In March 1896, a decision was taken to form "Moorgate Tennis Club" and to build courts on the old tennis ground at Moorgate on land held on an annual lease. As with many clubs, shale courts were developed during the inter-war years and in 1934 the club amalgamated with Rotherham Tennis Club (who played at Masbrough). In 1960, the Club was able to acquire the freehold of the land and as a result improvements were made to the courts and the pavilion. The red shale courts lasted for 100 years until all-weather courts were laid in 1996. This was made possible with the help of a National Lottery grant; and all in all the garden appeared rosy for the Club. However four years later disaster struck as, on New Year's Eve 2000/New Year's Day 2001, an arson attack totally destroyed the pavilion.

Fortunately the club - with the dedication of its committee members - has survived this tragedy. In December 2007, Moorgate saw the handing over of the keys to the brand new pavilion. Finally, in May 2012, the club resurfaced all four courts and installed floodlights onto three of them. This secured the future for Rotherham Moorgate Lawn Tennis Club and its members, who are now able to enjoy year-round tennis in all weathers and at any time of the day.