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2013 Castleford Tigers season

English rugby league season

Field	Value
name	Castleford Tigers 2013 season
year	2013
team_colour	#ffc200
font_colour	black
league	Super League
league_rank	12th
league_wins	9
league_draws	2
league_losses	16
points_for	714
points_against	909
playoff_result	Did not qualify
cup	Challenge Cup
cup_result	Fourth round
cup_wins	0
cup_losses	1
CEO_title	Chairman
CEO	Jack Fulton
coach_title	Head Coach
coach	Ian Millward (sacked 9 April)
Danny Orr (caretaker)
Daryl Powell
captain	Michael Shenton
stadium	The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
agg_attendance	81,979
avg_attendance	6,306
high_attendance	9,103
low_attendance	3,222
top_tries	Justin Carney (21)
top_goals	Jamie Ellis (59)
top_points	Jamie Ellis (147)
prev_season	2012
next_season	2014
list	yes
list_link	List of Castleford Tigers seasons

Danny Orr (caretaker) Daryl Powell

The 2013 season was the '''Castleford Tigers'''' 88th season in the Rugby Football League and their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2013 Super League and the 2013 Challenge Cup.

Castleford began the season under head coach Ian Millward, before he was dismissed in April. After assistant Danny Orr took charge as caretaker, Daryl Powell was appointed head coach in May. The team was captained by Michael Shenton. They finished the Super League season in 12th place.

First-team squad

ENG Danny Orr (caretaker)
ENG Daryl Powell

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No	Player	From	Contract	Date	Ref.
3	Michael Shenton	St Helens	4 years	7 June 2012
4	Jake Webster	Hull Kingston Rovers	3 years	26 June 2012
11	Lee Gilmour	Huddersfield Giants	2 years	28 June 2012
19	Jordan Tansey	York City Knights	1 year	5 July 2012
2	Justin Carney	Sydney Roosters	2 years	9 August 2012
12	Weller Hauraki	Leeds Rhinos	2 years	13 September 2012
25	Keith Mason	Huddersfield Giants	1 year	12 December 2012
27	Ryan Boyle	Salford City Reds	1½ years	4 April 2013	date=4 April 2013	title=Salford & Castleford swap Ryan Boyle & Jacob Emmitt	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/22029175	access-date=28 October 2024	website=BBC Sport}}
29	Ben Davies	Widnes Vikings	½ year	13 June 2013

Loans in

No	Player	From	Loan type	Arrival	Return
26	Gareth O'Brien	Warrington Wolves	One-month	14 February 2013	13 March 2013
28	Tyrone McCarthy	Warrington Wolves	One-month	29 April 2013	23 May 2013
30	Michael Channing	London Broncos	Season-long	6 July 2013

Transfers out

No	Player	To	Contract	Date	Ref.
3	Joe Arundel	Hull FC	4 years	29 May 2012
2	Nick Youngquest	Retired}}	26 June 2012
16	Ryan Hudson	Retired}}	18 July 2012
27	John Davies	Batley Bulldogs	2 years	21 July 2012
7	Danny Orr	Retired}}	26 July 2012
14	Stuart Jones	Retired}}	2 August 2012
5	Josh Griffin	Released}}	29 August 2012
13	Steve Snitch	Northern Pride	1 year	31 August 2012
29	Josh Atkinson	Released}}	9 September 2012
—	Ryan Brierley	Leigh Centurions	1 year	9 September 2012	date=15 July 2013	title=Super League: Leigh star Ryan Brierley rejects chance to join Castleford	url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/13995/8825005/super-league-leigh-star-ryan-brierley-rejects-chance-to-join-castleford	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718052052/http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/13995/8825005/Super-League-Leigh-star-Ryan-Brierley-rejects-chance-to-join-Castleford	archive-date=18 July 2013	access-date=12 January 2025	website=Sky Sports}}
31	Ben Blackmore	Huddersfield Giants	1 year	22 September 2012
19	Paul Jackson	Whitehaven	2 years	25 September 2012
—	Richie Mathers	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	2 years	23 October 2012
14	Jake Emmitt	Salford Red Devils	1½ years	4 April 2013
20	Steve Nash	Dewsbury Rams	½ year	26 July 2013	date=26 July 2013	title=Castleford Tigers: Steve Nash and Ben Davies depart	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/23468859	access-date=12 January 2025	website=BBC Sport}}
29	Ben Davies	Halifax	½ year	26 July 2013

