Champions | Somerset Rebels |
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Knockout Cup | Somerset Rebels |
Individual | Oliver Allen |
Pairs | Somerset Rebels |
Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Highest average | Craig Cook |
Division/s above | 2013 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2013 National League |
The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway.[1]
Summary
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | |||||||
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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
Fixtures & results
[edit]Play Offs
[edit]Group 1
Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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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 |
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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
[edit]First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 8 Derek Sneddon 8 Theo Pijper 7 Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3 Jozsef Tabaka 2 | 45 – 43 | Somerset Rebels Josh Grajczonek 12 Jason Doyle 11 Charles Wright 7 Nick Morris 5 Kyle Newman 4 Alex Davies 4 Lewis Rose 0 |
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[3][4] |
Second leg
Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 11 Josh Grajczonek 9 Alex Davies 8 Kyle Newman 7 Charles Wright 6 Nick Morris 6 Oliver Greenwood 2 | 49 – 44 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 14 Claus Vissing 12 Derek Sneddon 6 Theo Pjiper 6 Liam Carr 3 Max Fricke 3 Jozsef Tabaka R/R |
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[3][5] |
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–89.
Premier League Knockout Cup
[edit]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.[6]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
[edit]First leg
Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 18 Josh Grajczonek 13 Nicolai Klindt 11 Charles Wright 10 Kyle Newman 6 Oliver Greenwood 1 Nick Morris R/R | 59 – 31 | Rye House Rockets Olly Allen 9 Jason Bunyan 8 Anders Mellgren 6 Pontus Aspgren 4 Kasper Lykke 3 Josh Bates 1 Tyson Nelson R/R |
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[3][7] |
Second leg
Rye House Rockets Anders Mellgren 10 Tyson Nelson 8 Olly Allen 7 Pontus Aspgren 7 Jason Bunyan 7 Ben Morley 4 Kasper Lykke 3 | 46 – 44 | Somerset Rebels Jason Doyle 12 Josh Grajczonek 10 Charles Wright 9 Nick Morris 6 Alex Davies 4 Kyle Newman 2 Oliver Greenwood 1 |
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[3][8] |
Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.
Riders' Championship
[edit]Oliver Allen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 22 September at Owlerton Stadium.[9]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | ![]() |
2 2 2 3 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
3 3 3 2 3 | 14 | - | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 3 3 2 3 | 13 | - | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
1 2 3 3 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
3 1 0 3 2 | 9 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
1 1 2 2 3 | 9 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
0 3 1 2 2 | 8 | ||
8 | ![]() |
3 0 3 1 0 | 7 | ||
9 | ![]() |
3 2 0 1 1 | 7 | ||
10 | ![]() |
0 2 1 3 1 | 7 | ||
11 | ![]() |
1 3 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
12 | ![]() |
0 1 2 1 2 | 6 | ||
13 | ![]() |
2 0 2 0 0 | 4 | ||
14 | ![]() |
1 1 f 0 1 | 3 | ||
15 | ![]() |
2 0 ex fx | 2 | ||
16 | ![]() |
1 0 | 1 | ||
17 | ![]() |
0 0 fx ns | 0 | ||
18 | ![]() |
0 0 | 0 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
[edit]The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 31 May. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.[10][11]
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Semi finals
- Somerset bt Edinburgh 5-4
- Scunthorpe bt Workington 5-4
Final
- Somerset bt Scunthorpe 7-2
Fours
[edit]Edinburgh Monarchs won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena.[12]
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Final | |||
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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
[edit]Rider | Team | Average |
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Edinburgh | 10.83 |
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Somerset | 10.23 |
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Somerset | 9.18 |
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Sheffield | 9.16 |
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Plymouth | 9.02 |
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Newcastle | 8.94 |
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Ipswich | 8.93 |
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Workington | 8.84 |
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Leicester | 8.77 |
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Somerset | 8.70 |
Riders & final averages
[edit]Berwick
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Matthew Wethers 7.37
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Kozza Smith 7.21
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David Bellego 7.16
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Robin Aspgren 6.43
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Sebastian Aldén 6.34
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Ricky Ashworth 5.94
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Nicki Barrett 5.00
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Alex Edberg 4.22
-
Paul Starke 4.05
Edinburgh
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Craig Cook 10.83
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Theo Pijper 7.59
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Claus Vissing 7.33
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József Tabaka 7.30
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Derek Sneddon 6.27
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Max Fricke 6.19
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Liam Carr 3.63
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Mitchell Davey 2.79
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James Sarjeant 2.09
Glasgow
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Joe Screen 8.39
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Dakota North 7.50
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James Grieves 6.82
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James Wright 6.11
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Henning Bager 5.83
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Anders Thomsen 4.74
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Andre Compton 4.47
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Joe Jacobs 4.06
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Joey Ringwood 3.77
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Harley Horwood 3.02
Ipswich
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Ben Barker 8.93
