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1987 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 5, 1987

Venue:
Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Test piece:
Freedom (Hubert Bath)

Adjudicator(s):
David Read, Jimmy Howe & Bram Gay

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Williams Fairey EngineeringR. Newsome7194
2Britannia Building Society FodenH. Snell17192
3Grimethorpe CollieryD. James15191
4Ever ReadyE. Cunningham4190
5Brighouse & RastrickD. Broadbent20189
6Desford Colliery DowtyG. Whitham2188
7Kennedy's Swinton ConcertD. King1187
8Leyland DAFR. Evans18186
9GUSJ. Berryman8185
10British Aerospace WingatesG. Brand11184
11Black Dyke MillsP. Parkes10183
12=Point of Ayr Colliery (EIMCO)D. Stephens6182
12=Lewington YamahaD. Hirst19182
14Besses o' th' BarnN. M. Taylor14181
15Sun LifeR. Wiffin13180
16CoryA. Kenney16179
17Jaguar Cars (City of Coventry)R. Franks5178
18IMI Yorkshire ImperialJ. Scott12177
19William Davis ConstructionK. Wilkinson9176
20Blackburn & DarwenA. Evans3175

Prizes:

1st: '2,000 plus British Open Gold Trophy.
2nd: '1,500 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: '1,000 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: '500 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: '400
6th: '300

The Iles Medal was awarded to John Berryman.

The prize money was donated by British Coal.

William Davis Construction and Blackburn and Darwen were relegated. 



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