By 1972, the Scots had their own thriving National League, though also competing in the "Rose Bowl", but when a London team, Sutton, defeated Edinburgh's Boroughmuir Barrs in the 1972 Final, the Basketball Association decided that it was time to relaunch the idea of an English National League.
[1][2][3] Liverpool were formed by a flamboyant owner called Vaughan Thomas who ran the Sports Education Department at Liverpool Polytechnic and they were the first club to incorporate a sponsor's name into their title, Bruno Roughcut tobacco from WD & HO Wills.
They were also the first club to import an American, Larry Meek, specifically to play basketball.
They played their home games at the Deeside Leisure Centre.
[4] Avenue defeated Liverpool 92-65 in the play off decider held at Loughborough College.