2013 National League speedway season

The 2013 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by eight teams.

Summary

Scunthorpe Saints and Rye House Cobras were both missing from the 2012 league. Two newcomers were the Coventry Storm and the newly formed Kent Kings.
The Dudley Heathens were champions.

Final table

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Scoring system:

Home loss by any number of points = 0

Home draw = 1

Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2

Home win by 7 points or more = 3

Away loss by 7 points or more = 0

Away loss by 6 points or fewer = 1

Away draw = 2

Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3

Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Playoffs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Dudley Heathens defeated King's Lynn Young Stars in the final.
'''Semi-finals'''

Final

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National League Knockout Cup

The 2013 National League Knockout Cup was the 16th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Dudley Heathens were the winners.
First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
04/08	Buxton	47-43	Dudley
09/07	Isle of Wight	61-32	Kent
24/06	Kent	44-49	Isle of Wight
19/06	King's Lynn	64-26	Stoke
08/06	Stoke	57-32	King's Lynn
04/06	Dudley	55-39	Buxton
26/05	Mildenhall	48-42	Coventry Storm
17/05	Coventry Storm	45-47	Mildenhall

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
24/10	Mildenhall	44-46	Isle of Wight
15/10	Isle of Wight	46-44	Mildenhall
08/10	Isle of Wight	50-40	Mildenhall
5/09	King's Lynn	44-46	Dudley
22/09	Mildenhall	50-40	Isle of Wight
10/09	Dudley	56-34	King's Lynn

Final

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Riders' Championship

Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 21 September at Rye House Stadium.

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Steve Boxall	14+3
2	Lewis Kerr	14+2
3	Lewis Blackbird	12
4	Steve Worrall	11
5	Robert Lambert	11
6	Stefan Nielsen	9
7	Charles Wright	8
8	Ben Morley	6
9	Paul Starke	6
10	Tom Perry	5
11	Joe Jacobs	5
12	James Sarjeant	5
13	Liam Carr	4
14	Ashley Morris	4
15	Josh Bates	0
16	Adam Ellis	0