The 1940 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 16th season in the Victorian Football League and 39th overall.
Fixture
Patriotic Premiership
The VFL between Rounds 14 and 15 played a one-day lightning carnival, Known as the Patriotic Premiership, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to raise money for the Patriotic Fund. The matches played were twenty minutes long with no time-on. Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 3 August 2.2 (14) 3.2 (20) Lost by 6 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (H)
Premiership Season Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) 25.11 (161) 13.11 (89) Won by 72 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 14,000 1–0 2 Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) 12.25 (97) 7.13 (55) Lost by 42 points Junction Oval (A) 17,000 1–1 3 Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) 15.12 (102) 19.15 (129) Lost by 27 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 1–2 4 Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) 22.13 (145) 16.10 (106) Lost by 39 points Lake Oval (A) 9,000 1–3 5 Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) 12.18 (90) 9.19 (73) Lost by 17 points Windy Hill (A) 12,000 1–4 6 Saturday, 1 June (2:30 pm) 12.15 (87) 11.15 (81) Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 2–4 7 Saturday, 8 June (2:30 pm) 17.11 (113) 12.14 (86) Lost by 27 points Brunswick Street Oval (A) 7,000 2–5 8 Saturday, 15 June (2:30 pm) 8.17 (65) 15.20 (110) Lost by 45 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 2–6 9 Saturday, 22 June (2:30 pm) 12.18 (90) 6.10 (46) Lost by 44 points Corio Oval (A) 4,000 2–7 10 Saturday, 29 June (2:30 pm) 13.11 (89) 13.18 (96) Won by 7 points Princes Park (A) 10,000 3–7 11 Saturday, 6 July (2:30 pm) 10.17 (77) 14.17 (101) Lost by 24 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 10,000 3–8 12 Saturday, 13 July (2:30 pm) 11.11 (77) 9.16 (70) Lost by 7 points Arden Street Oval (A) 3,000 3–9 13 Saturday, 20 July (2:30 pm) 17.17 (119) 8.15 (63) Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 4–9 14 Saturday, 27 July (2:30 pm) 11.13 (79) 12.15 (87) Won by 8 points Punt Road Oval (A) 9,000 5–9 15 Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) 10.19 (79) 10.13 (73) Won by 6 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 8,000 6–9 16 Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) 11.8 (84) 18.12 (120) Lost by 36 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 9,000 6–10 17 Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) 26.20 (176) 8.14 (62) Lost by 114 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 8,722 6–11 18 Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) 13.16 (94) 5.8 (38) Won by 56 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 5,500 7–11
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