| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1947 |
| President: | Dr. Jacob Jona |
| Coach: | Alec Albiston |
| Captain: | Alec Albiston |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 4–15 (11th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Wally Culpitt |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Albert Prior (67) |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,000 (Round 6 vs. |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 15 vs. |
| Average Attendance: | 11,056 |
| Prevseason: | 1946 |
| Nextseason: | 1948 |
The 1947 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 23rd season in the Victorian Football League and 46th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 19 April (2:45 pm) | 19.15 (129) | 12.12 (84) | Lost by 45 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 13,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 26 April (2:45 pm) | 13.9 (87) | 19.20 (134) | Lost by 47 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 3 May (2:45 pm) | 12.10 (82) | 20.14 (134) | Lost by 52 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 10 May (2:45 pm) | 10.17 (77) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 7 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,500 | 1–3 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 17 May (2:45 pm) | 16.11 (107) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 24 May (2:45 pm) | 9.12 (66) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 31 May (2:45 pm) | 15.14 (104) | 12.20 (92) | Lost by 12 points | Lake Oval (A) | 15,000 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 7 June (2:30 pm) | 10.15 (75) | 10.11 (71) | Won by 4 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 14 June (2:30 pm) | 16.15 (111) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 49 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 13,000 | 3–6 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 21 June (2:30 pm) | 6.9 (45) | 18.20 (128) | Lost by 83 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 3–7 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 28 June (2:30 pm) | 18.17 (125) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 63 points | Princes Park (A) | 14,000 | 3–8 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 5 July (2:30 pm) | 12.11 (83) | 16.21 (117) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,500 | 3–9 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 12 July (2:30 pm) | 8.17 (65) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 20 points | Victoria Park (A) | 12,000 | 3–10 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 19 July (2:30 pm) | 13.18 (96) | 10.7 (67) | Lost by 29 points | Western Oval (A) | 10,000 | 3–11 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 26 July (2:30 pm) | 16.18 (114) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 45 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 4–11 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 2 August (2:45 pm) | 13.18 (96) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 41 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 12,000 | 4–12 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 16 August (2:45 pm) | 13.21 (99) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 6 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 11,134 | 4–13 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 23 August (2:45 pm) | 12.11 (83) | 19.14 (128) | Lost by 45 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 4–14 | ||
| 19 | Saturday,30 August (2:45 pm) | 10.14 (74) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 4 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 4–15 | ||
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