32nd season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
The 1956 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 32nd season in the Victorian Football League and 55th overall.
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 |
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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(P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.8
Source: AFL Tables
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