Tuckett was a wartime guest player for Exeter City during 1944/45 when, as the situation eased, a number of games were organised to constitute the first football played by the club since 1939. 

A guest player for Exeter City in 1944-45, Tuckett was stationed locally with the Royal Marines. He made his debut against the Devonshire Regiment in a game played at Weymouth in aid of Merchant Navy Week in April 1945.