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City of Newcastle

Grade 3A · 2023 season
Contests
7 in 2023
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
3 of 7
Season form
111336410

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 3A5 contests1st best— majors won23rd25th
2025Grade 3A6 contests1st best— majors won18th18th
2024Grade 3A5 contests2nd best— majors won25th16th
2023Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won13th23rd
2022Grade 3A7 contests1st best— majors won11th10th

2023 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

19 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 10th of 12
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
11
EnsembleE
10
TotalTot
35
Full result — 12 bands
1 Tullylagan 5 pts
2 Robert Malcolm Memorial 10 pts
3 Vale of Atholl 17 pts
4 Coalburn I.O.R. 19 pts
5 McNeillstown 25 pts
6 Clogher and District 27 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

North Berwick

12 Aug 2023 Full field ›
Result 4th of 9
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
18
Full result — 9 bands
1 Robert Malcolm Memorial 4 pts
2 Haileybury3B 14 pts
3 Coalburn I.O.R. 15 pts
4 City of Newcastle 18 pts
5 Stockbridge 19 pts
6 The College of Piping (Summerside) 20 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

Scottish

29 Jul 2023 Full field ›
Result 6th of 17
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
15
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
29
Full result — 17 bands
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 8 pts
2 Tullylagan 11 pts
3 Matt Boyd Memorial 13 pts
4 McNeillstown 16 pts
5 Vale of Atholl 20 pts
6 City of Newcastle 29 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Annan

1 Jul 2023 Full field ›
Result 3rd of 7
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
0
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
0
TotalTot
8
Full result — 7 bands
1 Milngavie 5 pts
2 Ayr Pipe Band Society3B 6 pts
3 City of Newcastle 8 pts
4 Tweedvale3B 11 pts
5 Troon Blackrock4A 15 pts
6 Knox Grammar School (1)NJA 19 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major

European

24 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 13th of 15
Piping 1P1
6
Piping 2P2
12
DrummingD
15
EnsembleE
14
TotalTot
47
Full result — 15 bands
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 10 pts
2 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 11 pts
3 City of London 11 pts
4 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 19 pts
5 Vale of Atholl 28 pts
6 City of Inverness 29 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Edinburgh

18 Jun 2023 Full field ›
Result 1st of 4
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
6
Full result — 4 bands
1 City of Newcastle 6 pts
2 Stockbridge 8 pts
3 Turriff and District 11 pts
4 Penicuik and District4A 15 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Dunbar

13 May 2023 Full field ›
Result 1st of 8
Piping 1P1
1
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
1
EnsembleE
1
TotalTot
4
Full result — 8 bands
1 City of Newcastle 4 pts
2 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 10 pts
3 Coalburn I.O.R. 10 pts
4 Mackenzie Caledonian 20 pts
5 Stockbridge 23 pts
6 Dunbar Royal British Legion 23 pts
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.

Grade 3A Champion of Champions form · 2023 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandEuropeanScottishThe WorldsUnited KingdomPts
1 Coalburn I.O.R. 1144 18
2 Tullylagan —211 17
3 Vale of Atholl 553— 8
4 TEXO Deeside Caledonia 21087 5
5 Kildoag ——92 5
6 Robert Malcolm Memorial ——2— 5
7 Clogher and District ——63 5
7 Matt Boyd Memorial —3—6 5
9 McNeillstown —459 5
10 City of London 3—12— 4
11 Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association 412—11 3
12 Major Sinclair Memorial ——75 2
13 City of Newcastle 13610— 1
14 City of Inverness 617—— 1
15 Milngavie 77—— 0
16 Stockbridge 88—10 0
17 Battlehill ———8 0
18 Edradour Pitlochry & Blair Atholl 119—— 0
18 Kilmarnock 911—— 0
20 Mackenzie Caledonian 1013—— 0
21 The College of Piping (Summerside) ——11— 0
22 Drumlough ———12 0
22 Dunbar Royal British Legion 1216—— 0
24 Colmcille ———13 0
25 Buchan Peterson 1414—— 0
25 Turriff and District 1515—— 0