28th May 2003 Extraordinary finish Final day win against a very good team. Yes, we did it. Sassco finally won a game in style. Up against the New Derby, we had…
6th May 2006 Sassco.co.uk 2 TWR 4. Twice in the lead, same old story. Lets look at the positives first. Greenwell and Wardle are now back as regulars, although we’ll have…
Our dispute with the Tyne & Wear League in the Summer of 2004 dragged on. We had looked to move to a Saturday morning league elsewhere, which included a Christian League.…
League Games August 16 2003 Sassco.co.uk 2 – 2 Studio 2000 Chris Dixon 0 James Dickinson 0 Sassco.co.uk: David Watson; Michael Booth; Steve Stubbs; Neil Maven; Wayne Galey; David Staples; James…
A fascinating year spent shadowing Toddy’s as a part time substitute (“Harper, I’m not a centre half – I can’t head the ball.” – “Dov, you’re in centre defence….”) ended in…
In the first of a series of interviews, Michael Pearson, a long standing, original member of the team, now Assistant Coach, answers some in-depth questions. Michael was selected by General Manager,…
Sassco, pride themselves on running professionally organised 5-a-side and 6-a-side Leagues based in Sunderland, Gateshead and Washington. Since 2010, the 6-a-side has been converted to 5-a-side to cater for the different…
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,…
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…
Sassco organise non-regular football and basketball games in the region and regularly take part in overseas tours. The Sassco team used to take part competitively in regional leagues such as the…
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…
Read more: 11-a-side 2002-2003
Read more: 11-a-side 2005-2006
Read more: The Lost Year. Sassco in 2004.
Read more: 2003-2004 11-a-side results
Read more: Toddy’s 11-a-side 2001-2002
Read more: The Michael Pearson interview.
Read more: The Football Diary