Loans out

No	Player	To	Loan type	Departure	Return
21	Ben Johnston	Dewsbury Rams	Season-long, one-month recall	25 October 2012	21 April 2013
23	James Clare	Doncaster	Season-long, one-month recall	25 October 2012	4 March 2013
20	Steve Nash	Dewsbury Rams	Season-long	1 February 2013
21	Ben Johnston	York City Knights	Season-long	9 May 2013	2 September 2013

Dual registration

Under the newly-introduced dual registration system, Castleford agreed a partnership with Keighley Cougars in the Championship. Additionally, Dan Fleming featured for Batley Bulldogs on an individual dual registration deal.

Club	No	Player	App	T	Pts
Keighley Cougars	1	Richard Owen	1	0	0
8	Jonathan Walker	2	0	0
14	Jake Emmitt	3	0	0
24	Charlie Martin	6	0	0
Batley Bulldogs	22	Daniel Fleming	11	3	12

: Sources: RLRKC – Keighley Cougars 2013 & RLRKC – Batley Bulldogs 2013

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Sun 13 January	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium		6–26	Webster	Dixon		5,577
Sun 20 January	Featherstone Rovers	H	Wheldon Road		20–10	Carney (2), Webster, Dixon	Dixon (2)		2,388

: Source:

Super League

Main article: 2013 Super League season

Results

Date	Round	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Sun 3 February	1	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	24–40	Carney, Shenton, Owen, Webster	Ellis (4)		10,721
Sun 10 February	2	Leeds Rhinos	H	Wheldon Road	14–12	Tansey, Webster	Ellis (3)		9,103
Sat 16 February	3	Bradford Bulls	A	Odsal Stadium	12–38	Ellis, Dixon	Ellis (2)		7,724
Sun 24 February	4	Catalans Dragons	H	Wheldon Road	17–17	Thompson, Shenton, Dixon	Ellis (2)	O'Brien	5,205
Sun 3 March	5	Wigan Warriors	H	Wheldon Road	22–28	Webster, Ellis, Carney (2)	Ellis (3)		7,852
Fri 8 March	6	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	0–52				11,852
Sun 17 March	7	London Broncos	H	Wheldon Road	12–26	Dixon, Huby	Ellis (2)		4,751
Sun 24 March	8	Hull Kingston Rovers	A	Craven Park	22–26	Dixon, Webster, Owen, Clark	Dixon (3)		6,489
Fri 29 March	9	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	H	Wheldon Road	16–37	Thompson (2), Owen	Ellis (2)		7,705
Mon 1 April	10	St Helens	A	Langtree Park	18–48	Clark, Carney, Clare	Ellis (3)		10,943
Sat 6 April	11	Huddersfield Giants	H	Wheldon Road	24–40	Holmes, Milner, Clark, Walker	Ellis (4)		3,222
Sat 13 April	12	Widnes Vikings	H	Wheldon Road	28–26	Clare, Owen (2), Thompson, Milner	Ellis (4)		3,986
Sat 27 April	13	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	30–34	Massey, Carney, Milner, Holmes, Ellis, Thompson	Ellis (3)		2,306
Sun 5 May	14	Hull Kingston Rovers	H	Wheldon Road	32–24	Boyle, Carney (2), Shenton, Walker, Tansey	Ellis (4)		6,474
Sat 18 May	15	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	30–39	Thompson (2), Carney (2), Clark	Ellis (5)		7,083
Sat 25 May	16	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	N	Etihad Stadium	49–24	Clark, Ellis, Dixon (4), Huby, Carney, Thompson	Ellis (6)	Ellis	31,249
Sat 1 June	17	London Broncos	A	Twickenham Stoop	30–30	Clark, Chase, Millington, Carney, Massey	Ellis (5)		1,810
Fri 7 June	18	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	24–42	Hauraki, Tansey (2), Huby	Ellis (4)		17,035
Fri 21 June	19	Hull FC	H	Wheldon Road	30–28	Owen, Chase, Clark, Walker, Clare	Dixon (5)		6,022
Fri 28 June	20	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	18–4	Dixon, Millington, Clare	Dixon (3)		12,463
Sun 7 July	21	St Helens	H	Wheldon Road	24–40	Owen, Tansey, Hauraki, Carney, Chase	Dixon (2)		8,229
Sun 21 July	22	Huddersfield Giants	A	Kirklees Stadium	32–48	Shenton, Carney (2), Clark, Chase, Hauraki	Dixon (4)		5,733
Sun 4 August	23	Warrington Wolves	H	Wheldon Road	30–40	Carney, Hauraki, Milner, Dixon, Huby	Dixon (5)		5,980
Sun 11 August	24	Widnes Vikings	A	Select Security Stadium	42–38	Carney (2), Boyle, Massey, Ellis, Milner, Hauraki, Channing	Dixon (5)		5,155
Sun 18 August	25	Bradford Bulls	H	Wheldon Road	46–34	Dixon, Milner (2), Carney, Chase, Tansey, Massey, Ellis	Dixon (7)		6,633
Sun 1 September	26	Salford Red Devils	H	Wheldon Road	44–30	Channing (2), Shenton, Carney (3), Fleming, Chase, Thompson	Dixon (3), Ellis		6,817
Sun 8 September	27	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	A	Belle Vue	32–36	Clare (4), Chase, Hauraki	Dixon (4)		6,404

