Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Richard Evans
Venue:	King George's Hall, Blackburn

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Trafford	Steve Beardmore		5	192
2	British Telecom	John Maines		12	191
3	Vernon Building Society Poynton	Alan Lawton		4	190
4	Longridge	Gordon Clough		14	189
5	Freckleton	Andrew White	Contest Music 1973	10	188
6	Stalybridge	Trevor Halliwell		11	187
7	Roberts Bakery	Colin Cranson		13	186
8	British Aerospace Chadderton	Simon Wood		15	185
9	Tintwistle	Geoff Bradley		2	184
10	Blackburn and Darwen	Paul Dalton		8	183
11	Tyldesley	Darrol Barry		16	182
12	Greenalls Brewery	Howard Bousefield		3	181
13	Morecambe	Steve Tarry		6	179
W	Boarshurst			1
W	Rochdale			7
W	Gorton Silver			9

47th annual contest
13 bands competed