31st season in the Victorian Football League
Australian rules football club season
The 1955 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 31st season in the Victorian Football League and 54th overall.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
Home | Away | Result |
1 | Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | 7.16 (58) | Lost by 35 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 16,000 | 0–1 |
2 | Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 12.15 (87) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 27 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,000 | 1–1 |
3 | Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 42 points | Lake Oval (A) | 18,000 | 2–1 |
4 | Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | 12.3 (75) | Won by 9 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 26,000 | 3–1 |
5 | Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.7 (91) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 15,000 | 3–2 |
6 | Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | 6.8 (44) | Lost by 27 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 28,333 | 3–3 |
7 | Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.11 (65) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 5 points | Windy Hill (A) | 20,000 | 4–3 |
8 | Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 9.8 (62) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 19,600 | 5–3 |
9 | Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 17.12 (114) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 55 points | Western Oval (A) | 28,807 | 5–4 |
10 | Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 12.9 (81) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 38 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,500 | 6–4 |
11 | Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 16.13 (109) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 59 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 17,238 | 6–5 |
12 | Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 18.12 (120) | 9.5 (59) | Won by 61 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,500 | 7–5 |
13 | Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 10.19 (79) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 16 points | Princes Park (A) | 15,763 | 7–6 |
14 | Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | 6.15 (51) | Won by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,100 | 8–6 |
15 | Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | 5.6 (36) | Lost by 35 points | Victoria Park (A) | 16,000 | 8–7 |
16 | Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 7 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 9,000 | 8–8 |
17 | Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 6 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 8–9 |
18 | Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 7.8 (50) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 42 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 24,500 | 8–10 |
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(P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 74.6
Source: AFL Tables
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