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Rohan Tungate 8.26
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Cameron Heeps 7.64
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Morten Risager 7.50
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Leigh Lanham 7.46
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Ritchie Hawkins 5.29
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Adam Ellis 4.82
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Jari Makinen 0.89
Leicester
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Magnus Karlsson 8.77
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Lasse Bjerre 8.46
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Kevin Doolan 8.15
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Kauko Nieminen 7.59
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Jan Graversen 5.82
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Alex Edberg 5.33
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Lewis Blackbird 4.73
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Simon Nielsen 4.34
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Robert Branford 3.45
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James Sarjeant 2.53
Newcastle
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Richie Worrall 8.94
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Anton Rosén 8.35
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Stuart Robson 8.11
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Ludvig Lindgren 8.01
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Andrew Tully 7.67
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Christian Henry 7.55
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Lewis Kerr 7.28
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Chris Schramm 5.31
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Steve Worrall 3.24
Plymouth
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Mikkel Bech 9.02
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Ty Proctor 7.80
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Cory Gathercole 7.28
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Mark Lemon 7.16
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Rasmus Jensen 6.56
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Todd Kurtz 5.82
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Ricky Kling 4.70
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Jake Anderson 4.57
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Michael Palm Toft 4.30
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Chris Schramm 3.94
Redcar
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Micky Dyer 8.29
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Aaron Summers 7.87
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Ulrich Ostergaard 7.29
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Hugh Skidmore 6.53
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Carl Wilkinson 6.06
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Matej Kus 5.03
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Max Dilger 4.26
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Mitchell Davey 3.50
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Steve Worrall 3.16
Rye House
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Jason Garrity 8.55
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Oliver Allen 8.12
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Anders Mellgren 7.77
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Pontus Aspgren 7.52
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Tyson Nelson 7.17
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Jason Bunyan 6.60
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Ben Morley 5.25
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Kasper Lykke 4.91
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Simon Lambert 3.08
Scunthorpe
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Josh Auty 8.42
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Ashley Birks 7.72
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Nicolai Klindt 7.43
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Thomas Jørgensen 6.93
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David Howe 6.72
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Lewis Blackbird 5.66
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Ryan Douglas 5.34
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Michael Palm Toft 5.01
Sheffield
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Simon Stead 9.16
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Ricky Wells 8.45
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Richard Hall 6.97
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Adam Roynon 5.66
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Joe Haines 5.35
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Andre Compton 4.71
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Facundo Albin 4.13
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Damien Koppe 2.94
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Jake Knight 2.40
Somerset
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Jason Doyle 10.23
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Nick Morris 9.18
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Josh Grajczonek 8.70
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Alex Davies 7.67
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Charles Wright 6.68
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Kyle Newman 5.58
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Stefan Nielsen 5.47
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Simon Lambert 3.67
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Tom Perry 3.64
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Oliver Greenwood 2.71
Workington
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Richard Lawson 8.84
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Rene Bach 8.45
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Rusty Harrison 7.40
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Kyle Howarth 7.08
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Tero Aarnio 6.67
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Ashley Morris 4.94
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Chris Mills 3.83
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2013 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "2013 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2013 Play Off 1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2013 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2013 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "1st Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "ALLEN WINS PLRC". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "2013 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Somerset Rebels win Premier League pairs championship". Burnham on Sea. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.