| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairey Engineering | W. Hargreaves | 12 | 197 |
| 2 | Desford Colliery | H. Snell | 21 | 196 |
| 3 | Grimethorpe Colliery | E. Howarth | 10 | 195 |
| 4 | Black Dyke Mills | P. Parkes | 9 | 194 |
| 5 | Besses o' th' Barn | R. Newsome | 4 | 193 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Imperial | D. Carr | 22 | 192 |
| 7 | William Davis Construction | J. Berryman | 16 | - |
| 8 | Brighouse & Rastrick | G. Brand | 3 | - |
| - | CWS (Manchester) | F. Renton | 15 | - |
| - | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | D. James | 17 | - |
| - | City of Coventry | K. Dennison | 14 | - |
| - | Cory | D. Stephens | 6 | - |
| - | Ever Ready | T. Walmsley | 19 | - |
| - | Foden Motor Works | D. Gartside | 11 | - |
| - | GUS | K. Wilkinson | 7 | - |
| - | Hammonds Sauce | G. Whitham | 18 | - |
| - | Ransome Hoffman & Pollard | S. Shimwell | 13 | - |
| - | Rochdale Wilsons | D. Loukes | 2 | - |
| - | Sun Life Stanshawe | R. Newsome | 5 | - |
| - | Templemore | J. W. Birch | 8 | - |
| - | Webb Ivory (Newhall) | E. Woodhouse | 20 | - |
| - | Wingates Temperance | D. Wilby | 1 | - |
Prizes:
1st: £650 plus £2000 Guineas Gold Challenge Trophy.
2nd: £450 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £300
4th: £200
5th: £150
6th: £100
The youngest solo cornet player in the top six bands received a Sovereign cornet.
The youngest flugel horn player in the top six bands received a Sovereign Flugel horn.
The Iles Medal was awarded to Geoffrey Whitham.
No bands lost their place at the contest for 1980.
