Sussex Football has lost one of its brightest lights as we all come to terms with the passing of Mathew Major. Matt was a passionate supporter, activist and advocate of disability football and as chair of the SDFL drove the league towards the inclusive ideals it holds today. Matt could inspire just by being present […]
Captains of the Ship
February is Football.v.Homophobia (FvH) month of action and we were delighted to support the Sussex County FA as they hosted two exhibition matches for self-identifying males/females and non-binary people. Our very own Steve Atkins and Chloe Kerr not only played a blinder in the fixtures but also proudly led both teams out as captains of […]
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
Our chair Steve Atkins, will swap his football boots for walking shoes in June in a unique challenge to raise money for the league. Steve will attempt to walk over 100 miles in just three days taking in the home grounds of several Sussex football clubs on route. He hopes to share the league’s Pan […]
Silent Weekend
Sussex Disability Football Leauge took part in the FA’s first ever National Silent Support Weekend to promote good behaviour on touchlines across grassroots youth football.The initiative encourages spectators and coaches to show their support during the match through applause only. Our U12’s and U16’s teams all took part in this initiative and we were blown […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcoming a VIP Guest 22nd May 2022
At our next set of Adult fixtures we will be welcoming a special VIP guest. This guest plays for Great Britains Deaf Ladies Football Team and is also a member of the England Ladies Futsal Team, she has won medals at World and European Championships for both football and futsal. This player is none other […]
The Chairman Wins An Award
Steve Atkins Wins The Spirit Of Grassroots Football Award 2021 Steve is the chairman of the Sussex Disability Football League, but he is way more than that, he is the Spirit of the league and i cant think of an award better than the Grassroots Spirit of the year! Steve works full tiem, running his […]
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 […]
Grassroots Calendar
We have partnered with Sussex County FA and Simon Roe to put together a Grassroots Football Calendar. The pictures are from grassroots games across the county taken by Simon who has always campaigned for our league, and yes we do feature in it! Also, we will receive £5 for every calendar that is sold! […]