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England Call Up!

Tom Rogers, a regular at the Sussex Disability Football League has received a call up to the England set up and we couldn’t be more proud. For Tom, 25, his first steps in the beautiful game back in Crawley, came about in much the same way as many others. “I think it all started when […]

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Grassroots League of the Year!!!

We are delighted to announce that the Sussex Disability Football League (SDFL) has won the Grassroots League of the Year Award as part of The FA and McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards. The awards aim to recognise and reward volunteers, match officials, clubs and leagues across the county who have made a difference to grassroots football […]

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Meet Our Newest Ambassador

Meet our newest Ambassador, Michael ‘Ice’ Hunt, who has joined the growing number of dedicated people who are helping to raise awareness of Disability Football in Sussex. Michael had been a player in the league for many years until an injury, earlier this season, sadly halted his playing days. He now concentrates fully on his […]

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“Proper Football” (VIDEO)

Its 2020 and its time we show the world what we are all about. We are sooo happy to present to you our amazing new video! This video highlights the importance of our league, explains why it is the best league ever and shows everyone the remarkable skills you all have on the pitch! Enjoy […]

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Junior Presentation Details

Its that time of year where the season starts to come to an end and we begin to look forward to the end of season presentation. This year there is a change to the presentation details so please read below for more details: Juniors Presentation During the last set of fixtures at Culver Road, Lancing […]

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FA People’s Cup

The FA People’s Cup has been and gone for one more year and what an event it was!  15 teams took part across 3 divisions during an action packed FA Peoples Cup Competition and 3 winners were revealed at the end of the day.  The league had a visit from Gold Medalist Sally Gunnell and […]

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The Pledge Project Returns

The Pledge Project is back for a second season and now it’s your turn to support disability football in Sussex. Make a pledge, make a difference…  Last year, Sussex County FA  created the pledge project as a way of raising awareness about the current opportunities within Disability Football and to provide further prospects for players, […]

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Junior Development

As January hit us the cold temperatures became more and more noticeable, however we were lucky enough to have missed the snowy days altogether!  Our junior teams recently attended fixtures at our home venue of the Sussex County FA and it was a brilliant morning of football. Overall 18 fixtures were played between the Under […]

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On the Road…

Under 12’s Our first away fixture for the Under 12’s saw the league pitch up in Seaford at the Downs Leisure Center where the teams used the indoor facility and viewing areas to compete for the title. There was lots of end to end football with chances at both ends of each game. Goal Keepers […]

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Winter Winners

Its time to find out who are crowned mini champions… It has been a tight fight in the lead up to the final set of fixtures of 2018 which are also the final fixtures of the second mini league of the season!  All teams in Division 1, Championship and Premiership have been working hard to […]

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