About Us
5th Blocker is Owned and operated by Shona Marshall , a retired Derby skater from Glasgow Roller Derby.
Shona skated Derby from 2010 to 2018, with Glasgow Roller Derby under the name Marshall Lawless, coached the team at all levels, was an active member on the Directors Board and played in the Irn Bruisers, was part of the team that got to WFTDA Play Off's 2015 in Jacksonville, you can see some of the action here, She also played at first 2 Roller Derby World Cups for Scotland in Toronto and Dallas, and played in many tournaments all over Europe, UK and the US.
The shop opened on November 19th 2011 because there was no Roller Derby shops in the UK and skaters had to order from the States making things difficult to get the sizing right and expensive to change so we tried to fix that!
We have grown every year to stock more products and give you fitting advice.
In 2020 the shop moved premises as the old shop is to be demolished and turned into accommodation. But the Corona Virus added complications to this. The shop relocated to the Savoy Centre at the end of March where it was only operating as an online only shop till we re-opened to the public on the 13th July 2020.
May 2025 the shop relocated to Washington street, in an old school building, where the shop is currently now. The shop is running an appointment system, rather than keeping regular hours, we are here most days of the week Monday to Saturday between 11 and 4, but encourage people to phone ahead in case we are not in, or you wish to visit outside these hours, we will do our best to accommodate, please try and give us at least 24 hours for out of hours appointments.
The shop is still a Roller Derby Shop but has adapted to include more Ramp and Park skating as well as Artistic and Leisure skates but all still in the Quad format. Lawless can still be seen skating about Glasgow if the weather is dry. Follow the shop on Instagram to hear about skate meet ups and events, keep on rolling... xxx