| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foden's Richardson Contest Music | Garry Cutt | 12 | - |
| 2 | Buy As You View St. Magnus | Dr. Robert Childs | 2 | - |
| 3 | Scottish Co-op St. Magnus | Ian McElligott | 18 | - |
| 4 | Kirkintilloch Montage | Steve Bastable | 16 | - |
| 5 | Sellers International Montage | Phillip McCann | 13 | - |
| 6 | Black Dyke Montage | Dr. Nicholas Childs | 6 | - |
| 7 | Desford Colliery Contest Music | Major Peter Parkes | 17 | - |
| 8 | Reg Vardy (Ever Ready) St Magnus | Ray Farr | 19 | - |
| 9 | Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal Contest Music | Frank Renton | 9 | - |
| 10 | Dalewool Auckland (NZ) Montage | Nigel E. Weeks | 4 | - |
| 11 | Brighouse & Rastrick Contest Music | James Gourlay | 5 | - |
| 12 | Fairey FP (Music) Contest Music | Allan Withington | 11 | - |
| 13 | Whitburn Contest Music | Andrew Duncan | 10 | - |
| 14 | Yorkshire Building Society Contest Music | Prof. David King | 8 | - |
| 15 | Rothwell Temperance Contest Music | David Roberts | 8 | - |
| 16 | Cwmaman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery) Montage | John Hudson | 1 | - |
| 17 | Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Contest Music | John Hinckley | 3 | - |
| 18 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Contest Music | Brian Grant | 7 | - |
| 19 | Tredegar St Magnus | Russell Gray | 15 | - |
Prizes:
1st: £3,000 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy and the Belle Vue Challenge Cup.
2nd: £2,000 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £1,500 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: £1,000 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: £500 plus the John Gladney Trophy.
6th: £400 plus the William Rimmer Trophy.
The Iles Medal was awarded to Philip Wilby.
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Paul Fensom.
The winning conductor, Garry Cutt was awarded the Mortimer Maestro Trophy.
The Best Soloist: Sellers International — Principal Cornet: Raf Van Looveren, won the Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy plus £100.
Relegated Bands:
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery & Cwmaman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery)
