Hawthorn Football Club
1960 season
PresidentDr. A.S. Ferguson
CoachJohn Kennedy Sr.
Captain(s)Graham Arthur
Home groundGlenferrie Oval
Night seriesRunner-up
VFL season11–7 (5th)
Finals seriesDid not qualify
Best and fairestBrendan Edwards
Leading goalkickerGarry Young (36)
Highest home attendance30,000 (Round 2 vs. Collingwood)
Lowest home attendance12,000 (Round 8 vs. Richmond)
Average home attendance17,500

The 1960 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 36th season in the Victorian Football League and 59th overall.

Fixture

Night Series

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 Thursday, 1 September North Melbourne 17.21 (123) 9.7 (61) Won by 62 points Lake Oval 9,800
Semi-final Thursday, 15 September Geelong 14.20 (104) 6.8 (44) Won by 60 points Lake Oval 14,500
Final Tuesday, 27 September South Melbourne 10.12 (72) 8.11 (59) Lost by 13 points Lake Oval 20,000

Premiership Season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Record
Home Away Result
1 Saturday, 16 April (2:20 pm) Essendon 12.21 (93) 9.12 (66) Lost by 27 points Windy Hill (A) 23,000 0–1
2 Saturday, 30 April (2:20 pm) Collingwood 6.16 (52) 7.13 (55) Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 30,000 0–2
3 Saturday, 7 May (2:20 pm) Footscray 6.9 (45) 6.17 (53) Lost by 8 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 0–3
4 Saturday, 14 May (2:20 pm) Carlton 5.18 (48) 5.7 (37) Lost by 11 points Princes Park (A) 11,066 0–4
5 Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) Melbourne 5.7 (37) 7.15 (57) Lost by 20 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,500 0–5
6 Saturday, 28 May (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 7.6 (48) 9.8 (62) Won by 14 points Arden Street Oval (A) 8,600 1–5
7 Saturday, 4 June (2:20 pm) Geelong 14.15 (99) 14.13 (97) Won by 2 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,500 2–5
8 Saturday, 11 June (2:20 pm) Richmond 13.18 (96) 11.15 (81) Won by 15 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 12,000 3–5
9 Saturday, 18 June (2:20 pm) St Kilda 7.13 (55) 8.19 (67) Won by 12 points Junction Oval (A) 23,900 4–5
10 Saturday, 25 June (2:20 pm) South Melbourne 11.7 (73) 13.6 (84) Won by 11 points Lake Oval (A) 22,300 5–5
11 Saturday, 9 July (2:20 pm) Fitzroy 10.9 (69) 12.14 (86) Lost by 17 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 18,000 5–6
12 Saturday, 16 July (2:20 pm) Essendon 10.13 (73) 16.11 (107) Lost by 34 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 23,500 5–7
13 Saturday, 23 July (2:20 pm) Collingwood 7.15 (57) 7.16 (58) Won by 1 point Victoria Park (A) 18,637 6–7
14 Saturday, 30 July (2:20 pm) Footscray 5.9 (39) 9.21 (75) Won by 36 points Western Oval (A) 16,794 7–7
15 Saturday, 6 August (2:20 pm) Carlton 13.10 (88) 9.7 (61) Won by 27 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 16,000 8–7
16 Saturday, 13 August (2:20 pm) Melbourne 9.13 (67) 11.10 (76) Won by 9 points Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 24,646 9–7
17 Saturday, 20 August (2:20 pm) North Melbourne 9.17 (71) 8.4 (52) Won by 19 points Glenferrie Oval (H) 13,000 10–7
18 Saturday, 27 August (2:20 pm) Geelong 9.9 (63) 14.12 (96) Won by 33 points Kardinia Park (A) 14,587 11–7
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Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1Melbourne (P)18144014551017143.156
2Fitzroy18144013321184112.556
3Essendon18135015061204125.152
4Collingwood18117013141150114.344
5Hawthorn18117012511192104.944
6St Kilda1899011591140101.736
7Carlton188911300131399.034
8South Melbourne1871101304141392.328
9Geelong1861111311137395.526
10Footscray1861201065117890.424
11North Melbourne1851301183147480.320
12Richmond1821421086162866.712

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 70.7
Source: AFL Tables

References

  1. "AFL Tables - 1960 Season Scores". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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