2013 Premier League speedway season

2013 Premier League speedway season

League	2013 Speedway Premier League
Season	2013
Champions	Somerset Rebels
Premier League Fours	Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier League Pairs	Somerset Rebels
Premier League Riders Championship	Oliver Allen
Highest average	Ben Barker (9.83)

The 2013 Premier League season took place between March and October 2013. The Scunthorpe Scorpions were the defending champions after winning in 2012. And after finishing as runners-up in that season the Somerset Rebels went one better in 2013 and ended up being declared the Premier League Champions.

Team Lineups

Berwick Bandits

• Ricky Ashworth
• Kozza Smith
• Robin Aspgren

• Matthew Wethers
• David Bellego
• Alex Edberg

• Nicki Barrett

Edinburgh Monarchs

• Craig Cook
• Theo Pijper
• Sam Masters

• Derek Sneddon
• Max Fricke
• Jozsef Tabaka

• Marcel Helfer

Glasgow Tigers

• Joe Screen
• James Grieves
• James Wright

• Henning Bager
• Joey Ringwood
• Harley Horwood

• Joe Jacobs

Ipswich Witches

• Ben Barker
• Leigh Lanham
• Morten Risager

• Rohan Tungate
• Jari Makinen
• Cameron Heeps

• Adam Ellis

Leicester Lions

• Kauko Nieminen
• Lasse Bjerre
• Kevin Doolan

• Adam Roynon
• Jan Graversen
• Simon Nielsen

• Lewis Blackbird

Newcastle Diamonds

• Stuart Robson
• Andrew Tully
• Ludvig Lindgren

• Christian Henry
• Richie Worrall
• Steve Worrall

• Lewis Kerr

Plymouth Devils

• Ty Proctor
• Mark Lemon
• Ricky Kling

• Cory Gathercole
• Chris Schramm
• Todd Kurtz

• Ben Reade

Redcar Bears

• Ulrich Ostergaard
• Aaron Summers
• Matej Kus

• Hugh Skidmore
• Carl Wilkinson
• Micky Dyer

• Max Dilger

Rye House Rockets

• Oliver Allen
• Anders Mellgren
• Tyson Nelson

• Jason Bunyan
• Jason Garrity
• Simon Lambert

• Kasper Lykke

Scunthorpe Scorpions

• Josh Auty
• David Howe
• Thomas Jorgensen

• Ashley Birks
• Michael Palm Toft
• Ryan Douglas

• Josh Bates

Sheffield Tigers

• Simon Stead
• Richard Hall
• Ricky Wells

• Joe Haines
• Facundo Albin
• Damien Koppe

• Jake Knight

Somerset Rebels

• Jason Doyle
• Nick Morris
• Josh Grajczonek

• Alex Davies
• Kyle Newman
• Tom Perry

• Stefan Nielsen

Workington Comets

• Richard Lawson
• Rene Bach
• Rusty Harrison

• Tero Aarnio
• Kyle Howarth
• Mason Campton

• Ashley Morris

League Table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
			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