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McDonald Memorial

Grade 4B · 2025 season
Contests
7 in 2025
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
2 of 7
Season form
262137711

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2025Grade 4B7 contests2nd best— majors won24th25th
2024Grade 4B6 contests3rd best— majors won11th13th
2022Grade 4A4 contests4th best— majors won12th14th

2025 season · most recent first

Major

The Worlds

16 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 11th of 12
Piping 1P1
11
Piping 2P2
10
DrummingD
10
EnsembleE
12
TotalTot
43
Full result — 12 bands
1 Carrigaline 5 pts
2 Letterkenny & District 15 pts
3 Queen Elizabeth 19 pts
4 Youghal Pipe Band 20 pts
5 City of Discovery 22 pts
6 City of Plymouth 25 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.

Newcastle

9 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 7th of 9
Piping 1P1
8
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
8
TotalTot
24
Full result — 9 bands
1 Youghal Pipe Band 5 pts
2 Queen Elizabeth 11 pts
3 Tullylagan 14 pts
4 Bready Ulster Scots 22 pts
5 Joseph Forde Memorial 23 pts
6 Down Academy 24 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.

Ulster

2 Aug 2025 Full field ›
Result 7th of 10
Piping 1P1
8
Piping 2P2
8
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
25
Full result — 10 bands
1 Bready Ulster Scots 8 pts
2 Queen Elizabeth 11 pts
3 Letterkenny & District 12 pts
4 Tullylagan 19 pts
5 Raffrey 21 pts
6 Down Academy 22 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.

All Ireland

5 Jul 2025 Full field ›
Result 13th of 15
Piping 1P1
12
Piping 2P2
13
DrummingD
10
EnsembleE
14
TotalTot
49
Full result — 15 bands
1 Carrigaline 8 pts
2 Youghal Pipe Band 14 pts
3 Riverside Alliance 14 pts
4 Letterkenny & District 17 pts
5 City of Limerick 22 pts
6 Bready Ulster Scots 22 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.

Antrim

28 Jun 2025 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 8
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
1
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
7
Full result — 8 bands
1 Queen Elizabeth 5 pts
2 McDonald Memorial 7 pts
3 Tullylagan 14 pts
4 Bready Ulster Scots 17 pts
5 Down Academy 17 pts
6 Raffrey 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.

Cookstown

7 Jun 2025 Full field ›
Result 6th of 10
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
6
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
22
Full result — 10 bands
1 Carrigaline 9 pts
2 Bready Ulster Scots 11 pts
3 Tullylagan 13 pts
4 Down Academy 17 pts
5 Hollymount 19 pts
6 McDonald Memorial 22 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.

Enniskillen

24 May 2025 Full field ›
Result 2nd of 6
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
11
Full result — 6 bands
1 Bready Ulster Scots 4 pts
2 McDonald Memorial 11 pts
3 Tullylagan 12 pts
5 Queen Elizabeth 15 pts
5 Down Academy 18 pts
6 Letterkenny & District 24 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 4B Champion of Champions form · 2025 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 Barrhead and District 18—1 12
2 Dunoon Argyll 2388 9
3 City of St. Andrews 42—— 8
4 Uddingston Strathclyde 5672 8
5 City of Discovery 355— 8
6 Carrigaline ——1— 6
6 Dumfries —1—— 6
8 Letterkenny & District ——2— 5
9 Penicuik and District —7—3 4
10 Queen Elizabeth ——3— 4
11 Irvine and District 89—4 3
12 1st Troon Boys Brigade —4—— 3
12 Youghal Pipe Band ——4— 3
14 Granite City —10—5 2
15 City of Plymouth ——6— 1
15 Dunnottar Pipes & Drums ———6 1
15 Royal Air Force of Oman 6——— 1
18 Paisley & District R.B.L 1011107 0
19 City of Brechin 713—— 0
20 Arbroath 1112—9 0
21 Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew 9——— 0
21 Tullylagan ——9— 0
23 Badenoch & Strathspey ———10 0
24 McDonald Memorial ——11— 0
25 Durham Regional Police Pipes & Drums 12——— 0
25 Vienna Pipes & Drums - Austria ——12— 0
27 City of Aberdeen —18—— 0
27 Dumbarton and District —17—— 0
27 Ellon & District Royal British Legion —16—— 0
27 Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun —19—— 0
27 Kilbarchan —15—— 0
27 Kilsyth Thistle —20—— 0
27 Queensferry —14—— 0