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: Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.Muers fires in four and bites off a thumb to make it five.
Brian “What’s the Sunderland score?” Watson returns. Even more dinosaurs were dug up, with Brian Watson, the esteemed Sassco.co.uk 11-a-side Secretary, putting together the Clearly Drinks team to be added to…
- Read more: Sassco victorious against the Israelis in London.
Sassco victorious against the Israelis in London.
Four straight wins for the posh version of Sassco. Tiger Tim is a bit of an enigma when it comes to Sassco. He made his debut on the 21st January 2006,…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2
Sassco.co.uk 11 Workwear Express 2
That’s 25 goals scored in two games Shockingly, after the last game’s dirty drop outs, all 12 turned up for this one, and it was in distant Durham. Stubba and Muers…
- Read more: Sassco in 2019 means football in Paphos, Cyprus.
Sassco in 2019 means football in Paphos, Cyprus.
Preparations for Cyprus in 2019. The squad isn’t getting any younger, but the enthusiasm is still there. Five souls have signed on and confirmed with flights to Cyprus in March. Chris…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.
Sassco.co.uk 15 (fifteen) Sunderland DFC 6.
Drop outs; panic attacks; vintage players returning and a handsome victory. The usual for Sassco. 12 announced and then slowly whittled back to around 10 – but what a 10! Before…
- Read more: SNCBC and Fusion on top.
SNCBC and Fusion on top.
Sassco balls, Gary Jackson and Fatboy make a comeback. The league’s first set of games were last played in April, so it was good to be back in the sun at…
- Read more: McDermont fires in 8 goals.
McDermont fires in 8 goals.
Unfortunately, at the wrong end. A truly mercenary team was decimated beforehand, against strong opponents, Hylton Castle FC. Unfortunately, we lost our goalkeeper, soon followed by another player. We managed to…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk at Gateshead 3G
Sassco.co.uk at Gateshead 3G
Gateshead 3G squads set Unfortunately, the Gateshead Stadium pitch was unavailable, but we were offered the Premier League Standard Training Pitch as an alternative, so we happily accepted. The squads of…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Sassco.co.uk 2 Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur 2
Iceland still unbeaten against England. It was all square at Sassco’s third encounter at the Stadium of Light. A loss in 2016, a win in 2017 and now a draw in…
- Read more: Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
Israel Soccerstars 16 Sassco.co.uk 16
The English lose on penalties (as expected). We were greeted by heavy security at Ben Gurion airport. There were missile silos all around the airport and in the distance, we heard…
Read more: Kev Wilson Photography at the Stadium of LightKev Wilson Photography at the Stadium of Light
Great photography from Kev Wilson during our game at the Stadium of Light.
- Read more: Wardle: Sent off!
Wardle: Sent off!
Large wins during the 40 minute games It was searing heat, as six teams kicked off Season 20 (wonder how many will be left at the end). The marathon league takes…
Read more: Panini stickers for Reykjavik’s Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur “Throttur”Panini stickers for Reykjavik’s Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur “Throttur”
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur “Throttur” line up. If you thought Sassco’s line up look rough….. Here we have our esteemed opponents, with their huge squad. in the “Panini” format. The game against Reykjavik’s…
Read more: Soccerball for the Israel Tour.Soccerball for the Israel Tour.
Land of milk and honey, and retro Sassco balls. It’s the usual style with our retro balls for the Israel Tour. It contains the Woven Inc logo as well as the…
Read more: Play on the Pitch Panini Stickers for 2018Play on the Pitch Panini Stickers for 2018
Got, Got, NEED! We’ve launched the official Panini Stickers for the Play on the Pitch 2018 game. Apparently, Jake Dyke’s worth at least two swaps. The game against Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, our…
Read more: Tel Aviv-Yafo תל אביב-יפו Series 2018Tel Aviv-Yafo תל אביב-יפו Series 2018
Venues and opponents in The Holy Land. On Friday afternoon, we will be travelling to the picturesque Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael, just north of Tel-Aviv to take on Tel-Aviv Soccer Stars and…
- Read more: Season 20 League
Season 20 League
Season 20 to span a number of months After the resounding success from the recent Season 19 Tournament, the particpants requested more regular events. Therefore the plan is to have a league containing…
Read more: Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.Redhouse Fusion win Season 19.
Slightly older, but worthy winners. The regular league at Downhill ended back in 2011 on a cold, wet and miserable February evening, concluding 17 seasons of weekly football. Since then, a…
Read more: Israel Tour 2018 Itinerary.Israel Tour 2018 Itinerary.
Flights, football and where Jesus was born. Our five day odyssey in the Holy Land is part of a busy month of May, so we have tentatively planned our schedule. Football…
- Read more: Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur squad.
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur squad.
A full set of players! Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur have announced their large squad for the game v Sassco.co.uk at the Stadium of Light on the 17th May. They will be bringing a…
