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 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) 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) 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
Ladder
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