| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimethorpe Colliery | F. Renton | 14 | 196 |
| 2 | Williams Fairey Engineering | P. Parkes | 17 | 194 |
| 3 | Leyland DAF | R. Evans | 11 | 193 |
| 4 | Britannia Building Society Fodens | H. Snell | 16 | 192 |
| 5 | Sellers Engineering | P. McCann | 5 | 191 |
| 6 | Kennedy's Swinton | K. Bolton | 1 | 189 |
| 7 | Stocksbridge Engineering Steels | H. Megarrell | 9 | 188 |
| 8= | IMI Yorkshire Imperial | M. Antrobus | 18 | 187 |
| 8= | Jaguar Cars City of Coventry | B. Pope | 12 | 187 |
| 10 | John Foster Black Dyke Mills | D. King | 3 | 186 |
| 11 | Marple | G. Cutt | 15 | 185 |
| 12 | Desford Colliery Caterpillar | J. Waton | 8 | 184 |
| 13= | Asphaltic Newham | N. Taken | 19 | 183 |
| 13= | Sun Life Stanshawe | R. Newsome | 10 | 183 |
| 15 | Hammonds Sauce Works | G. Whitham | 2 | 181 |
| 16 | Brighouse & Rastrick | A. Withington | 4 | 179 |
| 17 | CWS (Glasgow) | C. Hardy | 20 | 178 |
| 18 | Wallace Arnold Rothwell | J. Roberts | 13 | 177 |
| 19 | Besses o' th' Barn | P. Hindmarsh | 6 | 176 |
| 20 | Murray International Whitburn | J. Scott | 7 | 175 |
Prizes:
1st: '2,500 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy.
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
6th: '400
The winning conductor, Frank Renton was awarded the Mortimer Maestro Trophy.
The Best Soloist, Robin Taylor, euphonium, Grimethorpe Colliery, won the Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy plus '100.
The Iles Medal was awarded to Peter Wilson.
Murray International Whitburn, Wallace Arnold Rothwell and Asphaltic Newham were relegated.
