Hall of Fame
Ordered by total number of appearances for the club, Magpies have had a few legendary players over the years. Here are the top twenty players to pull on the black and white shirt over the years....... (players marked with a * have an unknown number of appearances from before the club started keeping records.)
1. Paul May (187)* Paul is the all time leading appearance maker for Magpies and looks likely to hold on to that title for a while. The only players close to him are Garth Brewer on 184 and his future at the club is uncertain, and his brother David who is way back on 129. Paul started life as a striker but over the seasons he turned into a fine central midfielder and the bulk of his games came in that position. He scored forty goals and received sixteen man of the match awards in his time with the club.
2. Dave Morley (179)* Dave was rightfully referred to as a player who would bleed black and white. Loyal to the club for an amazing fourteen seasons he was Mr Dependable both in central midfield and at centre back. A fierce competitor who was strong in the tackle, good in the air and with a great range of passing he was the proverbial holding midfielder. He was awarded an unprecedented twenty two man of the match awards and scored fourteen goals in his time with the club. In the summer of 2012 he left to join Fulbourn Sports and the new challenge that would bring.
3. Gary James (152) Gaz was a goalscoring legend at Magpies and his parnership with Lee Clift the most prolific in the club's history as they charged through the divisions. One hundred and nine goals puts him second in the all time goal-scoring charts and his dozen man of the match awards came at regular intervals. With his rocket left foot, pace and instinctive goalscoring he was a valuable asset to the club but left in the summer of 2012 to join Quy Park Rovers.
4. Dan Argent (150) Dan was part of the excellent Magpies colts side that graduated to the first team in 2003. Initially a wide midfielder he gradually became more of a right back and occasional centre back. Hard working, fearless and versatile he played for Magpies for seven seasons scoring ten goals and gaining seven man of the match awards. He retired from football at the end of the 2009-2010 season with exactly 150 appearances under his belt.
5. Lee Clift (137) Lee remains Magpies all time top scorer and one of the most skilful players ever to pull on a Magpies shirt. His 136 goals came in 137 games, an incredible record, and he netted 99 league goals for Magpies in six seasons, also a record. Man of the match thirteen times in his time with the club, his partnership with Gary James saw them terrorise the lower divisions as Magpies rocketed up through the league. At the end of the 2008-2009 season he announced his decision to leave and now turns out for Falcons.
6. Craig Paterson (125) Craig was the lynchpin of Magpies central defence for several seasons after playing his first season at left back. Craig was one of the most competitive players in Magpies history and also one of the most talented. His versatility was always useful as he could play anywhere across the back and also in midfield. Man of the match fourteen times and scorer of twenty goals in his one hundred and twenty five games, Craig left Magpies at the end of the 2008-2009 season and eventually joined up with former team-mates Lee Clift and Ross Paterson at Falcons.
7. Ryan Asby (95)* Ryan fell just short of a hundred appearances for the club before ending his playing days. Super versatile and always a great competitor he mostly played right midfield in his early days but later on switched more to right back. He scored fifteen goals in his time with the club and took four man of the match awards. Not often a star player he was super dependable, especially at set-pieces and penalties.
8. Baz O’Rourke (93) Baz O'Rourke is one of the few players to have played for Magpies who could claim to be Mr Utility. Initially a striker, in his first season for Magpies he scored ten goals in thirteen appearances but later on he became more often used in defence or midfield. Over the seasons he appeared at right back, centre back, central midfield, right midfield, striker and even goalkeeper in one game! Baz was always a strong but fair player and just the one booking came his way in his 93 appearances, a fine record, and he found the net 22 times in those games. He left Magpies at the end of the 2008-2009 season to join Coleridge Crusaders of the Tucker League.
9. Baz Barratt (80) Baz played for Magpies for five seasons and was one of the finest centre backs the club has ever seen. He was strong in the tackle, great in the air and a commanding presence when he played. Booked just the once in all his games, he received 8 man of the match awards in his time with the club. However he didn't manage even one goal in his time with the club! He left at the end of last season to join Phoenix.
10. Aaron Maskell (72) Aaron proved to be one of Magpies best ever signings when he joined in 2006, in his first season he scored nearly a goal a game and was named man of the match an amazing six times. In the following two seasons he became the focus of Magpies attack and he would become the club's top scorer in both of those seasons. At the end of the 2008-2009 season he left to join Fulbourn Rovers having made 72 appearances and scored 51 goals for Magpies with 13 man of the match awards.
