| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1959 |
| President: | Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach: | Jack Hale |
| Captain: | John Kennedy Sr. |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Preseason Comp: | Night series |
| Preseason Result: | Runner-up |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 9–9 (7th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Allan Woodley |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Garry Young (35) |
| Highest Attendance: | 28,000 (Round 6 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 (Round 14 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 16,833 |
| Prevseason: | 1958 |
| Nextseason: | 1960 |
The 1959 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 35th season in the Victorian Football League and 58th overall.
See also: 1959 Night Series Cup.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Monday, 7 September | 11.17 (83) | 4.7 (31) | Won by 52 points | Lake Oval | 12,400 | ||
| Semi-final | Thursday, 17 September | 13.14 (92) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 4 points | Lake Oval | 16,100 | ||
| Final | Monday, 28 September | 10.10 (70) | 4.16 (40) | Lost by 30 points | Lake Oval | 9,200 | ||
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 18 April (2:30 pm) | 19.17 (131) | 17.18 (120) | Lost by 11 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 20,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 2 May (2:30 pm) | 18.15 (123) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 39 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 9 May (2:30 pm) | 8.10 (58) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 44 points | Western Oval (A) | 17,417 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 16 May (2:30 pm) | 19.14 (128) | 13.19 (87) | Won by 31 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 25,000 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 23 May (2:30 pm) | 10.21 (81) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 4 points | Junction Oval (A) | 21,500 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 30 May (2:30 pm) | 11.9 (75) | 12.11 (83) | Lost by 8 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 28,000 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 6 June (2:20 pm) | 14.9 (93) | 8.15 (63) | Won by 30 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,500 | 4–3 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 13 June (2:20 pm) | 12.12 (84) | 8.6 (54) | Lost by 30 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 12,500 | 4–4 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 27 June (2:20 pm) | 6.16 (52) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 25 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 17,000 | 4–5 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 4 July (2:20 pm) | 14.13 (97) | 12.20 (92) | Won by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,500 | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 11 July (2:20 pm) | 10.15 (75) | 10.14 (74) | Lost by 1 point | Victoria Park (A) | 24,502 | 5–6 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 18 July (2:20 pm) | 8.13 (61) | 8.19 (67) | Lost by 6 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,500 | 5–7 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 25 July (2:20 pm) | 14.16 (100) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 9 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 10,072 | 5–8 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 1 August (2:20 pm) | 14.15 (99) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 47 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 6–8 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 8 August (2:20 pm) | 8.14 (62) | 10.3 (63) | Won by 1 point | Lake Oval (A) | 13,000 | 7–8 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 15 August (2:20 pm) | 10.11 (71) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 36 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 8–8 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 22 August (2:20 pm) | 13.20 (98) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 2 points | Princes Park (A) | 18,720 | 8–9 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 29 August (2:20 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 17.14 (116) | Won by 43 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 12,000 | 9–9 | ||
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