He began his career in non-league football with Bexleyheath & Welling before playing alongside his older brother George at Charlton Athletic.

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 Distillery.

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

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.