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Vienna in 2026.
Another tournament, another poor showing.
Austria Tour 2026Overseas Tours

Vienna in 2026.

We’re making early plans for a trip to Vienna in May or June 2026. Flights are connecting, but with a short…

12th June 2025
Opening win for the 2025 Summer League.
Another tournament, another poor showing.
11-a-side League 202511-a-side

Opening win for the 2025 Summer League.

Six years since Sassco 11-a-side finished off a 2019 Summer League with a 6-2 defeat. Only McConville and Sangha remained for…

8th June 2025
Sassco defeated at the SOL.
Another tournament, another poor showing.
11-a-side11-a-side friendly games

Sassco defeated at the SOL.

Despite a late flourish. Mind games were afoot. Murton ringing me worrying about his team, slagging off “has-been” Gareth Brazier, another…

3rd June 2025
Lava Cup 2025: Impressive group stage performance.
Another tournament, another poor showing.
Lava Cup Scotland 2025Sassco TournamentsOverseas Tours

Lava Cup 2025: Impressive group stage performance.

Running out of steam in the Quarter Finals. A much changed Sassco team travelled to Falkirk for their second stint in…

28th May 2025
Lava Cup 2025 squad.
Another tournament, another poor showing.
Lava Cup Scotland 2025Overseas Tours

Lava Cup 2025 squad.

Our squad for the Lava Cup in 2025 is different from last year, due to SAFC potentially being in the…

13th May 2025
  • Another tournament, another poor showing.
    Sassco Tournaments, Sassco 5/6-a-side

    Another tournament, another poor showing.

    16th December 2019

    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…

    Read more: Another tournament, another poor showing.
  • Newton & Co. 8 Sassco.co.uk 4.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Newton & Co. 8 Sassco.co.uk 4.

    15th December 2019

    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…

    Read more: Newton & Co. 8 Sassco.co.uk 4.
  • Disaster in the Gateshead 9 v 9 Tournament.
    Sassco Tournaments, Sassco 5/6-a-side

    Disaster in the Gateshead 9 v 9 Tournament.

    25th October 2019

    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…

    Read more: Disaster in the Gateshead 9 v 9 Tournament.
  • New Kappa shirt!
    11-a-side

    New Kappa shirt!

    20th September 2019

    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…

    Read more: New Kappa shirt!
  • Retro football shirts for sale
    General articles, Information

    Retro football shirts for sale

    12th September 2019

    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…

    Read more: Retro football shirts for sale
  • Sassco.co.uk 4 South Shields New Mill 0.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    Sassco.co.uk 4 South Shields New Mill 0.

    5th August 2019

    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.…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 South Shields New Mill 0.
  • Sassco.co.uk 2 Gateshead Three Tuns 6.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    Sassco.co.uk 2 Gateshead Three Tuns 6.

    31st July 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Gateshead Three Tuns 6.
  • Sassco.co.uk 2 Grindon Broadway FC 3.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 2 Grindon Broadway FC 3.

    25th July 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 2 Grindon Broadway FC 3.
  • Sassco.co.uk 0 Inter XI 5.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    Sassco.co.uk 0 Inter XI 5.

    22nd July 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Inter XI 5.
  • Sassco.co.uk 3 Roseberry Park 1.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    Sassco.co.uk 3 Roseberry Park 1.

    16th July 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Roseberry Park 1.
  • Sassco.co.uk 0 South Shields New Mill 1.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    Sassco.co.uk 0 South Shields New Mill 1.

    8th July 2019

    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),…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 South Shields New Mill 1.
  • Sassco.co.uk 4 Team Independent 4.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 4 Team Independent 4.

    6th July 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 4 Team Independent 4.
  • Hylton Castle triumph in the June Tournament.
    Sassco Tournaments, Season 21 – 2019

    Hylton Castle triumph in the June Tournament.

    29th June 2019

    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…

    Read more: Hylton Castle triumph in the June Tournament.
  • HFF Civil Engineering to sponsor Sassco 11-a-side.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side League 2019

    HFF Civil Engineering to sponsor Sassco 11-a-side.

    26th June 2019

    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…

    Read more: HFF Civil Engineering to sponsor Sassco 11-a-side.
  • Sassco.co.uk 9 Newton & Co. 2.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 9 Newton & Co. 2.

    30th May 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 9 Newton & Co. 2.
  • Sassco.co.uk 0 Burton House Velocity FC 5.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 0 Burton House Velocity FC 5.

    19th May 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 0 Burton House Velocity FC 5.
  • Sassco.co.uk 3 Newton & Co. 0 – match abandoned.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 3 Newton & Co. 0 – match abandoned.

    16th May 2019

    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…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 3 Newton & Co. 0 – match abandoned.
  • Sassco.co.uk 1 Last Orders Redhouse 4.
    11-a-side, 11-a-side friendly games

    Sassco.co.uk 1 Last Orders Redhouse 4.

    28th April 2019

    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,…

    Read more: Sassco.co.uk 1 Last Orders Redhouse 4.
  • Redhouse Fusion triumph in the April Tournament.
    Sassco Tournaments, Season 21 – 2019

    Redhouse Fusion triumph in the April Tournament.

    8th April 2019

    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…

    Read more: Redhouse Fusion triumph in the April Tournament.
  • Alana FC 17 Sassco.co.uk 8.
    Cyprus Tour 2019

    Alana FC 17 Sassco.co.uk 8.

    5th April 2019

    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…

    Read more: Alana FC 17 Sassco.co.uk 8.
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