Maurice Tadman

Maurice Tadman
	Tadman during his time with Plymouth Argyle
Personal information
Full name	Maurice Roy Tadman
Date of birth	28 June 1921
Place of birth	Rainham, England
Date of death	27 November 1994 (aged 73)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
0000–1938	Bexleyheath & Welling
1938–1946	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1947	Charlton Athletic
1947–1955	Plymouth Argyle
1955–1957	Belfast Distillery
Total
Managerial career
1955–1958	Belfast Distillery
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Roy Tadman (28 June 1921 – 26 November 1994) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

He began his career in non-league football with Bexleyheath & Welling before playing alongside his older brother George at Charlton Athletic. His progress was halted by the Second World War, 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 first team and was transferred to Plymouth Argyle 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 Home Park. 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 Belfast Distillery.

Playing career

Tadman began his career with local team Bexleyheath & Welling, before joining his older brother, George, at Charlton Athletic.^[1] His progress there was halted due to the outbreak of the Second World War. He resumed his career after hostilities had ended, making three appearances for Charlton before joining Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1947.^[2] He would spend the next eight years with the club, playing alongside other Argyle greats like Jack Chisholm, George Dews, 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.^[3] 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 Belfast Distillery as player-manager in July 1955. He would continue playing for another two years before retiring in order to concentrate on management.^[4] He won the Ulster Cup with the club in 1958 before leaving later that year in December.