SS Moore Sports

As a football player of the old school style, a solid black pair of football boots is a must but in the modern age, hard to come by. SS Moore fills that gap. Less of the nasty plastic flair boots and show off clobber, this long standing Belfast store provides the real sports person with the equipment required. A great selection of top brands at reasonable prices you will be sure to easily find what you are looking for. If you are struggling or need help with your decision, the knowledgeable and friendly staff are there to assist you. Definitely my first stop come preseason

SS Moore is as much part of the Belfast landscape as The City Hall itself. For as long as I can remember it’s been there. This is no accident or fluke, you need to be on top of your game to hang on to such a prized retail location and these guys have been.
SS Moore specialize in real quality sports equipment and wear. This is the first place I visit when I need a new pair of football boots because I know the staff are knowledgeable and will provide a genuine insight in to your purchase. This was the case yesterday, I went in with the aim of getting a pair of football boots with thicker leather and while I was caressing (that makes it sound creepy) the various boots on display a helpful member of staff approached me and asked what I was looking for (or maybe it was ‘what are you doing!?’). When I told him my plight he brought me out a whole host of boots that had thicker leather, unfortunately none of them were in my size! That’s my only tiny niggle with SS Moore, they don’t have a huge stock and tend to sell out quickly.
If you’re looking for regional sports kits like Linfield, The Ulster Rugby Team or the Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Jersey this is one of the few places, excluding the official shops, that you can get them. There aren’t many better sports shops around in my opinion — if you’re looking for something specific or niche make SS Moore’s your first stop.

Sport isn’t something that plays a large part in my life. In fact it’s probably fair to say as this stage it plays no part, whatsoever.
If, in some bizarre change of dimension where everything stayed exactly the same with only one change — that changed being sport, as a whole, does not exist (a bit like that episode of the Simpsons where Homer travels through time and the slight changes he makes in one time has a minor change on life back home — I think it was one of the manner Halloween specials) it wouldn’t effect me at all.
That being said, as sports shops go this is one of the better ones throughout the city. They specialise in a range of rugby gear but are a major stockist of Canterbury clothing and apparel. I don’t quite understand people wearing sports tops, jackets and pants in any other situation other than actually playing spot but I suppose to each his own.

Ok, so I’ve probably established by now that sports are not my thing… although, I happen to know, through knowing a lot of people that way inclined, that SS Moores is one of the best sport shops in town.
I suppose its point of difference is that it is less about sportswear as fashion and more about functionality. It sells replica shirts, as well as training clothes and equipment for sports I didn’t even know existed!

Belfast’s sports shops, in recent years, have almost all been transformed into spide-​friendly barns selling nothing but tracksuits, baseball caps and shiny white trainers. So, hurrah for SS Moore, a sports shop that is actually dedicated to real people who play real sports.
They have everything, really. I get the impression the owners are very into rugby in a big way — there’s a lot of space dedicated to rugby gear. I’m quite fussy about grips for my squash racquets and always end up going here. There’s a fantastic selection of stuff for fans of any racquet sport, and the staff are very helpful in pointing you in the right direction. The best squash racquet I’ve ever owned was purchased here for a mere £60.
It’s right in the city centre too, so hardly out of the way.

Intersport, also known as SS Moore (which sounds like a boat) or as the sport shop that time forgot. Despite having a cunning display of the latest football tops in its windows, Intersport still looks like it was designed by a 12 year old with some wasted markers. I thought that dirty white/​beige colour was only available in the 90s but it looks like Intersport are trying to bring it back and make it modern again.
Ok so I can poke fun at the décor that has been dragged painfully through a time machine, but the shop itself is strangely oxymoronical (made up word — means like an oxymoron) How can somewhere than has many of this season’s brand new football kits look so extraordinarily out-​dated? It’s a piece of art in itself.
The shop is well-​stocked and has everything you need if you are going to play football or grunt and groan whilst playing some tennis. It is a pleasant little shop with some lovely members of staff. But it does look like an ugly bomb has exploded and covered outside.
I would say I’m a fan, and I am, but the place needs a lick of pain, some funky lights, maybe a few lasers and some hip hop because at the moment, no matter how good the stock is, the shop looks a bit of a knock-​off.

This store has the broadest range of rugby and canterbury clothing merchandise in the city, making it a particular favourite of mine. The Canterbury clothing range is particular hard to find in Belfast, but SS Moore’s stocks it and at very affordable prices too. It’s key selling point is its rugby range. While it does offer a range of sporting merchandise-​hockey, rugby, football-​it wouldn’t be as broad as Athletic Stores. Come here if you’re looking all things rugby related as this even seems to be the staff’s particular area of expertise.

SS Moore is an Athletics Store right across the road from Belfast’s City Hall. So it has a prime location within the city. Unlike most other sports stores, which just deal in replica football shirts and clothes that make you look suspicious on a street corner. SS Moore sales sports equipment for a wide range of sports, both mainstream and the smaller sports. Their staff have a great knowledge of the equipment they sell and will always help you make the right choice.
My experience of this shop and their great staff was when I was looking for a new football kit for the Sunday league team I play for. SS Moore have a wide range of catalogues to look through and they are always willing to recommend which offer they think will best suit you and they don’t charge extra for having the kits delivered to their shop! They were a great help and I’ll be going here more often for anything remotely sporty!

SS Moores is your one stop shop for all the sporting gear you would ever need for most of the major sports in the UK. Whether its under armour for Rugby or shin pads for football, this place has a great selection of gear.
It also has a pretty eclectic array of team shirts, whether International Soccer and rugby team, to the local ones. In summer however you can even find yourself a rare Ireland cricket jersey.
Mr Moore himself once bent over backwards to get my mum a specific team jersey one Christmas Eve, finally trading with another sports store in Armagh to ensure she got the correct one. If that is not good service then I am not sure what is.

I was dragged in here with a friend who is probably the biggest rugby enthusiast on earth, so I had no choice really, did I? I’ve walked past this shop many times, but not being a sporty type I’ve never been tempted to go in. They have a wide range of products on offer, specializing in football items, running/​sprinting gear and rugby of course, among other things. They sell all the main brand names too — which I’m not a follower of, but if you’re into your Nike gear or your Puma trainers, then this shop is for you. The staff are incredibly helpful, and sorted my pal out with everything he was looking for, and were patient and stayed with us throughout, which was good — unlike some stores where one person passes you on to the next. I would never buy anything in here — I would rather go to McDonalds (the shame) but for those who actually like *choke physical exercize, SS Moores, is worth a look if you want help from friendly, knowlegable staff.