1955 Hawthorn Football Club season
| 1955 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson | ||
| Coach | Jack Hale | ||
| Captain(s) | John Kennedy Sr. | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL season | 8–10 (8th) | ||
| Finals series | Did not qualify | ||
| Best and fairest | Graham Arthur | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Kevin Coghlan (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,000 (Round 4 vs. Collingwood) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,500 (Round 10 vs. St Kilda, Round 12 vs. Fitzroy) | ||
| Average home attendance | 17,022 | ||
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The 1955 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 31st season in the Victorian Football League and 54th overall.
Fixture
Premiership Season
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | 7.16 (58) | Lost by 35 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 16,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 12.15 (87) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 27 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,000 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 42 points | Lake Oval (A) | 18,000 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | 12.3 (75) | Won by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 26,000 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | 6.8 (44) | Lost by 27 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 28,333 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.11 (65) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 5 points | Windy Hill (A) | 20,000 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 9.8 (62) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,600 | 5–3 |
| 9 | Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 17.12 (114) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 55 points | Western Oval (A) | 28,807 | 5–4 |
| 10 | Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,500 | 6–4 |
| 11 | Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 16.13 (109) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 59 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 17,238 | 6–5 |
| 12 | Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 18.12 (120) | 9.5 (59) | Won by 61 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,500 | 7–5 |
| 13 | Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 10.19 (79) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 16 points | Princes Park (A) | 15,763 | 7–6 |
| 14 | Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | 6.15 (51) | Won by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,100 | 8–6 |
| 15 | Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 35 points | Victoria Park (A) | 16,000 | 8–7 |
| 16 | Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 7 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 8–8 |
| 17 | Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 6 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 8–9 |
| 18 | Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 7.8 (50) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 42 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 24,500 | 8–10 |
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Ladder
References
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1955 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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