world championships
world championships
World Wide Directory of Pipebands
The Inveraray & District Pipe Band became Grade 1 World Champions for the third time on August 17, 2024.Congratulations to Inveraray & District Pipe Band
World Champions Pipe Bands
- 2024
- 1st Place: Inveraray & District
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place:
- 2023
- 1st Place: Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Field Marshall Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Inveraray and District
- 2022
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: Inveraray & District
- 3rd Place: ScottishPower Pipe Band
- 2021
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during global pandemic
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place:
- 2020
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during global pandemic
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place:
- 2019
- 1st Place: Inveraray & District (C)
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole*
- 2018
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Inveraray & District (C)
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole*
- 2017
- 1st Place: Inveraray & District* (C)
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole
- 2016
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Inveraray & District (C)
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole*
- 2015
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
- 2nd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole*
- 3rd Place: Inveraray & District
- 2014
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: Inveraray & District
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole
- 2013
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery* (C)
- 2nd Place: Boghall & Bathgate
- 3rd Place: ScottishPower Pipe Band
- 2012
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: ScottishPower Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2011
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: ScottishPower Pipe Band
- 2010
- 1st Place: St. Laurence O'Toole*
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 3rd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2009
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University*
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 3rd Place: St. Laurence O'Toole
- 2008
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University*
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead
- 2007
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead
- 2006
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery (C)
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead
- 2005
- 1st Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2004
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University*
- 3rd Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead
- 2003
- 1st Place: House of Edgar - Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2002
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2001
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 3rd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2000
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 1999
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University*
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 3rd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 1998
- 1st Place: Victoria Police
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 3rd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 1997
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: Victoria Police
- 1996
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 1995
- 1st Place: Simon Fraser University
- 2nd Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 1994
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Boghall & Bathgate
- 3rd Place: Victoria Police
- 1993
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 3rd Place: Boghall & Bathgate
- 1992
- 1st Place: Field Marshal Montgomery
- 2nd Place: Strathclyde Police
- 3rd Place: Victoria Police
- 1991
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Polkemmet Grorud
- 3rd Place: Power of Scotland
- 1990
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Power Of Scotland
- 3rd Place: ScotRail Vale Of Atholl
- 1989
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Power Of Scotland
- 3rd Place: ScotRail Vale Of Atholl
- 1988
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: 78th Fraser Highlanders
- 1987
- 1st Place: 78th Fraser Highlanders*
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: Strathclyde Police
- 1986
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: 78th Fraser Highlanders
- 3rd Place: Boghall & Bathgate*
- 1985
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Simon Fraser University
- 3rd Place: Polkemmet Grorud
- 1984
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 3rd Place: 78th Fraser Highlanders
- 1983
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Boghall & Bathgate*
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 1982
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Boghall & Bathgate*
- 3rd Place: Dysart and Dundonald
- 1981
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 3rd Place: Boghall & Bathgate
- 1980
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 2nd Place: Strathclyde Police
- 3rd Place: Polkemmet Colliery
- 1979
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place: Dysart and Dundonald
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 1978
- 1st Place: Dysart and Dundonald
- 2nd Place: Strathclyde Police
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 1977
- 1st Place: Dysart and Dundonald
- 2nd Place: Strathclyde Police
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 1976
- 1st Place: Strathclyde Police
- 2nd Place:
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- 1975
- 1st Place: Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1974
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 2nd Place: Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1973
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Red Hackle Pipe Band
- 1972
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1971
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 3rd Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
- 1970
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 1969
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1968
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place: Red Hackle Pipe Band
- 1967
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band
- 1966
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band
- 1965
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1964
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
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- 1963
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1962
- 1st Place: 277 (Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (T.A.)
- 2nd Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Renfrew Pipe Band
- 1961
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1960
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place: Bucksburn & District Pipe Band
- 1959
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place:
- 1958
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 1957
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead*
- 2nd Place: Renfrew Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1956
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Renfrew Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 1955
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1954
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Red Hackle Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 1953
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Red Hackle Pipe Band
- 1952
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 2nd Place:
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- 1951
- 1st Place: Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1950
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1949
- 1st Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1948
- 1st Place: Shotts & Dykehead
- 2nd Place:
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- 1947
- 1st Place: Bowhill Colliery Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 3rd Place: Bonhill Parish Pipe Band
- 1946
- 1st Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
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- 1945
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
- 2nd Place:
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- 1944
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
- 2nd Place:
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- 1943
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
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- 1942
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
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- 1941
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
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- 1940
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War II
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- 1939
- 1st Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
- 2nd Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
- 3rd Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
- 1938
- 1st Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
- 2nd Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
- 3rd Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 1937
- 1st Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
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- 1936
- 1st Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
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- 1935
- 1st Place: MacLean Pipe Band
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- 1934
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
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- 1933
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
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- 1932
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
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- 1931
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
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- 1930
- 1st Place: Millhall Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
- 3rd Place: MacLean Pipe Band
- 1929
- 1st Place: Glasgow Corporation Transport
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- 1928
- 1st Place: MacLean Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1927
- 1st Place: MacLean Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1926
- 1st Place: Millhall Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1925
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1924
- 1st Place: Millhall Pipe Band
- 2nd Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 3rd Place:
- 1923
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1922
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1921
- 1st Place: Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
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- 1920
- 1st Place: City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
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- 1919
- 1st Place: Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
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- 1918
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War I
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- 1917
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War I
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- 1916
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War I
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- 1915
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War I
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- 1914
- 1st Place: No Championships were held during World War I
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- 1913
- 1st Place: 7th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
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- 1912
- 1st Place: 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Place:
- 3rd Place: Stonehouse Pipe Band
- 1911
- 1st Place: 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Place:
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- 1910
- 1st Place: 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Place:
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- 1909
- 1st Place: Stonehouse Pipe Band
- 2nd Place:
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- 1908
- 1st Place: 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Place:
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- 1907
- 1st Place: 3rd Volunteer Battalion H.L.I.
- 2nd Place:
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- 1906
- 1st Place: 1st Volunteer Battalion H.L.I.
- 2nd Place: Govan Police
- 3rd Place: Tie: 3rd Volunteer Battalion H.L.I. Queen's R.V.B. (Royal Scots)