The Working Men's Club and Institute Union Individual Billiard Championship has attracted 37 entries this year. Many of the players are well known on ABC and Mini-Prix circuits. Amongst the better known are the holder Martin Goodwill, ex-champion Alf Nolan, English Amateur Champion David Causier, English Finalist Dennis Watson, and Midlands Champion Peter Shelley. There is a good contingent from the North East including last year's runner-up Nick Hayward, Tony Mackinder, and a number of players from the Teesside Boys.
| A. Munton
| 500 | E. Lloyd
| 220 | ||
| T. Hodby
| 500 | D. Watson
| 495 | ||
| L. Conner
| 500 | N. Hayward
| 392 | ||
| I. Phillips
| 500 | P. Reeve
| 370 |
So Dennis Watson and Nick Hayward both fell at the first
| F. Page
| 500 | F. Crawley
| 337 | ||
| K. Paddon
| 500 | B. Hall
| 495 | ||
| I. Stevenage
| 500 | C. Fulbrook
| 140 | ||
| A. Munton
| 500 | R. Taylor
| 306 | ||
| P. Welham
| 500 | R. Evans
| 357 | ||
| P. Shelley
| 500 | R. Ingram
| 227 | ||
| N. Rewhorn
| 500 | D. Atack
| 169 | ||
| M. Goodwill
| 500 | P. Johnson
| 327 | ||
| H. Sumner
| 500 | J. Hodge
| 489 | ||
| T. Hodby
| 500 | C. Rispin
| 351 | ||
| D. Causier
| 500 | D. Nobbs
| 306 | ||
| Snee
| 500 | I. Phillips
| 372 | ||
| A. Mackinder
| 500 | A. Nolan
| 405 | ||
| P. Reeve
| 500 | L. Conner
| 275 | ||
| A. Kennedy
| 500 | A. James
| 386 |
The highest breaks of the first two rounds were 121 by Neil Rewhorn and 103 by Tony Mackinder.