1926 Hawthorn Football Club season

Hawthorn Football Club

1926 season
President	J.W. Kennon
Coach	Dan Minogue
Captain(s)	Pat Burke Dan Minogue
Home ground	Glenferrie Oval
VFL Season	3–14–1 (11th)
Finals Series	Did not qualify
Leading goalkicker	Bert Hyde (27)
Highest home attendance	16,000 (Round 1 vs. Carlton)
Lowest home attendance	4,500 (Round 13 vs. North Melbourne)
Average home attendance	8,611
← 1925 1927 →

The 1926 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's second season in the Victorian Football League and 25th overall since its creation in 1904.

Fixture

Premiership season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Record
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm)	Carlton	6.14 (50)	9.16 (70)	Lost by 20 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	16,000	0–1
2	Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	5.8 (38)	5.12 (42)	Won by 4 points	Arden Street Oval (A)	7,000	1–1
3	Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	6.11 (47)	17.17 (119)	Lost by 72 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	13,000	1–2
4	Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm)	Richmond	16.16 (112)	14.16 (100)	Lost by 12 points	Punt Road Oval (A)	14,000	1–3
5	Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm)	Footscray	9.13 (67)	14.16 (100)	Lost by 33 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	1–4
6	Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	12.7 (79)	6.14 (50)	Lost by 29 points	Junction Oval (A)	10,000	1–5
7	Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm)	Fitzroy	11.15 (81)	14.12 (96)	Won by 15 points	Brunswick Street Oval (A)	8,000	2–5
8	Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm)	Geelong	10.12 (72)	18.10 (118)	Lost by 46 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	9,000	2–6
9	Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	21.28 (154)	1.7 (13)	Lost by 141 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	7,514	2–7
10	Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm)	South Melbourne	8.10 (58)	11.16 (82)	Lost by 24 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	10,000	2–8
11	Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm)	Essendon	11.8 (74)	7.5 (47)	Lost by 27 points	Windy Hill (A)	10,000	2–9
12	Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm)	Carlton	8.17 (65)	8.9 (57)	Lost by 8 points	Princes Park (A)	12,000	2–10
13	Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm)	North Melbourne	10.10 (70)	10.10 (70)	Draw	Glenferrie Oval (H)	4,500	2–10–1
14	Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm)	Collingwood	16.8 (104)	3.10 (28)	Lost by 76 points	Victoria Park (A)	7,000	2–11–1
15	Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm)	Richmond	10.9 (69)	14.18 (102)	Lost by 33 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,000	2–12–1
16	Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm)	Footscray	9.19 (73)	11.14 (80)	Won by 7 points	Western Oval (A)	5,000	3–12–1
17	Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm)	St Kilda	10.10 (70)	12.14 (86)	Lost by 16 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,000	3–13–1
18	Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm)	Melbourne	11.12 (78)	18.13 (121)	Lost by 43 points	Glenferrie Oval (H)	5,000	3–14–1
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Ladder

(P)	Premiers
	Qualified for finals

#	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	%	Pts
1	Collingwood	18	15	3	0	1604	1074	149.3	60
2	Geelong	18	15	3	0	1605	1105	145.2	60
3	Melbourne (P)	18	14	4	0	1720	1175	146.4	56
4	Essendon	18	12	6	0	1303	1048	124.3	48
5	South Melbourne	18	12	6	0	1408	1184	118.9	48
6	Carlton	18	11	7	0	1314	1234	106.5	44
7	Richmond	18	9	9	0	1376	1495	92.0	36
8	Fitzroy	18	6	12	0	1363	1583	86.1	24
9	St Kilda	18	6	12	0	1081	1427	75.8	24
10	Footscray	18	4	14	0	1164	1665	69.9	16
11	Hawthorn	18	3	14	1	1094	1648	66.4	14
12	North Melbourne	18	0	17	1	1102	1496	73.7	2

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 74.7
Source: AFL Tables

References

1. "AFL Tables - 1926 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.