| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1938 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Ivan McAlpine |
| Captain: | Bert Mills |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 4–14 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Stan Spinks |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Alby Naismith (30) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,000 (Round 1 vs., Round 5 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,000 (Round 13 vs., Round 17 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,667 |
| Prevseason: | 1937 |
| Nextseason: | 1939 |
The 1938 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 14th season in the Victorian Football League and 37th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) | 10.10 (76) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) | 14.8 (92) | 16.15 (111) | Won by 19 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 11,327 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) | 8.14 (62) | 9.16 (70) | Lost by 8 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,500 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) | 21.15 (141) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 41 points | Victoria Park (A) | 14,000 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) | 13.16 (94) | 18.12 (120) | Won by 26 points | Lake Oval (A) | 11,000 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | 16.20 (116) | 16.7 (103) | Lost by 13 points | Windy Hill (A) | 12,000 | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | Monday, 13 June (2:45 pm) | 7.11 (53) | 12.22 (94) | Lost by 41 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) | 11.23 (89) | 6.13 (49) | Lost by 40 points | Corio Oval (A) | 7,000 | 3–6 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | 8.12 (60) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) | 13.14 (92) | 12.6 (78) | Lost by 14 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 3–8 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) | 12.12 (84) | 8.15 (63) | Lost by 21 points | Princes Park (A) | 14,000 | 3–9 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) | 10.9 (69) | 9.16 (70) | Lost by 1 point | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) | 17.14 (116) | 4.7 (31) | Lost by 85 points | Western Oval (A) | 11,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) | 12.11 (83) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 40 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 3–12 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) | 19.18 (132) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 49 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 9,000 | 3–13 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) | 17.15 (117) | 9.20 (74) | Won by 43 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 4–13 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) | 9.15 (69) | 12.18 (90) | Lost by 21 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,500 | 4–14 | ||
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