| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1956 |
| President: | Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach: | Jack Hale |
| Captain: | John Kennedy Sr. |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Preseason Comp: | Night series |
| Preseason Result: | 1st round |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 7–10–1 (7th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Roy Simmonds |
| Leading Goalscorer: | John Peck (31) |
| Highest Attendance: | 24,000 (Round 1 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11,000 (Round 9 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 16,778 |
| Prevseason: | 1955 |
| Nextseason: | 1957 |
The 1956 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 32nd season in the Victorian Football League and 55th overall.
See also: 1956 Night Series Cup. The night series cup was a knockout tournament contested by the teams who didn't qualify for the finals.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 14 April (2:15 pm) | 8.17 (65) | 14.13 (97) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 24,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 21 April (2:15 pm) | 12.13 (85) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 21 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 16,000 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 28 April (2:15 pm) | 15.10 (100) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 12 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 20,000 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 5 May (2:15 pm) | 6.17 (53) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 6 points | Lake Oval (A) | 18,500 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 12 May (2:15 pm) | 3.9 (27) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 21 points | Junction Oval (A) | 12,250 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 19 May (2:15 pm) | 10.14 (74) | 10.11 (71) | Won by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 22,000 | 4–2 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 26 May (2:15 pm) | 8.10 (58) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 4–3 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 2 June (2:15 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 34 points | Princes Park (A) | 33,557 | 4–4 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 9 June (2:15 pm) | 7.13 (55) | 3.12 (30) | Won by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 11,000 | 5–4 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 23 June (2:15 pm) | 12.20 (92) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 21 points | Windy Hill (A) | 17,000 | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 30 June (2:15 pm) | 5.12 (42) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,500 | 5–6 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 7 July (2:15 pm) | 11.18 (84) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 26 points | Victoria Park (A) | 17,150 | 5–7 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 14 July (2:15 pm) | 3.13 (31) | 8.6 (54) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 5–8 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 21 July (2:15 pm) | 12.13 (85) | 10.14 (74) | Lost by 11 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 13,373 | 5–9 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 28 July (2:15 pm) | 10.18 (78) | 12.6 (78) | Draw | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,500 | 5–9–1 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 4 August (2:15 pm) | 15.8 (98) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 17 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 6–9–1 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 11 August (2:15 pm) | 15.13 (103) | 9.6 (60) | Lost by 43 points | Western Oval (A) | 16,492 | 6–10–1 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 18 August (2:15 pm) | 9.16 (70) | 10.17 (77) | Won by 7 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 7,500 | 7–10–1 | ||
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