2013 Salford City Reds season

The Salford City Reds played in Super League XVIII during the 2013 season. This was the 18th season of the Super League era.

2013 Salford City Reds season
Super League XVIII Rank14th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge CupN/A
2013 recordWins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 0
Team information
ChairmanMarwan Koukash
Head CoachPhil Veivers; Alan Hunte (interim); Brian Noble
Captain
StadiumAJ Bell Stadium
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Prior to the season the club looked to be folding until Marwan Koukash took it over from John Wilkinson in January 2013.[1]

Reds' first game of the 2013 Super League was a 0-42 home defeat by Wigan Warriors.[2]

Table

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Super League XVIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Huddersfield Giants (L) 27 21 0 6 851 507 +344 42 Play-offs
2   Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 836 461 +375 41
3   Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 712 507 +205 37
4   Wigan Warriors (C) 27 17 1 9 816 460 +356 35
5   St. Helens 27 15 1 11 678 536 +142 31
6   Hull F.C. 27 13 2 12 652 563 +89 28
7   Catalans Dragons 27 13 2 12 619 604 +15 28
8   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 642 760 −118 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 10 2 15 640 658 −18 22
10   Widnes Vikings 27 10 2 15 695 841 −146 22
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 660 749 −89 21
12   Castleford Tigers 27 9 2 16 702 881 −179 20
13   London Broncos 27 5 2 20 487 946 −459 12
14   Salford City Reds 27 6 1 20 436 953 −517 11[a]
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford[3]

2013 transfers out

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Name Position Club Signed Date
  Matty Smith Scrum Half  Wigan Warriors August 2012
  Luke Patten Fullback Retirement August 2012
  Sean Gleeson Centre  Hull Kingston Rovers August 2012
  Iafeta Paleaaesina Prop Limoux Grizzlies September 2012
  Luke Towers Prop Limoux Grizzlies September 2012
  Daniel Holdsworth Stand Off  Hull FC September 2012

References

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  1. ^ Hadfield, Dave (27 January 2013). "Saving Salford gives much-needed boost". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Super League: Sam Tomkins stars as Wigan Warriors crush Salford City Reds in season opener". Sky Sports. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Salford City Reds deducted two points for fielding 14 players". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.