| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1931 |
| President: | J.W. Kennon |
| Coach: | John Harris |
| Captain: | John Harris |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 3–15 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Unknown |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Jack Ryan (39) |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,000 (Round 2 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,000 (Round 10 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 8,889 |
| Prevseason: | 1930 |
| Nextseason: | 1932 |
The 1931 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 7th season in the Victorian Football League and 30th overall.
Hawthorn played their round 7 and 8 games before their round 6 game due to round 6 being split with games played on either Monday, 8 June or Saturday, 27 June.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm) | 8.13 (61) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 1 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm) | 8.17 (65) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm) | 10.12 (72) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 4 points | Junction Oval (A) | 14,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm) | 13.16 (94) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm) | 11.10 (76) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm) | 9.15 (69) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 11 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 19,000 | 0–6 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm) | 8.12 (60) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 20 points | Windy Hill (A) | 10,000 | 1–6 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm) | 12.8 (80) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 2–6 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 26 points | Corio Oval (A) | 9,500 | 2–7 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 3.6 (24) | Lost by 72 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,000 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm) | 16.15 (111) | 5.8 (38) | Lost by 73 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 17,000 | 3–8 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm) | 8.5 (53) | 6.19 (55) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–9 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm) | 15.13 (103) | 7.16 (58) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,000 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm) | 11.9 (75) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) | 13.15 (93) | 2.6 (18) | Lost by 75 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 3,614 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm) | 12.18 (90) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 31 points | Lake Oval (A) | 4,500 | 3–13 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm) | 5.13 (43) | 13.21 (99) | Lost by 56 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 3–14 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm) | 8.15 (63) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–15 | ||
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