1956 Hawthorn Football Club season

32nd season in the Victorian Football League December 2017 December 2017 September 2016 Hawthorn Football Club 1956 Dr. A.S. Ferguson Jack Hale John Kennedy Sr. Glenferrie Oval Night series 1st round VFL season 7–10–1 (7th) Finals series Did not qualify Best and fairest Roy Simmonds John Peck (31) 24,000 (Round 1 vs. ) 11,000 (Round 9 vs. ) 16,778 1955 1957The 1956 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 32nd season in the Victorian Football League and 55th overall. Fixture Night Series Cup 1956 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 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) 8.17 (65) 14.13 (97) Lost by 32 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 24,000 0–1 2 Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) 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) 15.10 (100) 16.16 (112) Lost by 12 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 20,000 1–2 4 Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) 6.17 (53) 8.11 (59) Won by 6 points Lake Oval (A) 18,500 2–2 5 Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) StK 3.9 (27) 6.12 (48) Won by 21 points Junction Oval (A) 12,250 3–2 6 Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) 10.14 (74) 10.11 (71) Won by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 22,000 4–2 7 Saturday, 26 May (2:15 pm) 8.10 (58) 9.13 (67) Lost by 9 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 4–3 8 Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) 10.13 (73) 5.9 (39) Lost by 34 points Princes Park (A) 33,557 4–4 9 Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) 7.13 (55) 3.12 (30) Won by 25 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 11,000 5–4 10 Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) 12.20 (92) 10.11 (71) Lost by 21 points Windy Hill (A) 17,000 5–5 11 Saturday, 30 June (2:15 pm) 5.12 (42) 11.14 (80) Lost by 38 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 15,500 5–6 12 Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) 11.18 (84) 8.10 (58) Lost by 26 points Victoria Park (A) 17,150 5–7 13 Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) 3.13 (31) 8.6 (54) Lost by 23 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 5–8 14 Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) 12.13 (85) 10.14 (74) Lost by 11 points Kardinia Park (A) 13,373 5–9 15 Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) 10.18 (78) 12.6 (78) Draw Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,500 5–9–1 16 Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) StK 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) 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) 9.16 (70) 10.17 (77) Won by 7 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 7,500 7–10–1 http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1956.html afltables.com AFL Tables - 1956 Season Scores 13 September 2016 Ladder Ladder Haw References Category:Hawthorn Football Club seasons Hawthorn