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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 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.
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 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.
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. 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.
He made 253 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 112 goals, before moving to Northern Ireland in July 1955. 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.
