The "Plonkies" Soccer Teams

The Balmoral Rangers and the Sandringham Dynamos didn't have it all their own way in establishing a reputation for soccer skills. Not to be outdone, there was also a fearsome team made up from Cooks, Assistant Stewards and Glory-hole Stewards (the guys who looked after the crew accommodation) called “The Plonkies”.

A feature of their World Cruise trips would be a match played in Bombay against a local police team. Also involved in matches in Bombay was yet another team, representing the “Deckies”.

1956 Teams

Durban 1956

The first 2 photographs on this page were provided by Phil Jones, an Assistant Steward on the 1956 Great World Cruise. Here we have a “Plonkies Team” photographed in Durban.

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Plonkies Team in Durban 1956
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[Photo: Courtesy of Phil Jones]

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Bombay 1956

Thanks to former Chief Boots, Alan Palmer, for this next team picture, there are fewer guys unidentified as they lined-up prior to a game in Bombay on the 1956 Great World Cruise

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Plonkies Team in Bombay 1956
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[Photo: Courtesy of Phil Jones]

Bombay 1957

This next photograph shows Alex Bulloch 2nd from right in the front row prior to playing a Bombay Police team. Unfortunately he wasn't able to name any of the other players. No, I didn't get the score either!