 After playing a number of mixed games in 1964/5 members of a local tennis club, Bank Top Tennis Club, which included a former Bury Hockey Club player decided to form a men's team.They played friendly matches on park pitches before obtaining a base at Bolton CC for the 1965/6 season.During the next few years the club attracted a few more former Bury players, together with students, converts from soccer and newcomers to the town.