| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire Building Society | Prof. David King | 10 | - |
| 2 | Whitburn | Andrew Duncan | 8 | - |
| 3 | Black Dyke | Dr. Nicholas Childs | 11 | - |
| 4 | Fairey FP (Music) | Allan Withington | 9 | - |
| 5 | Brighouse & Rastrick | Ian McElligott | 17 | - |
| 6 | Buy As You View Cory | Dr. Robert Childs | 13 | - |
| 7 | Foden's Richardson | Thomas Wyss | 3 | - |
| 8 | Ever Ready | Ray Farr | 4 | - |
| 9 | Tredegar | Russell Gray | 18 | - |
| 10 | Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel | David Evans | 7 | - |
| 11 | Kirkintilloch | Frank Renton | 16 | - |
| 12 | Besses o' th' Barn | Steven Sykes | 6 | - |
| 13 | Scottish Co-op | James Scott | 12 | - |
| 14 | Leyland | Peter Bassano | 5 | - |
| 15 | Travelsphere Holidays | Major Peter Parkes | 1 | - |
| 16 | Illinois Brass (USA) | Peter Lipari | 15 | - |
| 17 | Cwmaman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery) | John Hudson | 2 | - |
| 18 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery | William Rushworth | 14 | - |
No points were awarded
Only two movements, Venus and Jupiter from the Suite were used for the contest.
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: Prof David King
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Gordon Jenkins (soprano) — Whitburn
Relegated Bands: Travelsphere Holidays, Leyland, Besses o' th' Barn
The Iles Medal was awarded to Bramwell Tovey
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Phillip McCann
Illinois Brass were invited to take part at the contest in place of Grimethorpe Colliery who were unable to compete.
