# 1926 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1926 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's second season in the Victorian Football League and 25th overall since its creation in 1904.

## Fixture
### 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, 1 May (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 6.14 (50) | 9.16 (70) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 4 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 7,000 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 6.11 (47) | 17.17 (119) | Lost by 72 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 16.16 (112) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 12 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 14,000 | 1–3 |
| 5 | Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 9.13 (67) | 14.16 (100) | Lost by 33 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 1–4 |
| 6 | Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 12.7 (79) | 6.14 (50) | Lost by 29 points | Junction Oval (A) | 10,000 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | Fitzroy | 11.15 (81) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 15 points | Brunswick Street Oval (A) | 8,000 | 2–5 |
| 8 | Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) | Geelong | 10.12 (72) | 18.10 (118) | Lost by 46 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 2–6 |
| 9 | Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 21.28 (154) | 1.7 (13) | Lost by 141 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 7,514 | 2–7 |
| 10 | Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) | South Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | 11.16 (82) | Lost by 24 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 2–8 |
| 11 | Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) | Essendon | 11.8 (74) | 7.5 (47) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill (A) | 10,000 | 2–9 |
| 12 | Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) | Carlton | 8.17 (65) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 8 points | Princes Park (A) | 12,000 | 2–10 |
| 13 | Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 10.10 (70) | Draw | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 4,500 | 2–10–1 |
| 14 | Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | Collingwood | 16.8 (104) | 3.10 (28) | Lost by 76 points | Victoria Park (A) | 7,000 | 2–11–1 |
| 15 | Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | Richmond | 10.9 (69) | 14.18 (102) | Lost by 33 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 2–12–1 |
| 16 | Saturday, 28 August (2:45 pm) | Footscray | 9.19 (73) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 7 points | Western Oval (A) | 5,000 | 3–12–1 |
| 17 | Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) | St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 16 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–13–1 |
| 18 | Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) | Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 43 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 3–14–1 |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 | 60 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 | 60 |
| 3 | Melbourne (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 | 48 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 | 48 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 | 44 |
| 7 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 | 36 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 | 24 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 | 24 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 | 14 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 74.7 Source: AFL Tables