A regular 6-a-side league ran from 1999 to 2011 at the old complex in Downhill, on Tuesday evenings. Since then, tournaments have taken place at the Washington Leisure Centre, the new Downhill Hub and now a regular set of tournaments back at Washington Leisure Centre.
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…
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…
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…
Sassco took part in their first FA People’s Cup, a 5-a-side competition played at Goals Sunderland on Sunday 26th February, but failed to get a Quarter Final spot. The team comprised…
A game requested by Sunderland Deaf FC, who are taking part in a the Rudolph 5-a-side tournament in Derby, was arranged at the outdoor pitches at Everyone Active Washington. The Sassco team…
With a revival of the Sassco League, albeit in 5-a-side format, five teams entered and the tournament was reasonably successful, despite no referees, a flare up, slight confusion over the rules…
Downhill Complex is a distant memory now, but Sassco 6-a-side keeps failing to die off. Now it’s a 5-a-side tournament played over a few hours in the new Everyone Active venue at…
Sassco failed to qualify for the Round of 16, in a disappointing day. The opening game saw Simon Maw strike to take a late lead, but two quick goals in succession…
Sassco.co.uk sponsored by Workwear Express are taking part in a charity competition on the 11th July at Seaham on 3G pitches. The team currently comprises of the following players: Liam Liddle…
Team Coulson defeated. Redhouse Fusion 3 Team Coulson 1. A full-strength Fusion team were held at bay by a dogged Team Coulson throughout the final game of the Season 17 mini-tournament.…
Anth Mouat returns with a dog whistle. Redhouse Fusion 5 Sassco.co.uk 4. A depleted Fusion team, without Quinn, Lay or Wooton, took on a strong Sassco team, so it was quite…
Approximately 1525 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes and 26 seconds, or 4 years, 2 months, 5 days since Season 16 ended (back in 2011), Season 17 kicked off in similar fashion. Sassco…
A total of four teams have been confirmed for Season 17, which will run on four consecutive Tuesdays from the 21st April. Sassco.co.uk – Won a number of cups throughout the…
Delighted to announce that Season 17 of the 6-a-side League is to kick off on the 21st April 2015, at Downhill Complex. The last competition took place in 2011. The short…
Classic transcript from a 6-a-side game between Sassco.co.uk and Wearview Elite in 2005 (6-a-side Season 7). Neil Middlemiss ready to take a free kick against Sangha and Gourlay in a two…
Brave Rockets defeated by two Grant Foster goals. With Fusion, the obvious favourites, arrogantly failing to pay off their outstanding fines, they were unceremoniously ejected from the League and gave the…
Brave Rockets defeated by two Grant Foster goals. With Fusion, the obvious favourites, arrogantly failing to pay off their outstanding fines, they were unceremoniously ejected from the League and gave the…
Rocket’s, Impact, Sassco and Soul Cal to decide placings. Redhouse Fusion failed to inform the league by the Friday deadline about the Tuesday fixture, so therefore were removed from the League.…
Team changes. A number of teams have struggled in past weeks and are in the process of being replaced. The ones named are Fusion, Soca and Roar. Seaburn Soca (Wear Consulting)…
Seaburn trounce Sassco. Seaburn Soca 3 Sassco.co.uk 0.The second headline says it all. Seaburn easily beat an almost completely different looking Sassco side in the opening game. Sassco had the veteran…