We’ve lost another good friend in Simon Mulvaney. Si first played for Sassco in 2007 along with the “Army Trio” of…
NEPCA comfortable winners.
NEPCA comfortable winners.
After a brief hiatus due to various Sassco events in May, June and July, the tournament made its welcome return…
Historical statistics project.
Historical statistics project.
Using AI to make all the history consistent. Over the past few weeks and over the next few months, we’ll be…
Ends on a whimper.
Ends on a whimper.
Same as 2019. Back in 2019, we limped out of the Summer league in Gateshead and did the same here. Two positive…
One step forward; one step back.
One step forward; one step back.
And repeat. Logistical nightmare for Sassco. And this time it was a race in Newcastle which caused four of our players…
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
SAFC news from The Sunderland Echo
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Read more: Obituary: Si Mulvaney.Obituary: Si Mulvaney.
We’ve lost another good friend in Simon Mulvaney. Si first played for Sassco in 2007 along with the “Army Trio” of Mark Middlemiss and David Graham. He played for a number…
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Read more: NEPCA comfortable winners.NEPCA comfortable winners.
After a brief hiatus due to various Sassco events in May, June and July, the tournament made its welcome return to Washington Galleries on 19th August 2025. Four teams graced the…
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Read more: Historical statistics project.Historical statistics project.
Using AI to make all the history consistent. Over the past few weeks and over the next few months, we’ll be using AI (mainly Microsoft CoPilot) to unify all the stats…
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Read more: Ends on a whimper.Ends on a whimper.
Same as 2019. Back in 2019, we limped out of the Summer league in Gateshead and did the same here. Two positive performances and two negative ones meant we had one…
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Read more: One step forward; one step back.One step forward; one step back.
And repeat. Logistical nightmare for Sassco. And this time it was a race in Newcastle which caused four of our players to be missing. We’ll skip over the part where we…
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Read more: Better performance.Better performance.
Back to a better performance after last week’s disaster. Steve Brown, David Grundy, Daryll Surtees, Brad Wilson and Amandeep Atkar all returned, while Wayne Ramsay returned for Sassco 11-a-side after a…
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Read more: Cochrane Park – Newcastle University Sports ServicesCochrane Park – Newcastle University Sports Services
The venue for the 11-a-side competition in Summer 2025 is Cochrane Park, Newcastle. Cochrane Park received an upgrade at Easter 2019. You can benefit from brand new facilities, including: Cochrane Park…
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Read more: Bad day.Bad day.
Very bad day. We have to write this one off. Probably one of the worst Sassco performances to date. The side put together seemed okay, but realistically, we didn’t want it.…
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Read more: Vienna in 2026.Vienna in 2026.
We’re making early plans for a trip to Vienna in May or June 2026. Flights are connecting, but with a short time from Newcastle. As always, this is open to any…
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Read more: Opening win for the 2025 Summer League.Opening win for the 2025 Summer League.
Six years since Sassco 11-a-side finished off a 2019 Summer League with a 6-2 defeat. Only McConville and Sangha remained for this new setup, against our regular rivals, MADAS. We hadn’t…
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Read more: Sassco defeated at the SOL.Sassco defeated at the SOL.
Despite a late flourish. Mind games were afoot. Murton ringing me worrying about his team, slagging off “has-been” Gareth Brazier, another player having the shits, etc. Then at the stadium, we…
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Read more: Lava Cup 2025: Impressive group stage performance.Lava Cup 2025: Impressive group stage performance.
Running out of steam in the Quarter Finals. A much changed Sassco team travelled to Falkirk for their second stint in the Lava Cup 2025 – a major 7-a-side tournament with…
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Read more: Lava Cup 2025 squad.Lava Cup 2025 squad.
Our squad for the Lava Cup in 2025 is different from last year, due to SAFC potentially being in the play-off final and then achieving that goal. Mark McShane and Davinder…
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Read more: A win, a draw and two losses in Croatia.A win, a draw and two losses in Croatia.
Another brilliant tour – this time in Zadar. We were looking for warmer climes for our 15th tour, so Zadar hit the spot, in the same way that Dixon walloped Harper’s…
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Read more: Two sets of games and venues in Zadar.Two sets of games and venues in Zadar.
Indoor and outdoor games arranged. Thanks to Stipe Bjeliš, President of the local league in Zadar and the initial contact, Alen Juričić, we have two games arranged, likely on Thursday 1st…
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Read more: Sassco.co.uk back at the SOL after 7 years.Sassco.co.uk back at the SOL after 7 years.
Play on the Pitch 2025 on 2nd June 7pm. It’s been 7 years since I cleared the ball off the line with my leg(?) against our Icelandic comrades, Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur. Since…
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Read more: Umbro for Zadar and Falkirk.Umbro for Zadar and Falkirk.
Jersey’s for a busy May 2025. We have two impressive Umbro tops for our tour to Zadar, Croatia and Falkirk, Scotland; both in May. For Zadar, we’ll be getting wearing the…
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Read more: Sassco in Group C.Sassco in Group C.
International opponents. We face opponents from Scotland, Iceland, Denmark and the United States in our Group for the Lava Cup in Falkirk at the end of May. We defeated Skautafélag Reykjavíkur…
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Read more: Defeated again v MUAS (MADAS) at the BOL.Defeated again v MUAS (MADAS) at the BOL.
Three late goals put an end to a brief comeback. A Sassco team with a few changes suffered a 5-1 defeat against MADAS at the BOL. MADAS were comfortably 2-0 ahead…
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Read more: South Shields storm it.South Shields storm it.
5 wins out of 6. All four teams returned to the March Tournament, with Sassco doing what they normally do as current holders: turning up with high hopes, but finishing rock…