11. Paul Mills (54)* Paul is one of the real Magpies legends, as he was with the club almost from it's beginning in men's football right through to the end of last season. In that time he clocked up well over fifty appearances, often as a sub, and played in a variety of positions but mostly at centre back. With the club now at the summit of Sunday football in the area, he decided to swap a bit part with Magpies for a leading role at Haddenham Harlequins in the Tucker Gardner League.
12. Dan Sotudeh (41)* Dan was the playmaker in the Magpies side up until the end of the 2004/2005 season. A dominating figure in centre midfield, he was fleet of foot, fantastic in the air and supremely athletic. His non stop running and excellent vision made him a handful for any team to try and stop. Winner of two championships with Magpies, he made nearly 100 appearances and was a regular name on the scoresheet. Dan moved to Leeds in the summer of 2005, a major loss for Magpies.
13. James Burch (43) James joined Magpies from then great rivals Netherhall Kitsonians in the summer of 2006 and stayed for just over two seasons. In his time with the club he scored eleven goals in forty three games, playing mostly in attack or at right midfield. He started in the first game of the 2008-2009 season but family commitments meant that it would also be his last appearance for the club.
14. Scott Paterson (42) Scott was a class act in his time with Magpies, an assured and composed defender with a good eye for goal. His time with Magpies was plagued with injuries and he would have played more than the 42 games he did for Magpies but for that fact. Scott scored seven goals in his time with the club and received four man of the match awards. He left Magpies at the end of the 2008-2009 season.
15. Mike Evans (35) Mike joined Magpies in the summer of 2005 from Long Rangers and over the next two years he made thirty five appearances scoring nine goals and securing four man of the match awards. He made his debut in the Edward Cup of 2005 which Magpies went on to win. Strong in the air and excellent at holding the ball up, he epitomised everything about a hard working striker. His final appearance for Magpies saw him take the gloves in the absence of Garth Brewer, a game in which he kept a clean sheet and was named man of the match. He left Magpies towards the end of 2007 to join Milton Sunday.
16. Sean Tabor (30) Sean joined Magpies from Shelford Falcons in 2007 and made thirty appearances for the club over the next two seasons scoring six goals. Predominantly a right sided midfielder, he also played at right back occasionally, and even once in goal! He will best be remembered for his ferocious shooting and also one of the fastest hat-tricks in Magpies history as he netted in the third, seventh and tenth minutes in a pre-season game at Sandon.
17. Jamie Cane (19)* Jamie was one of the most skilful players to ever grace the pitch for Magpies and had a great range of passing as well as deceptively powerful shooting. A regular in the side from its inception, he played his last game for Magpies in September 2004. He played his part in Magpies first championship success the previous season as he scored five goals in his sixteen appearances but played just the three games at the start of the following season although he did score twice.
18. Ben Argent (15)* Ben eventually had to call time on his Magpies career after persistent knee problems. Sarge, as he was known at the club, was one of the original Magpies and was a tough tackling defender, good in the air and possessor of a dangerous long throw. Despite limited appearances in his last three seasons (he missed the whole of the 2004/2005 campaign) he still managed two man of the match awards in those fifteen games, and one goal, a strike from virtually the half-way line in a 7-0 win over FC Saints. A real character both on and off the pitch, he is definitely missed amongst the Magpies set-up.
19. Charlie Court (1)* Charlie was the Magpies skipper and star defender from the club's inception until the end of the summer of 2003 when he left Cambridge to pursue academic studies in mathematics at the University of Nottingham. Naturally athletic, he was able to play in almost any position, including in goal when called upon, but will best be remembered for his central defensive performances. A natural leader throughout, he inspired Magpies with his calm and measured approach, and in his only game of the 2003/2004 season he picked up the man of the match award. Sadly for Charlie, the season he left Magpies was the one in which the club picked up its first major honour, the Tucker Gardner Partnership Sunday Alliance Division One Championship.
20. Steve Willis (11)* Steve played in a variety of positions for Magpies, was ever dependable, and a very talented player indeed, a fact recognised by his gaining of a contract at Histon after he elft Magpies. Given Histon's recent history, this was no mean achievement. In his Magpies days, he was a regular goalscorer when he played up front, and a quality defender when playing at the back. Pictured here playing against Oakington Vikings, his positional sense and speed of movement meant he was a handful for any defence when playing as a striker, and his excellent reading of the game made him a top notch defender.