UNITED STATES
	    	  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			 Washington, DC  20549

FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  September 30, 2005

Check here is Amendment  [  ] ; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (check only one):  [   ] is a restatement.
				  [  ] adds new holdings entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:      Sasco Capital, Inc.
Address:   10 Sasco Hill Road
           Fairfield, CT  06824

13F File Number:  28-1646

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:  	Daniel L. Leary
Title:	Secretary
Phone:	203-254-6800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Daniel L. Leary    Fairfield, Connecticut    November 11, 2005

Report Type (Check only one):

[X]	13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[ ] 	13F NOTICE.

[ ]	13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.


FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:  0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  48

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $2,708,694


List of Other Included Managers:



FORM 13 F	SEPTEMBER 2005
REPORTING MANAGER:  SASCO CAPITAL, INC.
			

					FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF		UPDATE
	CLASS	CUSIP	VALUE  	SHARES /	SH/	INVESTMENT	OTHER		VOTING AUTHORITY
			(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	DISCRETION	MGR	SOLE   	SHARED	NONE
											
ABB LTD	COMMON	000375204	63906	8682900	SH	SOLE	0	3413000	0	5269900
ACCO BRANDS CORP	COMMON	00081T108	32497	1151548	SH	SOLE	0	443057	0	708491
ALLEGHANY CORP DEL	COMMON	017175100	102033	333440	SH	SOLE	0	101105	0	232335
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES I	COMMON	01741R102	359	11600	SH	SOLE	0	11600	0	0
ALLIED WASTE INDS INC	COMMON	019589308	87805	10391150	SH	SOLE	0	4301850	0	6089300
ALLIED WASTE INDS INC	PFD CV D 6.25%	019589704	1102	4300	SH	SOLE	0	4300	0	0
AMERICAN ELEC PWR INC	COMMON	025537101	635	16000	SH	SOLE	0	16000	0	0
AMERICAN STD COS INC DEL	COMMON	029712106	405	8700	SH	SOLE	0	8700	0	0
ATMOS ENERGY CORP	COMMON	049560105	31610	1118950	SH	SOLE	0	588000	0	530950
BIG LOTS INC	COMMON	089302103	66577	6057950	SH	SOLE	0	2591350	0	3466600
BRUNSWICK CORP	COMMON	117043109	54373	1441100	SH	SOLE	0	587000	0	854100
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC	COMMON	170032809	484	17300	SH	SOLE	0	17300	0	0
CINERGY CORP	COMMON	172474108	60498	1362250	SH	SOLE	0	520650	0	841600
CROWN HOLDINGS INC	COMMON	228368106	115440	7242150	SH	SOLE	0	2689400	0	4552750
DEL MONTE FOODS CO	COMMON	24522P103	88981	8292750	SH	SOLE	0	3289000	0	5003750
DUKE ENERGY CORP	COMMON	264399106	157209	5389400	SH	SOLE	0	2035200	0	3354200
DYNEGY INC NEW	COMMON	26816Q101	68360	14513850	SH	SOLE	0	5959700	0	8554150
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC	COMMON	30249U101	59715	1418081	SH	SOLE	0	406833	0	1011248
FIRSTENERGY CORP	COMMON	337932107	40880	784350	SH	SOLE	0	259000	0	525350
FOOT LOCKER INC	COMMON	344849104	117498	5355442	SH	SOLE	0	2027250	0	3328192
FORTUNE BRANDS INC	COMMON	349631101	60453	743305	SH	SOLE	0	288650	0	454655
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO	COMMON	382550101	1306	83800	SH	SOLE	0	83800	0	0
HERCULES INC	COMMON	427056106	86113	7046928	SH	SOLE	0	2769150	0	4277778
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N V	COMMON	500467303	101166	13328800	SH	SOLE	0	5430500	0	7898300
LAIDLAW INTL INC	COMMON	50730R102	123585	5113150	SH	SOLE	0	1766800	0	3346350
LEAR CORP	COMMON	521865105	55843	1643900	SH	SOLE	0	683550	0	960350
LIMITED BRANDS INC	COMMON	532716107	92709	4537900	SH	SOLE	0	1782550	0	2755350
METHANEX CORP	COMMON	59151K108	20285	1364135	SH	SOLE	0	446589	0	917546
NRG ENERGY INC	COMMON	629377508	82836	1944500	SH	SOLE	0	723400	0	1221100
NEENAH PAPER INC	COMMON	640079109	2	78	SH	SOLE	0	78	0	0
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP	COMMON	66977W109	61905	1682200	SH	SOLE	0	634300	0	1047900
ONEOK INC NEW	COMMON	682680103	96879	2847700	SH	SOLE	0	924700	0	1923000
PACKAGING CORP AMER	COMMON	695156109	85817	4421300	SH	SOLE	0	1898500	0	2522800
PACTIV CORP	COMMON	695257105	68590	3914950	SH	SOLE	0	1405750	0	2509200
PENNEY J C INC	COMMON	708160106	117450	2476800	SH	SOLE	0	819700	0	1657100
RAYTHEON CO	COM NEW	755111507	91797	2414450	SH	SOLE	0	855150	0	1559300
RELIANT ENERGY INC	COMMON	75952B105	74575	4830000	SH	SOLE	0	1845800	0	2984200
RITE AID CORP	COMMON	767754104	485	125000	SH	SOLE	0	125000	0	0
SARA LEE CORP	COMMON	803111103	55839	2946650	SH	SOLE	0	1069450	0	1877200
SUPERVALU INC	COMMON	868536103	75605	2429460	SH	SOLE	0	916950	0	1512510
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP	COMMON	87264S106	2734	93200	SH	SOLE	0	93200	0	0
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES IN	COMMON	879360105	531	15400	SH	SOLE	0	15400	0	0
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC	COMMON	880349105	303	17300	SH	SOLE	0	17300	0	0
THOMAS & BETTS CORP	COMMON	884315102	110934	3223900	SH	SOLE	0	1090750	0	2133150
TRINITY INDS INC	COMMON	896522109	494	12200	SH	SOLE	0	12200	0	0
VALSPAR CORP	COMMON	920355104	309	13800	SH	SOLE	0	13800	0	0
WARNACO GROUP INC	COMMON	934390402	1862	85000	SH	SOLE	0	85000	0	0
WASTE MGMT INC DEL	COMMON	94106L109	87920	3073050	SH	SOLE		1233150		1839900