2013 Salford City Reds season

2013 Salford City Reds season
Super League XVIII Rank	14th
Play-off result	N/A
Challenge Cup	N/A
2013 record	Wins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 0
Team information
Chairman	Marwan Koukash
Head Coach	Phil Veivers; Alan Hunte (interim); Brian Noble
Captain	Martin Gleeson
Stadium	AJ Bell Stadium
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The Salford City Reds played in Super League XVIII during the 2013 season. This was the 18th season of the Super League era.

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

Super League XVIII

Pos	Team v t e	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

	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

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.