Hawthorn Football Club
1956 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJack Hale
Captain(s)John Kennedy Sr.
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Night series1st round
VFL season7–10–1 (7th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairestRoy Simmonds
Leading goalkickerJohn Peck (31)
Highest home attendance24,000 (Round 1 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance11,000 (Round 9 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance16,778

The 1956 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 32nd season in the Victorian Football League and 55th overall.

Fixture

Night Series Cup

The night series cup was a knockout tournament contested by the teams who didn't qualify for the finals.

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 30 August Richmond 12.10 (82) 9.19 (73) Lost by 9 points Lake Oval (A) 15,200

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 14 April (2:15 pm) Collingwood 8.17 (65) 14.13 (97) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 24,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) Richmond 12.13 (85) 16.10 (106) Won by 21 points Punt Road Oval (A) 16,000 1–1
3 Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) Geelong 15.10 (100) 16.16 (112) Lost by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,000 1–2
4 Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 6.17 (53) 8.11 (59) Won by 6 points Lake Oval (A) 18,500 2–2
5 Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) St Kilda 3.9 (27) 6.12 (48) Won by 21 points Junction Oval (A) 12,250 3–2
6 Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) Footscray 10.14 (74) 10.11 (71) Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,000 4–2
7 Saturday, 26 May (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 8.10 (58) 9.13 (67) Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–3
8 Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) Carlton 10.13 (73) 5.9 (39) Lost by 34 points Princes Park (A) 33,557 4–4
9 Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) North Melbourne 7.13 (55) 3.12 (30) Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 5–4
10 Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) Essendon 12.20 (92) 10.11 (71) Lost by 21 points Windy Hill (A) 17,000 5–5
11 Saturday, 30 June (2:15 pm) Melbourne 5.12 (42) 11.14 (80) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,500 5–6
12 Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) Collingwood 11.18 (84) 8.10 (58) Lost by 26 points Victoria Park (A) 17,150 5–7
13 Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) Richmond 3.13 (31) 8.6 (54) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 5–8
14 Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) Geelong 12.13 (85) 10.14 (74) Lost by 11 points Kardinia Park (A) 13,373 5–9
15 Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) South Melbourne 10.18 (78) 12.6 (78) Draw Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,500 5–9–1
16 Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) St Kilda 15.8 (98) 12.9 (81) Won by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 6–9–1
17 Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) Footscray 15.13 (103) 9.6 (60) Lost by 43 points Western Oval (A) 16,492 6–10–1
18 Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) Fitzroy 9.16 (70) 10.17 (77) Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 7,500 7–10–1
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1Melbourne (P)1816201429979146.064
2Collingwood18135014201128125.952
3Geelong18135014271171121.952
4Footscray18117013231159114.244
5Carlton18107113041147113.742
6Essendon1810801308136595.840
7Hawthorn1871011193134288.930
8Fitzroy1871101190133289.328
9South Melbourne1861111210137488.126
10Richmond1861201277147186.824
11St Kilda1841311170133088.018
12North Melbourne1831501038149169.612

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.8
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1956 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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