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: The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018The FA People’s Cup at Goals Sunderland 2018
Sassco cruised through the group, but eliminated in the knock-out stage. A far better performance this year, with the team comprising of Kevin Cooper, Curtis Newbold, Davinder Sangha, Aden Bannister and Jake Dyke. Game…
Read more: Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018Stadium of Light – Rules, Itinerary and Terms and Conditions 2018
The rules and regulations for Play on the Pitch 2018 have been passed on from Sunderland AFC. Those who took part last year, will know what to expect. Rules of Play…
Read more: Team shirts for the SAFC Game 2018.Team shirts for the SAFC Game 2018.
Game confirmed! The game has now been officially confirmed and booked in to the Stadium of Light for the 17th May 2018. The kick off is 7:00pm. Our illustrious guests, Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur,…
Read more: Season 19 tournamentSeason 19 tournament
Season 19 in March 2018 The League, albeit in a tournament format and 5-a-side, is back in action after a long hiatus, since the summer of 2016. It’s now played over…
Read more: Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018Line-up: Sunderland AFC Stadium of Light game 2018
3 Absent, but 3 in. Delighted to have confirmed 11 Sassco players for the Play on the Pitch event at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, in May 2018. The team is scheduled…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOL
Sassco.co.uk v Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur at the SOL
Our first overseas guests? Not 100% confirmed, but Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur, a semi-professional side which defeated Sassco in the Iceland Tour 2017 in one game (Sassco won the other) are looking to travel…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland Deaf AFC 4
Avoiding the wire above the pitch and Bear avoiding the goal. There were a couple of challenges in our repeat game v Sunderland Deaf: Avoiding hitting the two pieces of wire…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
The Harpers return and both last a full game (nearly). Our O35’s 11-a-side adventure ended in a whimper, so it was good to be invited to a full 90 minute session…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Bishop Juniors 3Sassco.co.uk 2 Bishop Juniors 3
Martin Smith: over 300 pro appearances. David Duke over 200 pro appearances. Stubba: Priceless! We were struggling again. This time, we’d lost half the side from last week, due to holidays,…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2
Sassco.co.uk 3 South Tyne Building Supplies 2
McDermont concussed – wakes up thinking he’s Danny Dichio. It was when he was off getting no treatment that we scored the winner. The game was up and down up to…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Sassco.co.uk 4 Sunderland O35 0
Finally, we managed to get a win, However, the circumstances were all too familiar, with new faces coming in, but this time slotting in perfectly. Team talk was just about who…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Washington AFC 4
Sassco.co.uk 0 Washington AFC 4
McDermont foaming at the mouth. Another disappointing game topped off with McDermont foaming at the mouth, requesting to be subbed, then fannying around in the box to concede the fourth goal.…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Sunderland O35 4Sassco.co.uk 1 Sunderland O35 4
Searing heat, another injury and McDermont roars like a kangaroo to hit the crossbar. It was quite disappointing. We were missing a few from last week: Barker, Dan Smith and Dave…
- Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Absolute Home Improvements 1
Sassco.co.uk 1 Absolute Home Improvements 1
Disputed penalty, and it wasn’t McDermont this time. A solid performance, again, from Sassco against, arguably, the strongest team in the competition. We were up against it and had three enforced…
Read more: Terrorism in the UK. Why it happens and what can be done about it?Terrorism in the UK. Why it happens and what can be done about it?
The questions about these violent acts are constant: Why? What can we do? And so on. I think the solution could be more simpler than anyone thinks, or dares to suggest. This…
Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 South Tyne Building Supplies 1Sassco.co.uk 1 South Tyne Building Supplies 1
Last competitive game was 6 years, 9 months, and 19 days ago. Yes, a total of, approximately, 2484 days, 17 hours and 30 minutes had lapsed since Sassco played it’s last…
Read more: Near miss in the final moments in Iceland.Near miss in the final moments in Iceland.
Tired legs took effect the following day, as we faced an identical schedule, which was increasingly gruelling. Also, the majority of the team were out on the lash until around 4am…
Read more: Triumph on Day 1 of the Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur TournamentTriumph on Day 1 of the Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur Tournament
Sassco.co.uk had a gruelling four match schedule, and despite Dixon being rudely awoken with a frying pan, and using a player provided by the opponents, they triumphed with a clean sheet…
Read more: Dean Matthews Photography at the Stadium of LightDean Matthews Photography at the Stadium of Light
Great photography from Dean Matthews at the Stadium of Light.
- Read more: Sassco win at the Stadium of Light!
Sassco win at the Stadium of Light!
Sassco’s most glorious moment in their 18 year history. Sassco 11-a-side, finally won their first game in over a year, and what a place to do it in. It was their first…
