Carney (2), Shenton, Walker, Tansey | Ellis (4) | | 6,474 |
| Sat 18 May | 15 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 30–39 | Thompson (2), Carney (2), Clark | Ellis (5) | | 7,083 |
| Sat 25 May | 16 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | N | Etihad Stadium | W | 49–24 | Clark, Ellis, Dixon (4), Huby, Carney, Thompson | Ellis (6) | Ellis | 31,249 |
| Sat 1 June | 17 | London Broncos | A | Twickenham Stoop | D | 30–30 | Clark, Chase, Millington, Carney, Massey | Ellis (5) | | 1,810 |
| Fri 7 June | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 24–42 | Hauraki, Tansey (2), Huby | Ellis (4) | | 17,035 |
| Fri 21 June | 19 | Hull FC | H | Wheldon Road | W | 30–28 | Owen, Chase, Clark, Walker, Clare | Dixon (5) | | 6,022 |
| Fri 28 June | 20 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W | 18–4 | Dixon, Millington, Clare | Dixon (3) | | 12,463 |
| Sun 7 July | 21 | St Helens | H | Wheldon Road | L | 24–40 | Owen, Tansey, Hauraki, Carney, Chase | Dixon (2) | | 8,229 |
| Sun 21 July | 22 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | L | 32–48 | Shenton, Carney (2), Clark, Chase, Hauraki | Dixon (4) | | 5,733 |
| Sun 4 August | 23 | Warrington Wolves | H | Wheldon Road | L | 30–40 | Carney, Hauraki, Milner, Dixon, Huby | Dixon (5) | | 5,980 |
| Sun 11 August | 24 | Widnes Vikings | A | Select Security Stadium | W | 42–38 | Carney (2), Boyle, Massey, Ellis, Milner, Hauraki, Channing | Dixon (5) | | 5,155 |
| Sun 18 August | 25 | Bradford Bulls | H | Wheldon Road | W | 46–34 | Dixon, Milner (2), Carney, Chase, Tansey, Massey, Ellis | Dixon (7) | | 6,633 |
| Sun 1 September | 26 | Salford Red Devils | H | Wheldon Road | W | 44–30 | Channing (2), Shenton, Carney (3), Fleming, Chase, Thompson | Dixon (3), Ellis | | 6,817 |
| Sun 8 September | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | L | 32–36 | Clare (4), Chase, Hauraki | Dixon (4) | | 6,404 |
    Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 &
* ↑ The match was abandoned with 7 minutes remaining due to a floodlight issue, though it was agreed the result would stand.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BE-QINU`"'
* ↑ Ian Millward's final match as head coach
* ↑ Danny Orr's first match as interim head coach
* ↑ Salford were later deducted 2 competition points for having 14 players on the pitch during the closing minutes.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000C6-QINU`"'
* ↑ Daryl Powell's first match as head coach

### League table

Super League XVIII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Huddersfield Giants (L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 851 | 507 | +344 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 836 | 461 | +375 | 41 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 712 | 507 | +205 | 37 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors (C) | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 816 | 460 | +356 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | St. Helens | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 678 | 536 | +142 | 31 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 652 | 563 | +89 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 619 | 604 | +15 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 642 | 760 | −118 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 640 | 658 | −18 | 22 | |
| 10 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 695 | 841 | −146 | 22 | |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 660 | 749 | −89 | 21 | |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 702 | 881 | −179 | 20 | |
| 13 | London Broncos | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 487 | 946 | −459 | 12 | |
| 14 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 436 | 953 | −517 | 11 | |
* ↑ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford'"`UNIQ--ref-000000DC-QINU`"'

## Challenge Cup
### Results

| Date | Round | Opposition | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Attendance |
| Fri 19 April | Round 4 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 12–28 | Chase, Ellis | Ellis (2) | | 8,130 |
    Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 &

## Player statistics
### Summary

Appearances and points in all competitions :
| No | Player | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Richard Owen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Justin Carney | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michael Shenton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jake Webster | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kirk Dixon | 21 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rangi Chase | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jamie Ellis | 24 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jonathan Walker | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Daryl Clark | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Craig Huby | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lee Gilmour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Weller Hauraki | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Grant Millington | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jake Emmitt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Adam Milner | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nathan Massey | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Oliver Holmes | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jordan Thompson | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jordan Tansey | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Steve Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ben Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Fleming | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | James Clare | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Charlie Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Keith Mason | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gareth O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Ryan Boyle | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tyrone McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ben Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Michael Channing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ben Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ryan Backhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013