| Mersey Bowmen (Sefton Park) Tournament | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Tournament Mersey Bowmen LTC Tournament |
| Location: | Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Venue: | Mersey Bowmen Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Mersey Bowmen (Sefton Park) Tournament was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis event founded in 1880 as the Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] It was held at the Mersey Bowmen Archery Club, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, Lancashire, England through until 1903.[2]
In July 1880 the Mersey Bowmen Archery Club (f. 1781) [3] established its first lawn tennis tournament in July 1880 known as the Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.[4] By 1884 the tournament was being promoted under the name the Mersey Bowmen LTC Tournament.[5] By 1903 celebrating its 23rd annual event it was known then as the Mersey Bowmen (Sefton Park) Tournament.[6]
In December 2011 The Mersey Bowmen Lawn Tennis Club nearly closed forever, but was saved when it received funding from a grant from Sport England as part of the Olympic legacy fund to keep it open.[7]
The Mersey Bowmen Lawn Tennis Club was founded as a Mersey Bowmen Archery Club in 1781, the Bowmen occupied sites around Liverpool, including Cazneau Street and Lodge Lane, before moving to the newly created Sefton Park in 1872.[8]