Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9pmWe’re looking for a few teams for this event.Normally we opt for a four-team tournament…
Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9pmWe’re looking for a few teams for this event.Normally we opt for a four-team tournament…
What do you get?Blanket coverage on the website which has been established since 1999, with the website first registered in…
Two comprehensive wins, and then a tight victory over the returning Newcastle City.Harper’s team dusted off their previous second place…
Ignominious start, but glory in the second cup competition.It has to be said that after three games in a strong…
LAVA CUP 2024 TOURNAMENT FORMAT & FIXTURESOver 40’s/ 7-a-side tournament format: All teams will play 3 X 15 minute matches…
Zadar or Dubrovnik.We’re making plans for Croatia in May 2025, with flights direct from Newcastle. Contact has already been made…
Glorious win in the five-team tournament.We were worn out at the start of the second day, but still had an…
Draw and a defeat, and no happy endings.Heading to Sweden was, logistically, a bit of a pain, and that included…
Itinerary updated with tournament and Swedish League game attendance.Our little jaunt to Stockholm is getting close, so we’ve come up…
Retro classic returnsWe always get new kits for the overseas tours and this one is possibly the best yet. Admiral…
Tuesday evening from 7pm to 9pm We’re looking for a few teams for this event. Normally we opt for a four-team tournament which each team playing 3 x 16 minute games.…
Two comprehensive wins, and then a tight victory over the returning Newcastle City. Harper’s team dusted off their previous second place and brought a team to win it – which they…
Ignominious start, but glory in the second cup competition. It has to be said that after three games in a strong group, the team looked despondent and were ready for an…
LAVA CUP 2024 TOURNAMENT FORMAT & FIXTURES Over 40’s/ 7-a-side tournament format: All teams will play 3 X 15 minute matches in the group stages (sections A, B, C and D).…
Zadar or Dubrovnik. We’re making plans for Croatia in May 2025, with flights direct from Newcastle. Contact has already been made in Zadar, but the flights for 2025 haven’t been released…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Fixtures have been planned with 4 x 30 minute (or thereabouts) games over two days. Kick off times are evening times.
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…
Our esteemed opponents on the Thursday night in Amsterdam are OFC Oostzaan. We will be playing against OFC on the Thuesday night, arranged by our opponent’s manager, Bauke Krijsman. We are…
Our esteemed opponents on the Friday night in Amsterdam are SV SDOB. They are predominantly over 35 players and were confirmed Champions in their recent leagues. In the final round of…
A detailed map showing the venues Sassco.co.uk have played in since 2008, as well as full results and line ups since 2008 (further down the page). MALTA 2008 7th November 2008Victor…
A “chilled” few days in Amsterdam 3rd to 6th May May 3rd to 6th has been confirmed as the date for the postponed tour. Dave Gourlay Chris Dixon Davinder Sangha John…
A new name on the Fruit Bowl. Still with 8 teams for the 1st of November, but Sky Lounge didn’t make this one, so it’s opened up for a strong Wearmouth…
More teams, more rounds, but still Sky Lounge triumphant. The first 8 team tournament since November 2021, saw some very strong teams on display. Surprise was Newcastle City not gaining a…
Victory again for the current Champions. A decisive 3-1 victory in their final game against Sporting Redhouse saw Washington Sky Lounge take the fruit bowl home again. This is the third…
Scotty Wright; gone too soon. Really sorry to hear that an old mate, Scott Wright, has passed away. Scott, his brother and a regular set of lads were the first organised…
Washington Sky Lounge unstoppable. After drawing one and winning two in the last tournament, Sky Lounge made no mistake in this one with a resound three wins out of three, with…
Wonderful morning for football though. After the heights of last seasons’ three game series and wins, it was crashing back down to Earth on a warm day in Rickleton. The squad,…
Washington Sky Lounge and Sporting Redhouse were unbeaten…. But it was Washington Sky Lounge who were worthy winners with an equaliser against Sporting in their last game to take the first…
2-0 victors over Grange Park FC in the final. The biggest tournament to date saw 8 teams in two groups battle it out. Debutantes Marley Pots and Grange Park FC were…
