| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1980 |
| President: | Ron Cook |
| Coach: | David Parkin |
| Captain: | Don Scott |
| Home Ground: | Princes Park |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 10–12 (8th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Leigh Matthews |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Michael Moncrieff (86) |
| Highest Attendance: | 34,224 (Round 15 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,209 (Round 14 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 18,479 |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
The 1980 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 56th season in the Victorian Football League and 79th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | 15.16 (106) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 5 points | Princes Park (H) | 20,775 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | 11.17 (83) | 15.26 (116) | Won by 33 points | Moorabbin Oval (A) | 22,265 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | 19.16 (130) | 16.23 (119) | Won by 11 points | Princes Park (H) | 28,232 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | 12.10 (82) | 11.19 (85) | Won by 3 points | VFL Park (A) | 26,104 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Friday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | 14.10 (94) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 5 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 34,498 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | 19.16 (130) | 18.5 (113) | Won by 17 points | Princes Park (H) | 11,758 | 4–2 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | 14.27 (111) | 16.17 (113) | Won by 2 points | Princes Park (A) | 28,788 | 5–2 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 17 May (2:10 pm) | 17.16 (118) | 15.18 (108) | Won by 10 points | Princes Park (H) | 10,501 | 6–2 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) | 14.9 (93) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 5 points | VFL Park (A) | 34,384 | 6–3 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) | 28.15 (183) | 14.15 (99) | Lost by 84 points | Lake Oval (A) | 17,420 | 6–4 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | 9.17 (71) | 13.11 (89) | Lost by 18 points | Princes Park (H) | 21,221 | 6–5 | ||
| 12 | Monday, 16 June (2:10 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 11.22 (88) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 57,572 | 6–6 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | 21.17 (143) | 16.13 (109) | Won by 34 points | Princes Park (H) | 11,686 | 7–6 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | 21.17 (143) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 88 points | Princes Park (H) | 8,209 | 8–6 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | 4.13 (37) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 80 points | VFL Park (H) | 34,224 | 8–7 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 19 July (2:10 pm) | 22.17 (149) | 19.8 (122) | Lost by 27 points | Victoria Park (A) | 25,090 | 8–8 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 26 July (2:10 pm) | 25.10 (160) | 15.17 (107) | Lost by 53 points | Western Oval (A) | 12,362 | 8–9 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | 9.15 (69) | 16.17 (113) | Lost by 44 points | Princes Park (H) | 15,046 | 8–10 | ||
| 19 | Saturday, 9 August (2:10 pm) | 9.10 (64) | 19.27 (141) | Won by 77 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 15,457 | 9–10 | ||
| 20 | Saturday, 16 August (2:10 pm) | 11.13 (79) | 20.15 (135) | Lost by 56 points | VFL Park (H) | 21,739 | 9–11 | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 23 August (2:10 pm) | 16.17 (113) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 30 points | VFL Park (H) | 19,882 | 10–11 | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 30 August (2:10 pm) | 15.12 (102) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 40 points | Windy Hill (A) | 17,744 | 10–12 | ||
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