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George Tadman

1914 – 1994

English footballer

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Lived 1914 – 1994 (aged 79). George Tadman was a British association football player.

George Henry Tadman (5 November 1914 – 28 September 1994) was an English professional footballer. His clubs included Bristol Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Cheltenham Town before in 1948 becoming Street F.C. player manager.

He made over 130 Football League appearances.

Gillingham Tadman rejoined Gillingham in the summer of 1935. Tadman finished the 1935–36 season as top goalscorer for Gillingham with 18 goals.

Charlton Athletic Tadman moved on to Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1936, and with it moved up from the Third Division South to the First Division. Tadman finished the 1936–37 season with 11 goals from 29 appearances. In the summer of 1937 Charlton Athletic toured Canada and the United States. Tadman scored 12 goals on the tour, including 7 against Saskatchewan All-Stars on 17 June 1937. The 1937/38 season ended with Tadman scoring 15 goals in 32 games. The following season Tadman scored 24 goals in 32 games, including 4 in a 7-1 demolition of Manchester United on 13 February 1939. Tadman also missed a penalty in this game. Tadman started the 1939–40 season well scoring 2 goals in 3 games, before the league was abandoned due to the start of the Second World War.

War years Tadman guested during the war years for Aberaman Athletic, where he scored 4 goals in 1944–45, and Bath City, where he scored 6 in the same season, as well as Swansea Town, Bristol City and Ipswich Town, where he made 1 appearance in 1945–46.

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Who was George Tadman?

English footballer (1914-1994)

When was George Tadman born?

George Tadman was born on 5 November 1914 in Rainham.

When did George Tadman die?

George Tadman died on 28 September 1994 in Bristol.

What was George Tadman's occupation?

George Tadman was an association football player.

What nationality was George Tadman?

George Tadman was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Tadman

· Wikidata: Q5545064

· DBpedia: George Tadman

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