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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 22nd July 2010

13 bands in the top 200 (-)

11 - Co-op Funeralcare (-1)
16 - Whitburn (+4)
23 - Kirkintilloch (+1)
36 - Kingdom Brass (+13)
60 - Bon-Accord (+4)
65 - Dalmellington (+1)
79 - Unison Kinneil (-1)
84 - Newtongrange Silver (+1)
113 - Clackmannan & District (+14)
116 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (-1)
127 - Johnstone Silver (+1)
165 - Bo'ness & Carriden (-1)
192 - Newmilns & Galston (+1)

For the full list visit 4barsrest.com

SBBA Grading Tables

After the 2010 Scottish Championships
(2008, 2009 and 2010 Results)

Championship Section

1 - Co-op Funeralcare (5)
2 - Whitburn (7.5)
3 - Kirkintilloch (9)
4 - Kingdom Brass (14.5)
5 - Unison Kinneil (20.5)
6 - Bon Accord (21)
7 - Dalmellington (21.5)
8 - Newtongrange Silver (24.25)
9 - Clackmannan District (27.75)
10 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (28.25)


First Section

1 - Lochgelly (8.5)
2 - Bo'ness & Carriden (12.25)
3 - Johnstone Silver (15.75)
4 - Newmilns & Galston (15.75)
5 - Arbroath (16.25)
6 - Campbeltown (22.75)
7 - Bathgate (23)
8 - Broxburn & Livingston (23.5)
9 - Dunaskin Doon (26.25)
10 - Annan Town (28.25)


Second Section

1 - Dalkeith & Monktonhall (12)
2 - Coalburn Silver (13.5)
3 - Tullis Russell Mills (15)
4 - City of Discovery (16)
5 - Shotts St. Patricks (16.5)
6 - Granite City (21)
7 - Barrhead Burgh (21.5)
8 - Croy (25.5)
9 - St. Ronans (31.5)
10 - Selkirk Silver (32)
11 - Jedforest Instrumental (32)
12 - Dunfermline Town (33.5)


Third Section

1. Kilmarnock (11.25)
2 - St. David's (11.5)
3 - Irvine & Dreghorn (14.25)
4 - Renfrew Burgh (14.25)
5 - Perthshire Brass (19.25)
6 - Bon Accord 'B' (22)
7 - Peebles Burgh (23.25)
8 - Brass Sounds Inverclyde (25.25)
9 - Buckhaven & Methil (28)
10 - Dundee Instrumental (32.5)
11 - MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (33)


From the SBBA website, sbba.org.uk

SBBA Band of the Year

After the British Open

Championship Section

1 - Co-op Funeralcare (43.5)
2 - Whitburn (41)
3 - Kingdom Brass (29)
4 - Kirkintilloch (28.5)
5 - Unison Kinneil (19)
6 - Bon Accord (16.5)
7 - Dalmellington (16)
8 - Newtongrange Silver (13)
9 - Clackmannan District (6.5)
10 - Kirkintilloch Kelvin (6)


1st Section

1 - Lochgelly (28)
2 - Johnstone Silver (26)
3 - Arbroath Instrumental (23)
4 - Bo'ness & Carriden (20)
5 - Newmilns & Galston (20)
6 - Campbeltown Brass (14)
7 - Bathgate (12)
8 - Broxburn & Livingston (11)
9 - Dunaskin Doon (8)
10 - Annan Town (3)


2nd Section

1 - Coalburn Silver (35)
2 - Shotts St. Patrick's Brass (32)
3 - Dalkeith & Monktonhall (26)
4 - Tullis Russell Mills (24)
5 - City of Discovery (21)
6 - Granite City Brass (21)
7 - Croy (16)
8 - Barrhead Burgh (14)
9 - Selkirk Silver (10)
10 - Jedforest Instrumental (9)
11 - St. Ronan's Silver (6)
12 - Dunfermline Town (5)


3rd Section

1 - Irvine & Dreghorn (32)
2 - St. David's Brass (31)
3 - Kilmarnock Concert (27)
4 - Renfrew Burgh (26)
5 - Perthshire Brass (19)
6 - Brass Sounds Inverclyde (17)
7 - Peebles Burgh (15)
8 - Bon Accord Silver 'B' (13)
9 - MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (10)
10 - Buckhaven & Methil (9)
11 - Dundee Instrumental (St. Margaret's) (2)


4th Section

1 - Dumfries Town (22)
2 - Langholm Town (17)
3 - Dysart Colliery (10)
4 - Penicuik Silver (10)
5 - Tayport Instrumental (10)
6 - Queensferry Community Brass (8)
7 - Stranraer Brass (2)
Abbey Brass (Jedforest) (0)
Hawick Saxhorn (0)
Turriff Silver (0)
Newland Concert (0)


From the SBBA website, sbba.org.uk

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