: *Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 & *

League table

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2013 Challenge Cup

Results

Date	Round	Opposition	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Attendance
Fri 19 April	Round 4	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium		12–28	Chase, Ellis	Ellis (2)		8,130

: *Sources: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013 & *

Player statistics

Summary

No	Player	App	T	G	DG	Pts
1	Richard Owen	14	7	0	0	0
2	Justin Carney	20	21	0	0	0
3	Michael Shenton	27	5	0	0	0
4	Jake Webster	7	4	0	0	0
5	Kirk Dixon	21	11	41	0	0
6	Rangi Chase	26	8	0	0	0
7	Jamie Ellis	24	7	59	1	0
8	Jonathan Walker	20	3	0	0	0
9	Daryl Clark	28	8	0	0	0
10	Craig Huby	28	4	0	0	0
11	Lee Gilmour	13	0	0	0	0
12	Weller Hauraki	26	6	0	0	0
13	Grant Millington	21	2	0	0	0
14	Jake Emmitt	5	0	0	0	0
15	Adam Milner	23	7	0	0	0
16	Nathan Massey	28	4	0	0	0
17	Oliver Holmes	23	2	0	0	0
18	Jordan Thompson	25	9	0	0	0
19	Jordan Tansey	27	6	0	0	0
20	Steve Nash	0	0	0	0	0
21	Ben Johnston	0	0	0	0	0
22	Daniel Fleming	11	1	0	0	0
23	James Clare	9	8	0	0	0
24	Charlie Martin	6	0	0	0	0
25	Keith Mason	16	0	0	0	0
26	Gareth O'Brien	2	0	0	1	1
27	Ryan Boyle	17	2	0	0	0
28	Tyrone McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0
29	Ben Davies	2	0	0	0	0
30	Michael Channing	4	3	0	0	0
31	Ben Reynolds	2	0	0	0	0
32	Ryan Backhouse	0	0	0	0	0

: Source: RLRKC – Castleford Tigers 2013

References

(7 June 2012). "Centre Michael Shenton to rejoin Castleford from St Helens".
(26 June 2012). "Castleford Tigers sign Jake Webster and Jamie Ellis".
(28 June 2012). "Castleford to sign veteran Huddersfield centre Lee Gilmour".
(5 July 2012). "Castleford agree deal for utility back Jordan Tansey".
(9 August 2012). "Castleford Tigers sign Justin Carney from Sydney Roosters".
(13 September 2012). "Castleford to sign Weller Hauraki from Leeds Rhinos".
(12 December 2012). "Keith Mason: Castleford Tigers sign ex-Huddersfield prop".
(4 April 2013). "Salford & Castleford swap Ryan Boyle & Jacob Emmitt".
(13 June 2013). "Castleford Tigers sign former Widnes prop Ben Davies".
(14 February 2013). "Castleford Tigers sign Gareth O'Brien as Rangi Chase cover".
Taylor, Christopher Terris. (13 March 2013). "Warrington Wolves recall stand off Gareth O'Brien from loan spell at Castleford Tigers".
(29 April 2013). "Castleford sign Tyrone McCarthy on loan from Warrington".
Harber, Tony. (23 May 2013). "Chase faces fitness test to play in Magic derby".
(6 July 2013). "Castleford Tigers sign Michael Channing from London Broncos".
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Stephenson, Rebecca. (26 June 2012). "Youngquest calls time".
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