Format:	March Contest
Adjudicators:	Dennis Wilby
Venue:	Stalybridge Labour Club, Acres Lane, Stalybridge

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Williams Fairey	Unknown	March: The President	2	192
2	Besses o th Barn	Unknown	March: Knight Templar	14	191
3	Leyland	Richard Evans	March: The Wizard	1	190
4	Sellers Engineering	Unknown	March: The President	15	189
5	Todmorden Old	Unknown	March: Todmorden Centenary 1996	28	188
6	Stalybridge	Unknown	March: Mephistopheles	31	187
7	Marple	Unknown	March: Honest Toil	10	186
8	Congleton	Unknown	March: The President	11	185
9	Glossop	Unknown	March: Ravenswood	7	184
10	Holme Silver	Unknown	March: The President	25	183
11	Kippax RJB	Ian Colley	March: Mephistopheles	18	182
12	Fishburn	Unknown	March: The Cossack 1904	34	181
13	St. John's Mossley	Unknown	March: Viva Birkinshaw	21	180
13	Haslingden and Helmshore	David Holland	March: Raby	23	180
15	Haydock	Unknown	March: Ravenswood	24	179
16	British Telecom	Unknown	March: The President	6	178
17	Ashton-under-Lyne	Unknown	March: The President	4	177
18	Slaithwaite	Unknown	March: Battle Abbey	22	176
19	Golborne	Unknown	March: Viva Birkinshaw	35	175
20	Rolls Royce Coventry	Dave Lea	March: The Contestor	8	174
20	Whitworth Vale and Healey	Unknown	March: Ravenswood	19	174
22	Tintwistle	Unknown	March: O.R.B.	13	173
23	Meltham and Meltham Mills	Unknown	March: Senator	17	172
24	Malvern Hills District	Unknown	March: The Cossack 1904	20	171
25	Oldham Music Centre	Jonathan Leedale	March: Senator	3	170
26	Wardle High School Year 10	Unknown	March: Joy of Youth	5	169
27	Haydock Youth	Unknown	March: The Howitzer 1995	12	168
27	Friezland	Unknown	March: Castell Coch	33	168
29	Mossley Hollins	Unknown	March: Punchinello 1902	27	167
30	Fairfield	Unknown	March: Ravenswood	32	166
31	JF Brass	Unknown	March: Knight Templar	26	165
32	Wardle Youth	Unknown	March: Senator	9	164
33	Carrbrook	Unknown	March: Castell Coch	30	163
34	Llay Welfare	Unknown	March: Castell Coch	16	162
35	Stalybridge 'B'	Unknown	March: Blockade 1959	36	161
36	St. John's Droylsden	Unknown	March: Castell Coch	29	160

Best local - 1st Stalybridge, 2nd Marple, 3rd Glossop.
Best section 4 - Haslingden and Helmshore.
Best youth - Oldham M.C.
36 bands competed.