Wendy Hawthorne

Wendy Hawthorne (born 7 June 1960) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. She was a member of the Canada national team that played at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, their first World Cup appearance, and on the team that won the 1998 CONCACAF championship.

In 2020, Hawthorne was inducted into British Columbia's Soccer Hall of Fame twice: individually in recognition of her success in winning 11 British Columbia province championships and four Canada national championships, and as part of the Surrey United team that won the provincial championship eleven years in a row.

Early years At the age of 13, Hawthorne attended UBC soccer camp with Canadian international Brian Budd as her instructor. At the time, she told the Surrey Leader that she was motivated to continue by the fact that Surrey United had never won the title before. and once served as head of BC Transit's anti-vandalism squad. She played as a goalkeeper for a women's soccer team including members of Vancouver Police Department, the RCMP, and other municipal detachments. For several years, she also played with the Vancouver Police Justice team in the men's league. In 2018, she won the Canadian Transit Leadership Award in Excellence.