1961 Hawthorn Football Club season

37th season in the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 Hawthorn Football Club 1961 Dr. A.S. Ferguson John Kennedy Sr. Graham Arthur Glenferrie Oval VFL season 14–4 (1st) Finals series Premiers(Defeated 94–51) Best and fairest Ian Law John Peck (49) 107,935 (Grand Final vs. ) 14,000 (Round 15 vs. ) 37,471 1960 1962The 1961 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 37th season in the Victorian Football League and 60th overall. The season was a historic one for Hawthorn finishing top of the ladder and claiming the McClelland Trophy for the first time in their history, reaching the Grand Final for the first time in their history, and winning the Premiership for the first time in their history. Fixture Premiership Season Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 15 April (2:20 pm) 7.14 (56) 11.15 (81) Lost by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,000 0–1 2 Saturday, 22 April (2:20 pm) 5.14 (44) 11.10 (76) Won by 32 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 34,640 1–1 3 Saturday, 29 April (2:20 pm) 13.17 (95) 10.9 (69) Won by 26 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,500 2–1 4 Saturday, 6 May (2:20 pm) 8.7 (55) 12.13 (85) Won by 30 points Arden Street Oval (A) 13,500 3–1 5 Saturday, 13 May (2:20 pm) 9.21 (75) 12.4 (76) Lost by 1 point Glenferrie Oval (H) 31,000 3–2 6 Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) StK 14.16 (100) 12.9 (81) Lost by 19 points Junction Oval (A) 32,900 3–3 7 Saturday, 3 June (2:20 pm) 10.13 (73) 8.12 (60) Won by 13 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,000 4–3 8 Monday, 12 June (2:20 pm) 14.19 (103) 13.13 (91) Lost by 12 points Western Oval (A) 24,132 4–4 9 Saturday, 17 June (2:20 pm) 9.7 (61) 10.10 (70) Won by 9 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,197 5–4 10 Saturday, 24 June (2:20 pm) 12.6 (78) 6.10 (46) Won by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 21,500 6–4 11 Saturday, 1 July (2:20 pm) 13.12 (90) 4.12 (36) Won by 54 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 31,500 7–4 12 Saturday, 8 July (2:20 pm) 7.7 (49) 9.11 (65) Won by 16 points Lake Oval (A) 13,860 8–4 13 Saturday, 15 July (2:20 pm) 8.10 (58) 5.10 (40) Won by 18 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 27,500 9–4 14 Saturday, 29 July (2:20 pm) 12.15 (87) 13.16 (94) Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 23,012 10–4 15 Saturday, 5 August (2:20 pm) 15.10 (100) 6.11 (47) Won by 53 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 11–4 16 Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) 10.12 (72) 11.13 (79) Won by 7 points Windy Hill (A) 27,200 12–4 17 Saturday, 19 August (2:20 pm) StK 19.6 (120) 14.7 (91) Won by 29 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 34,500 13–4 18 Saturday, 26 August (2:20 pm) 8.8 (56) 11.15 (81) Won by 25 points Punt Road Oval (A) 15,177 14–4 http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1961.html afltables.com AFL Tables - 1961 Season Scores 13 September 2016 Finals Series Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Second Semi-Final Saturday, 9 September (2:30 pm) 12.8 (80) 11.7 (73) Won by 7 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 87,744Grand Final Saturday, 23 September (2:50 pm) 13.16 (94) 7.9 (51) Won by 43 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) 107,935 Ladder Ladder Haw References Category:Hawthorn Football Club seasons Hawthorn