Tammie Thornton

Tammie Thornton (born 5 January 1976) is an Australian former soccer player who played for Australia 19 times.

Club career Thornton began playing at the age of 14, with her youth football being played in Cairns for Stratford Dolphins. She later relocated to Brisbane.

Thornton joined the Queensland Academy of Sport ahead of the 1996–97 Women's National Soccer League season and made her debut in early 1997.

Thornton was on the squad for the Springfield Sirens in the 2001 USL W-League.

During the break in the university season, Thornton turned out for her hometown club Stratford Dolphins in Cairns.

College career Between 2001 and 2003, Thornton played for the Barry University women's soccer team.

In 2000, Thornton joined the University of Mobile's women's soccer team, scoring 15 times from 18 games.

International career In 1996, Thornton played her first match for the Australia women's national soccer team as a second half substitute against New Zealand in March 1996.

Thornton played the last of her 19 national team appearances in 1997.