Please note that these apply to only 5-a-side tournaments. TEAM WEAR (IMPORTANT) Identical shirts must be worn by your Team (apart from goalkeeper). Shorts colour must match each other players’ on…
Sporting take the September tournament After so many stop-starts, we finally kicked off after the short winter tournament in December, last year. Four teams took part, with Langley, Sassco and Sporting…
To celebrate three back to back wins, we’re looking to upgrade the shirts. Kappa is still the chosen make, but this combines the simple retro look of the previous Awdis designs…
The traffic beats the Tash, and a 5-1 defeat. Sassco traditionally had a huge pre-season programme – sometimes up to 10 games. We usually played higher level teams, but always enjoyed…
“There’s nee one here!” …said Bunta in an SMS message which even looked angry. Luckily for him the players were there, he just didn’t know them. Most of the players didn’t…
Over 60’s superstar, Nelly Richardson, fires in a (geri)hat-trick. Only 5 players remained from our previous, resounding 8-4 win over AFC Washington. This time we were playing on Washington’s favoured day,…
Best performance for a while. Our third 11-a-side game was rapidly coming up and the squad was a bit up and down. We had entrants, then drop-outs, and with temperatures heading…
Washington Deaf walloping. So, heading back to the car; tails between our legs and blowing out of our arses, then finding out some shithousery activity. Washington Hub was where the game…
Post-pandemic Sassco unbeaten so far in 2021. Our first game after the lock down saw a similar team and similar performance to the previous game v Hillarys. We were 2-1 down…
Another defeat for the 11-a-side. A late report from the 11-a-side game back in October, Sassco’s last one for 2020. A mix of players with debuts from Michael Brown, David Cruickshanks.…
Sassco 100% in the December tournament to conclude Season 22. With Langley dropping out at the last minute, it was left to three teams to battle it out in a more…
Devastated to hear that we’ve lost Dean Matthews to Covid. Dean played for Sassco in the 6-a-side and 11-a-side from 2006 for a couple of years. He also helped to source one…
But they still triumph in the third tournament of 2020. Harrison’s men triumphed again, but were held in their final game by debutantes, Langley Park. However, the three 2-1 victories in…
A bit of a shambles. Normally we cobble together a squad of bare 11, but with so many missing from the usual bunch, we really cobbled together a big squad. The…
Murton sells his team name, but remains triumphant, despite conceding a penalty. As Fusion were out, the way was clear for Shakthar Sunderland to clean sweep the August Tournament, which was…
Here’s a quick fitness guide and some advice based on some articles on the Internet and general common sense. As you’ll end up being a bunch of tubby’s, it’s recommended having…
A cruel bounce off the crossbar denied Stuart Pearce a goal as France smothered England’s attacking intentions in Malmo in their second Group A game. Still bleeding following a clash with…
Shakhtar Sunderland win the Season 22 February Tournament at Downhill. Sassco ended as a regular league on a cold, wet and generally miserable day back in 2011 at the Downhill Complex,…
Two defeats, one draw. Home in time for Eastenders. Another tournament, which no one was really up for. We had some drop outs, but Macca decided to turn up and we…
9 then 15 then 12 before ending up with 11 Not a great deal to say. We had, what I thought was, our biggest squad since I created an imaginary Sassco…
Scheduled for Friday 15th May 2020 We’re back at the SOL, which is the finest League One stadium we’ve ever played in. This time it’s against Workwear Express, who kindly sponsored…
Well, it’s safe to say that Murton’s heralded return to Sassco ended the same way as his Fulwell Buccaneers and Marine House projects ended: ignominiously. The squad of barely nine players…
Sassco 11-a-side and 6-a-side have been Adidas since 1999 to around 2008 when we decided to have a one-season dalliance with Kappa, which was abandoned mainly because most of the team…
Retro and vintage football shirts have been a keen interest of mine. The Sassco team has always used unique tops from Adidas to the current variation by Kappa. We also have…
No more Mr. Nice Guy. Player power was booted up the arse and consigned to the dust bin as I shoved all the fat lads into my favourite, defensive 4-5-1 system.…
