Old stars were too old.We had a full team and all 11 turned up for the 9-a-side against a strong…
South Shields win again.
South Shields win again.
Four strong teams, but a late surge from Shields takes the title.Four evenly matched teams battled it out in a…
Vienna in 2026.
Vienna in 2026.
We’re making early plans for a trip to Vienna on 12th to 15th June 2026.Flights are connecting, but with a…
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…
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…
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
Read more: Washington Leisure CentreWashington Leisure Centre
The venue we use is the Washington Leisure Centre, run by Everyone Active, based on the other side of Asda in the centre of Washington Galleries. This brand-new centre was opened…
Read more: Downhill Football Hub – Community North Sports ComplexDownhill Football Hub – Community North Sports Complex
The newly built Downhill Hub has replaced the previous Community North Sports Complex, and lies on the north west City boundary PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NEED A QR CODE TO…
Read more: Memory Lane: The Fort 4 Sassco.co.uk 6.Memory Lane: The Fort 4 Sassco.co.uk 6.
The best performance this season, with a rare full-strength team. The team pictured prior to the game in the new Adidas second shirts (previously worn against The Fort in our home…
Read more: Football venuesFootball venues
Football venues provisionally confirmed in Portugal Municipal Estadio de Albufeira.It’s likely that we’ll be playing on this pitch on Friday evening. Municipal Estadio de Albufeira.We’ll be on the same…
Read more: David Murton – Player Profile.David Murton – Player Profile.
Vastly superior to anyone within the League*. * According to David Murton. It all began on a rare, warm summer evening – the 28th June 2005, to be precise. The League…
Read more: Gareth Brazier – Player Profile.Gareth Brazier – Player Profile.
A misunderstood soul. Gareth Brazier first popped into life as a referee in the Sassco League. Being one of the youngest there, he had his fair share of abuse (the majority…
Read more: The Voyage HomeThe Voyage Home
Shopping, drinking and it actually rained! The Monday was coming back day. Me, Macca, Cressy and Dave Smith spent it shopping around. The Maltese roads and pavements were shocking. Digga, in…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Gudja FC 5.Sassco.co.uk 2 Gudja FC 5.
Best performance so far, but second half lack of fitness shows The third and final game took us to the evening on Sunday. As everyone had a late, late night, we…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Mdina Knights FC 4.
Sassco.co.uk 0 Mdina Knights FC 4.
Searing heat combined with massive hangovers. The morning game was rough. I started due to Emu blowing out of his arse for the previous one. Cressy was well out of it…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 KirKop FC 4.Sassco.co.uk 1 KirKop FC 4.
Hembrough opens the account, but everyone else is out of it I was utterly convinced that out of the thousands of flights from Newcastle to all over, ours would be the…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Traveller’s Rest 3.
Sassco.co.uk 3 Traveller’s Rest 3.
2-0 down, Dave Graham injured – could it get worse? A bit of a clanger of a game. After last week’s heroics, we could present a full team with the additions…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 12 Sportman’s Arms 0.Sassco.co.uk 12 Sportman’s Arms 0.
Miserable weather, but our highest ever score. Despite it lashing down, despite the opponents turning up late and despite Emu, somehow, being squeezed into our new Kappa red shirts, we took…
- Read more: Sassco history.
Sassco history.
Original 6-a-side leagues at Downhill – 1999 to 2015 These were the regular 6-a-side leagues which took place at the old Community North Sports Complex from 1999 to 2015. There was…
- Read more: India’s football team in the SAFF Championships in Maldives 2008
India’s football team in the SAFF Championships in Maldives 2008
and meeting Bob Houghton – only Billy Harper can compare. I saw a bit of a logistical nightmare in my trip to the Maldives. I knew India were due to play…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 10 Newcastle DFC 2Sassco.co.uk 10 Newcastle DFC 2
The heavens open as Sassco score seven in the second half. Technically, this was our third pre-season game, but with the mini-break, it seemed as if it was a new start…
- Read more: Redhouse FC 2 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Redhouse FC 2 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Two goals in the last five minutes avoids the dreaded toss of a coin decider. Our regular Cup game against the newly crowned Champions, Redhouse FC. I initiated it last season…
Read more: Victor Tedesco StadiumVictor Tedesco Stadium
A panoramic view of Sassco’s venue for the tour. The Victor Tedesco Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) was inaugurated in 1996 and is the training ground for Hamrun Spartans. This football ground is…
- Read more: Malta Tour Squad
Malta Tour Squad
Malta 2008 Sassco team information. Numbers are shown as squad numbers. 01 Dave Smith The highly regarded goalkeeper from Fatfield Biddick Inn. Made one appearance for the “B” team. 02 Mark…
- Read more: Memory Lane: Mountain Daisy 4 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Memory Lane: Mountain Daisy 4 Sassco.co.uk 0.
Errors at the back and lack of composure up front. Anth Pearson makes simple pass inside to Dunston. Who, being a nonce, decides to pass it back, instead of getting…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Oddfellows Arms 4.
Sassco.co.uk 3 Oddfellows Arms 4.
Another poor first half lets the team down. I found out afterwards that Oddfellows contained a few of the Jolly Potter lads. So Lesson 1 is don’t go by last season.…
