| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Besses o' th' Barn | R. Newsome | 18 | 191 |
| 2 | Fairey Engineering | G. Brand | 9 | 189 |
| 3 | GUS | K. Wilkinson | 11 | 186 |
| 4 | Desford Colliery | H. Snell | 10 | 184 |
| 5 | Ever Ready | E. Cunningham | 6 | 182 |
| 6 | Leyland Vehicles | R. Evans | 19 | 181 |
| - | Bass Wingates | D. Carr | 2 | - |
| - | Black Dyke Mills | P. Parkes | 14 | - |
| - | Brighouse & Rastrick | J. Scott | 5 | - |
| - | Brodsworth Colliery | D. Carr | 16 | - |
| - | CWS (Manchester) | F. Renton | 21 | - |
| - | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | D. Stephens | 12 | - |
| - | City of Coventry | S. Shimwell | 20 | - |
| - | Cory | A. Kenney | 17 | - |
| - | Fodens | H. Snell | 15 | - |
| - | Grimethorpe Colliery | P. Robinson | 13 | - |
| - | Hammonds Sauce | G. Whitham | 3 | - |
| - | Hawthorn City (Australia) | L. Hicks | 8 | - |
| - | Rochdale Wilsons | D. Loukes | 4 | - |
| - | Sun Life | D. Bourgeois | 22 | - |
| - | William Davis Construction | J. Berryman | 1 | - |
| - | Yorkshire Imperial | J. Pryce Jones | 7 | - |
The contest was sponsored by the Daily Mirror Newspaper.
Prizes:
1st: £2,000 plus £2000 Guineas Gold Challenge Trophy, plus the Daily Mirror Trophy.
2nd: £1,250 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £800
4th: £550
5th: £450
6th: £350
Each member of the winning band received a specially engraved certificate.
The winning band received a Sovereign cornet.
The Iles Medal was awarded to Denis Carr.
No bands lost their place for the 1983 contest.