Dog Turd Formations. So it was the final hurrah in the competitive set of games. We needed a win to be in contention of the play off to get to the…
Introductions on Facebook Messenger . . . after the game. As with all things, the hectic prelude to the game completely gets turned around by the performance. This was one of…
We had our strongest team out so it was predictable we got a hammering. From last weeks’ positive result, we just didn’t get it on. Two quick goals in the opening…
Wardle must score…and does. After last weeks debacle in attack, when Wardle, clean through on goal, in the final moments, where I’d bet my rented house on him, stumbled into a…
Wardle must score! Picture the moment. Fatty Wardle, returning for Sassco in only his second game in the last 9 years (2016 being the most recent one and 2009 before then),…
Overconfidence…something unusual for Sassco. We were exceptionally confident for this one. So confident I even suggested a strong goalkeeper to them. So confident I told Kyle Burns he was centre half…
Won on goal difference over Carpet Centre Elites. Another solid tournament, but now with two teams a step above the rest. Woven Inc., Sassco.co.uk and Team Independent all suffered defeats against…
We’re delighted that HFF Civil Engineering are sponsoring Sassco 11-a-side. This if for the duration of the Durham Elevens Football League, which is played at Gateshead on Monday evenings over the…
It takes a total of 16 minutes for McDermont to come alive. Our rearranged encounter v Newton & Co. which was originally abandoned on around 25 minutes when one of our…
Sunday morning pasting. It was the first game after the tragic events from the previous Wednesday, tragic as we had to wear white socks instead of our usual red ones, as…
Muers steals the show. It was horrifying. Muers in agony on the floor and the paramedic, scissors in hand, cutting away his boot and sock. It was too much for me…
Muers, McDermont and Nelly provide the pace. We were returning to our old stomping ground and nothing has really changed. It was The Shipwright’s Field in Redhouse. Shite on the pitch,…
Redhouse Fusion back on top. ..which was no surprise, but the real surprise was Independent FC finishing bottom, while the “B” team fared well overall with a victory over the “A” team…
Three games, with four players in a five a side tour Our 12th tour kicked off, and seemed to be steeped in a little chaos. From 6 players, we were left…
Leading twice, but then Dixon…. The second game was our last game as a group of 4 (in a 5-a-side tour – as Tim still hadn’t turned up). We needed some…
And then there were three. Chris Dixon, who last watched SAFC when they were in the Champions League, sipping champagne in the corporate boxes, decided that it was really important that…
Yes, it’s Sassco on Tour again. This time, to Cyprus, which was our first choice destination back in 2007, when we only managed to get 10 people paying, before abandoning and…
Opening game of Futsal. Thanks to Periklis Perikleous from the Alana Sports Center, we have arranged a game on the day we land. It’s an outdoor futsall encounter, similar to the one we…
Saturday tournament at A.M. Fair Game. Thanks to Andreas Menelaou from A.M. Fair Game for arranging a mini tournament on Saturday afternoon. We’ll be playing St. Georges (again), Analósima FC and Legend FC.…
Friday night game at A.M. Fair Game. Thanks to Nick Cairns from St. Georges FC. We have the Friday night game confirmed at the A.M. Fair Game Sports Center v St.…
Fair Game Sports Center We’re caged in Paphos, with the venue: Fair Game, agreeing to arrange some games for us (opponents TBC). I’ve requested the fences to be increased in height…
Woven Inc narrowly take the January Title. Season 21 kicked off with the January Tournament. Four teams took part: Clearly Drinks FC, CD Reds, Sassco.co.uk and Woven Inc. Redhouse Fusion were…
Three expected wins in the final day seal it. The season finally ended – seven months after starting. The way forward will be one-off tournaments as the commitment is easier. Redhouse…
Sassco’s first trophy since 2011. Despite being disadvantaged with a tight squad, tight as in only 5 players, Sassco worked their way past two games to take the tournament. This included…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Great photography from Kev Wilson during our game at the Stadium of Light.
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…
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…