The 2013 Premier League season was the second division of British
speedway
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Summary
The season took place between March and October 2013. The
Scunthorpe Scorpions
The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1972, at three different venues.
History
1972–1978
The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 ...
were the defending champions after winning in 2012. After finishing as runners-up the previous season, the
Somerset Rebels
The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena.
History
The club's stadium, The ...
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
Play Offs
Group 1
Group 2
Play Off final
First leg
Second leg
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–89.
Final Leading averages
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2013 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 46th edition of the
Knockout Cup
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for tier two teams.
Somerset Rebels
The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena.
History
The club's stadium, The ...
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.
Team Lineups
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Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Sheffield Tigers
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Somerset Rebels
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Workington Comets
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See also
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
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Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.
Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup ...
References
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Speedway Premier League
Premier
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Speedway Premier League
The Premier League was the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom (with the exception of the 1995 and 1996 seasons) and governed by The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). ...