# 1953 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1953 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 29th season in the Victorian Football League and 52nd overall.

## Fixture
### Lightning Premiership

The lightning premiership was played between rounds 6 and 7.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Tuesday, 2 June | North Melbourne | 3.5 (23) | 2.2 (14) | Won by 9 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | |
| Semifinal | Tuesday, 2 June | Richmond | 1.0 (6) | 1.1 (7) | Lost by 1 point | Melbourne Cricket Ground (H) | |

### Premiership Season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 12.15 (87) | 5.8 (38) | Lost by 49 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 19,877 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | 13.14 (92) | Lost by 35 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 16.15 (111) | 6.6 (42) | Lost by 69 points | Western Oval (A) | 15,000 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.11 (53) | 9.9 (63) | Lost by 10 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Saturday, 23 May (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 13.18 (96) | 3.8 (26) | Lost by 70 points | Victoria Park (A) | 9,627 | 0–5 |
| 6 | Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 10.7 (67) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 8.12 (60) | 5.14 (44) | Lost by 16 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 9,500 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | 12.8 (80) | Lost by 18 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | Essendon | 9.10 (64) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 23 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 1–8 |
| 10 | Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | 16.6 (102) | Won by 28 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 11,993 | 2–8 |
| 11 | Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 34 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 11,000 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) | Geelong | 9.8 (62) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 14,000 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) | St Kilda | 9.13 (67) | 4.14 (38) | Lost by 29 points | Junction Oval (A) | 7,500 | 2–11 |
| 14 | Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | Footscray | 3.10 (28) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 48 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–12 |
| 15 | Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | South Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 8 points | Lake Oval (A) | 8,500 | 3–12 |
| 16 | Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) | Collingwood | 11.6 (72) | 12.16 (88) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 3–13 |
| 17 | Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | Carlton | 12.15 (87) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 42 points | Princes Park (A) | 8,500 | 3–14 |
| 18 | Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | Fitzroy | 9.10 (64) | 13.6 (84) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–15 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1546 | 1079 | 143.3 | 60 |
| 2 | Collingwood (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1518 | 1229 | 123.5 | 56 |
| 3 | Footscray | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1309 | 959 | 136.5 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1529 | 1177 | 129.9 | 52 |
| 5 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1409 | 1310 | 107.6 | 40 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1208 | 1421 | 85.0 | 40 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1388 | 1287 | 107.8 | 36 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1385 | 1323 | 104.7 | 36 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1065 | 1561 | 68.2 | 20 |
| 10 | Richmond | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1220 | 1501 | 81.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1137 | 1420 | 80.1 | 14 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 974 | 1421 | 68.5 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 72.6 Source: AFL Tables