
Controversial “goal” gives Sassco their first points. The third day of Season 14 took place amidst a downpour. Sassco.co.uk 4 Wear Consulting 2When the downpour began, Sassco were coasting at 2-0…

An impressive result on everyones day off. The Sunday games closer to the season start pose a bit of a problem for me in getting a squad together. Most of the…

Tyson, Richardson and Mouat are dismissed in Town End’s 2-0 win. One more team was added to the League to take the total up to a healthy nine teams. Darren Duggan…

An unexpected win for Hendon over Town End. A great start to Season 14. After the doom and gloom over the last few weeks, the original five teams which battled in…

It’s finally happened. After around eight years of battles against each other, William Harper (commonly known as Billy, The Tash and various other names) has decided to cut his losses and…

AA draw first blood against Hylton Castle. A decent start for the new AGUK Super League cup, despite all the teams no longer involved. Sporting Redhouse were added to Redhouse Youth’s…

Our usual comprehensive pre-season programme is underway. The first game was the 2-1 home defeat against Redhouse FC on 23rd May for the AGUK Cup (report further down the page). The…

…while Tommy Bell struggles in agony. Sassco.co.uk 4 Castletown FC 0 Sassco with Murton and Robinson featuring, despite their humiliation on Wednesday, sprayed the ball about against Castletown. Murton feared facing…

Previous, current and future shirts. As expected, we have comprehensive records of the shirts in the team kits worn by the various teams throughout the years. We’ve been unique. Since 1999,…

Pre-season in full swing as Sassco let a 1-0 lead slip. The so called regular cup game against Redhouse FC didn’t materialise during the season, so we managed to get it…

The icons show the team badges. These are the current teams active within the League. Sassco.co.ukManagementDavinder Sangha Redhouse RocketsManagementMickey Jones Bunker UKManagementConor Staples Downhill ImpactManagementAnthony Pearson Wear ConsultingManagementKevin Cooper Roker RoarManagementJohn…

01 Dave Smith Returns as goalkeeper for the tour. Currently playing for Sassco on Saturday when the manager gets one of his sadistic moments and forces Simpson to play outfield. An…

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…

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…

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…

A year-long diary captures the journey of me, an Indian-origin, British-born soccer manager leading an all-white team in an amateur football league in Sunderland during the 2003-2004 season. This narrative is…