Chopbacks show no mercy after being stripped of challenge cup semi-final victory

East Sussex Football League Div 4 South Coast Athletico 9 Burwash F.C 0 Looking to put a disappointing week behind them, The Chopbacks welcomed Burwash to the academy ground hoping to finish their season strong. The game almost never took place as Burwash arrived wearing their home strip of red shirts, black shorts and socks to […]

Chopbacks celebrate as they make it through to challenge cup final

Coopers Construction Challenge Cup Semi Final South Coast Athletico 5 Hampden Park 1 Fresh from their quarter final victory over Robertsbridge second team, South Coast Athletico took on high flying division five team Hampden Park and it was the away side that showed why they look set for a spot in division four next season. […]

Quarter final win sets up ‘stern test’ of Chopback’s resolve

Coopers Construction Challenge Cup Quarter Final South Coast Athletico 1 Robertsbridge United II 0 The Chopbacks finally got the go-ahead for their long awaited cup fixture against Robertsbridge second team, setting up in a 3-5-2 for only the second time this season. It was a change of scenario as Robertsbridge took the early initiative pegging […]

Chopbacks embrace the video age

It might be one of the newest football clubs on the local scene but South Coast Athletico has big plans for the future. This week the club has announced a significant investment in filming equipment which it intends to use for the majority of its games in the 2018/19 season. Equipment includes a camcorder that can […]

Goals galore as Chopbacks score emphatic win

Parkfield 3 South Coast Athletico 7 Goals galore yesterday as the Chopbacks finally played their fixture against Parkfield at the Eastbourne Sports Park. The Chopbacks nearly took an early lead but poor communication between Connor Easton and Jack Bloomfield meant the chance went begging. It wasn’t long after though before Easton put South Coast in front, […]

Town’s gory past is the inspiration behind football team’s nickname

South Coast Athletico might be Hastings’ newest senior football team but this year the club – only in its second full season – is chalking up some big wins. But how did South Coast Athletico come to be known as the Chopbacks? Well we’ve dipped deep into the murky history of the town to find […]

Chopbacks triumph in tight match

Sovereign Saints 3  South Coast Athletico 4 This weekend saw the Chopbacks travel to Eastbourne to face Sovereign Saints II in what would turn out to be a closely contested game. There was a minute’s silence before kick-off in memory of the father of one of the Sovereign Saints players who had died last weekend. […]