| 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 | 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 | - |
No points awarded
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.
Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Garry Cutt
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Raf Van Looveren (cornet) — Sellers International
Relegated Bands: Carlton Main Frickley Colliery, Cwmamman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery)
The Iles Medal was awarded to Philip Wilby
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Paul Fensom
