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Rankings & Gradings

Three sets of ranking tables are used for bands:

  • 4 Bars Rest World Rankings - these cover competitions over a period of three years, and are the most common indicator of a band's standing among their peers.
  • SBBA Grading Tables - These take into account three years of results at the Scottish Championships, and are weighted to give more emphasis to the most current results.
  • SBBA Band Of The Year - This table uses a scoring system based on results between bands in each section during the contesting year, from November to November.

4 Bars Rest World Rankings

Scottish bands only
as at 12th December 2011

13 bands in the top 200 (-)

16 - Co-op Funeralcare (+1)
18 - Whitburn (+5)
24 - Kirkintilloch (-5)
35 - Kingdom Brass (-3)
81 - Dalmellington (+13)
95 - Bon-Accord (-7)
100 - Johnstone Silver (-7)
103 - Lochgelly (-4)
109 - Newtongrange Silver (-6)
116 - Unison Kinneil (-8)
129 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (+30)
131 - Bo'ness & Carriden (-13)
157 - Clackmannan & District (-2)

For the full list visit 4barsrest.com

SBBA Grading Tables

For the 2012 Scottish Championships
(2010 and 2011 Results, ready for 2 x 2012 points)

Championship Section

1 - Whitburn (2)
2 - Co-operative Funeralcare (2.5)
3 - Kirkintilloch (5.5)
4 - Lochgelly (5.75)
5 - Kingdom Brass (7)
6 - Broxburn & Livingston (8.25)
7 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (8.25)
8 - Dalmellington (9)
9 - Bo'ness & Carriden (10.75)
10 - Newtongrange Silver(11)


First Section

1 - Arbroath Instrumental(5)
2 - Johnstone Silver (6.5)
3 - Clackmannan District (6.75)
4 - Bon Accord (8.25)
5 - City of Discovery (8.25)
6 - Granite City (8.25)
7 - Unison Kinneil (8.25)
8 - Newmilns & Galston (8.5)
9 - Dalkeith & Monktonhall (9.75)
10 - Bathgate (11)


Second Section

1 - Annan Town (6.25)
2 - Irvine & Dreghorn (7.25)
3 - Shotts St. Patrick's (8)
4 - Croy (9)
5 - Brass Sounds Inverclyde (9.75)
6 - Campbeltown (9.75)
7 - Coalburn (9.75)
8 - St Davids (9.75)
9 - Kilmarnock Concert (10.25)
10 - Dunaskin Doon (11.25)
11 - Tullis Russell Mills (12.5)
12 - St. Ronan's Silver (14.5)


Third Section

1 - Jedforest (6)
2 - Perthshire Brass (6.5)
3 - Barrhead Burgh (9)
4 - Mactaggart Scott Loanhead (9)
5 - Renfrew Burgh (9)
6 - Selkirk Silver (9)
7 - Tayport Instrumental (9)
8 - Buckhaven & Methil (9.5)
9 - Peebles Burgh (9.5)
10 - Langholm Town (11)
11 - Dumfries Town (12)


From the SBBA website, sbba.org.uk

SBBA Band of the Year

After the National Finals

Championship Section

1 - Co-op Funeralcare (40)
2 - Kingdom Brass (38)
3 - Whitburn (34.5)
4 - Kirkintilloch (29.5)
5 - Lochgelly (21)
6 - Dalmellington (16)
7 - Newtongrange Silver (14.5)
8 - Unison Kinneil (13.5)
9 - Bo'ness & Carriden (11)
10 - Bon Accord (9)


1st Section

1 - Johnstone Silver (24)
2 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (23)
3 - Clackmannan District (20)
4 - Broxburn & Livingston (17)
5 - Arbroath Instrumental (14)
6 - Dalkeith & Monktonhall (12)
7 - Newmilns & Galston (11)
8 - Coalburn Silver (9)
9 - Bathgate (8)
10 - Campbeltown Brass (0)


2nd Section

1 - City of Discovery (30)
2 - Annan Town (27)
3 - Tullis Russell Mills (26)
4 - Granite City Brass (25)
5 - Shotts St. Patrick's Brass (25)
6 - Croy (22)
7 - Irvine & Dreghorn (20)
8 - Kilmarnock Concert (19)
9 - Dunaskin Doon (12)
10 - St. Ronan's Silver (9)
11 - Selkirk Silver (7)
12 - Barrhead Burgh (2)


3rd Section

1 - Brass Sounds Inverclyde (33)
2 - St. David's Brass (25)
3 - Jedforest Instrumental (25)
4 - Perthshire Brass (17)
5 - Peebles Burgh (17)
6 - Buckhaven & Methil (16)
7 - Renfrew Burgh (15)
8 - Langholm Town (13)
9 - Dumfries Town (13)
10 - Dunfermline Town (11)
11 - Bon Accord Silver 'B' (2)


4th Section

1 - MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (24)
2 - Queensferry Community (18)
3 - Tayport Instrumental (13)
4 - Callander Brass (9)
5 - Dysart Colliery (9)
6 - Penicuik Silver (7)
7 - Dundee Instrumental (2)
8 - Hawick Saxhorn (1)


From the SBBA website, sbba.org.uk

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