Maurice Roy Tadman (28 June 1921 – 26 November 1994) was an English

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who played as a

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. He began his career in

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with Bexleyheath & Welling before playing alongside his older brother

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. His progress was halted by the

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, but he returned to the club when hostilities had ceased. Despite being a prolific goalscorer for the club's reserve team, he was unable to force his way into the

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and was transferred to

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for £4,000 in August 1947. He soon established himself as the club's first choice striker and finished as top goalscorer in five of his first seven seasons at

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. He left the club in 1955, having joined an elite group of players to have scored more than 100 goals, to finish his career in Northern Ireland as player-manager of

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Playing career

Tadman began his career with local team Bexleyheath & Welling, before joining his older brother, George, at

. His progress there was halted due to the outbreak of the

. He resumed his career after hostilities had ended, making three appearances for Charlton before joining

in the summer of 1947. He would spend the next eight years with the club, playing alongside other Argyle greats like Jack Chisholm,

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, Neil Dougall, Alex Govan, and Bill Shortt. His one major honour with the club came in 1952 when the Pilgrims won the Third Division South title and promotion back to the Second Division. He made 253 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 112 goals, before moving to Northern Ireland in July 1955.

Managerial career

Tadman joined

as player-manager in July 1955. He would continue playing for another two years before retiring in order to concentrate on management.Distillery: Team of the 1950s
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with the club in 1958 before leaving later that year in December.

Honours

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* Winner (1): 1951–52

* Winner (1): 1957–58

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tadman, Maurice English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Charlton Athletic F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. managers People from Rainham, Kent 1921 births 1984 deaths English Football League players Watford F.C. wartime guest players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players English football managers 20th-century English sportsmen NIFL Premiership players NIFL Premiership managers Men's association football player-managers