The club started as Picton Badminton Club in August 1980, based at Picton Sports Centre, and started due to the inspiration of Peter Hodgson who became the first chairman, ably assisted by Barbara Graff as Secretary.

The club entered one team into the Liverpool League and were runners–up in their first season. At this time there were so many clubs in the league there were three premier divisions and then parallel divisions called Hunt and Walker from Divisions 4–8! This was replaced with straight divisions from 1989–90 season.

The club started a junior club in 1981 and the 1^st team were promoted to a higher division for our first three consecutive years.

The 1^st team won the Sangster Cup in the 1985/6 season and were again promoted in the league.

Negotiations to move to Garston Sports Centre took place as the centre was being built, but first we moved temporarily to Toxteth Sports Centre from September 1985 to April 1986, finally moving to Garston Sports Centre when it opened on May 4^th 1986.

Peter Hodgson resigned as Chairperson in 1990 and was succeeded by Edna Pye, who was succeeded in 1994 by Kevin Connors.

The first team won their division in the 1991–92 season, a team was entered in the Widnes League in the 1992/93 season and 1993/94 season then a third team was introduced into the Liverpool League in 1994/95.

A selection committee was introduced in 1994/95 at the request of the team captains.

In 1997/98 the 2^nd and 3^rd team were together in Division 3, in 1998/99 and 1999/2000 the 1^st and 2^nd teams were together in Division 2 then in 2000/01 the first team reached Division 1.

The club had to move venue due to Garston Sports Centre’s building work. At first this was a temporary move to Peter Lloyd Sports Centre from 22^nd August 1999 to 3^rd October 1999 but a second move to Greenbank Sports Academy in August 2000 became permanent when the council decided to close Garston on Sunday evenings.

Club members voted to adopt the name South Liverpool Badminton Club at the AGM on July 1^st 2001. This became the third name we’ve had since the club began and our current venue, Greenbank Sports Academy, is the fifth venue that the club has made its home. 

Edna Pye August 2001