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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

<small> Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points<br> 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<br> M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points</small>

Fixtures & results

Play Offs

Group 1

Group 2

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

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 31 May. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.

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.

Final Leading averages

Riders & final averages

Berwick

  • 7.37
  • 7.21
  • 7.16
  • 6.43
  • 6.34
  • 5.94
  • 5.00
  • 4.22
  • 4.05

Edinburgh

  • 10.83
  • 7.59
  • 7.33
  • 7.30
  • 6.27
  • 6.19
  • 3.63
  • 2.79
  • 2.09

Glasgow

  • 8.39
  • 7.50
  • 6.82
  • 6.11
  • 5.83
  • 4.74
  • 4.47
  • 4.06
  • 3.77
  • 3.02

Ipswich

  • 8.93
  • 8.26
  • 7.64
  • 7.50
  • 7.46
  • 5.29
  • 4.82
  • 0.89

Leicester

  • 8.77
  • 8.46
  • 8.15
  • 7.59
  • 5.82
  • 5.33
  • 4.73
  • 4.34
  • 3.45
  • 2.53

Newcastle

  • 8.94
  • 8.35
  • 8.11
  • 8.01
  • 7.67
  • 7.55
  • 7.28
  • 5.31
  • 3.24

Plymouth

  • 9.02
  • 7.80
  • 7.28
  • 7.16
  • 6.56
  • 5.82
  • 4.70
  • 4.57
  • 4.30
  • 3.94

Redcar

  • 8.29
  • 7.87
  • 7.29
  • 6.53
  • 6.06
  • 5.03
  • 4.26
  • 3.50
  • 3.16

Rye House

  • 8.55
  • 8.12
  • 7.77
  • 7.52
  • 7.17
  • 6.60
  • 5.25
  • 4.91
  • 3.08

Scunthorpe

  • 8.42
  • 7.72
  • 7.43
  • 6.93
  • 6.72
  • 5.66
  • 5.34
  • 5.01

Sheffield

  • 9.16
  • 8.45
  • 6.97
  • 5.66
  • 5.35
  • 4.71
  • 4.13
  • 2.94
  • 2.40

Somerset

  • 10.23
  • 9.18
  • 8.70
  • 7.67
  • 6.68
  • 5.58
  • 5.47
  • 3.67
  • 3.64
  • 2.71

Workington

  • 8.84
  • 8.45
  • 7.40
  • 7.08
  • 6.67
  • 4.94
  • 3.83

See also

References