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: Sweden: Day 2.Sweden: Day 2.
Glorious win in the five-team tournament. We were worn out at the start of the second day, but still had an enthusiastic Charles Lor in goal, but this time it was…
Read more: Sweden: Day 1Sweden: Day 1
Draw and a defeat, and no happy endings. Heading to Sweden was, logistically, a bit of a pain, and that included the freaking out calls from Harper in the morning. The…
Read more: Sweden 2024 itinerary.Sweden 2024 itinerary.
Itinerary updated with tournament and Swedish League game attendance. Our little jaunt to Stockholm is getting close, so we’ve come up with an itinerary. Times are conformed for most events (thanks…
Read more: Red Admiral “England” shirt for the Sweden Tour.Red Admiral “England” shirt for the Sweden Tour.
Retro classic returns We always get new kits for the overseas tours and this one is possibly the best yet. Admiral have released an England 1982 template, so we’ve added our…
Read more: Kristinebergs Bollplan venue in StockholmKristinebergs Bollplan venue in Stockholm
Very pleased that our opponents have arranged the Friday venue in Stockholm. This is going to be for our two games on the Friday evening 10th May at 19:00 v SCBC.…
- Read more: Östermalms IP venue in Stockholm
Östermalms IP venue in Stockholm
Very pleased that our opponents have arranged the two venues in Stockholm. This is going to be for our game on the Saturday morning 11th May at 11:00 to 13:00 –…
Read more: Panini stickers for the Lava Cup.Panini stickers for the Lava Cup.
Squad of nine players for Falkirk Stadium in Group C Group C sees Sassco.co.uk face off against VV Bennekom 35 from The Netherlands, a Northern Ireland Select team and our old…
- Read more: Admiral “England” shirt for the Lava Cup participation
Admiral “England” shirt for the Lava Cup participation
Retro classic returns We always get new kits for the overseas tours and this one is possibly the best yet. Admiral have released an England 1982 template, so we’ve added our…
- Read more: Kurdish FC take the first tournament in 2024.
Kurdish FC take the first tournament in 2024.
Three wins out of three. A strong line up saw three outstanding teams, while the previous winners were rock bottom. Sassco opened with a heavy defeat v South Shields in the…
- Read more: Sassco tough it out to take the Fruit Bowl.
Sassco tough it out to take the Fruit Bowl.
Two wins and then clawing back a 4-4 draw. Four teams took part in the final tournament this year. All looked strong, with Washington Boys and Sassco returning from the October…
Read more: Washington Boys take the Fruit Bowl home.Washington Boys take the Fruit Bowl home.
Strong showing from the Washington Boys. A great tournament at Washington Leisure Centre. We did have 8 teams ready, but unfortunately, Whitburn’s two teams dropped out late. This meant remaining were…
- Read more: Photographs
Photographs
Ever since the leagues started, way back in 1999, photography and recording was prioritised. These were the days when digital cameras were hugely expensive and the Internet had only been popularised…
- Read more: Swedish opponents: Stockholm CBC FC
Swedish opponents: Stockholm CBC FC
Delighted to have made contact with Chris Mitchell in Stockholm who helps to organise the Stockholm Craft Ball FC and are happy to host us. This will be, most likely, two…
- Read more: Washington Deaf FC winners in August!
Washington Deaf FC winners in August!
Washington Deaf FC win the first tournament back at Washington Galleries. It was a struggle to get teams in, but luckily, we managed to get four sides out, with Washington Deaf…
Read more: Sassco 7-a-side in Falkirk in 2024.Sassco 7-a-side in Falkirk in 2024.
Sassco will be taking an Over 40s’s team to Falkirk Stadium in May 2024 to take part in the Lava Cup 2024. The tournament kicks off on Saturday 25 May 2024,…
- Read more: Carpet Centres FC triumphant
Carpet Centres FC triumphant
Heated tournament, but Carpet Centres Elite resilient. In the strongest line up of teams to date, Carpets took the tournament with two wins and a draw, over incumbent, Wearmouth CW. Carpet’s…
Read more: Sweden Tour 2024Sweden Tour 2024
Thursday 9th May to Sunday 12th May. The cheaper flights are from Edinburgh, so it’s likely we’ll get the train up to Edinburgh, and the shuttle to the airport and then…
Read more: Netherlands Tour report: One win out of four games.Netherlands Tour report: One win out of four games.
After 35,808 hours (or 4 years, 1 month, 1 day), we were back in Europe. This was the first time since we bowed out in Cyprus in 2019 (in a right…
Read more: Netherlands Tour 2023 fixturesNetherlands Tour 2023 fixtures
Fixtures have been planned with 4 x 30 minute (or thereabouts) games over two days. Kick off times are evening times.
- Read more: Umbro shirts for the Netherland Tour 2023.
Umbro shirts for the Netherland Tour 2023.
Umbro brand introduced. We’ve introduced our first Umbro branded shirt for the tour in The Netherlands, in May 2023. The shirt is red and will be branded with the usual Sassco…
