# 1902 Hawthorn Football Club season

The 1902 Hawthorn Football Club season was the inaugural season of the Hawthorn Football Club. The club was formed in March 1902 and was admitted into the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) several weeks later.
Hawthorn's first-ever game was a four-point loss to St Ignatius in round 1. The club's first win came in round 4, defeating Celtic by 18 points. At the end of the season, Hawthorn finished sixth on the ladder with a 6−10 win-loss record.

## Season summary
### Results

| 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 | Record | Report |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Record | Report |
| 1 | Saturday, 3 May (2:30pm) | St Ignatius | 3.9 (27) | 3.5 (23) | Lost by 4 points | Richmond City Reserve (A) | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Saturday, 10 May | Caulfield | 5.12 (42) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 29 points | St James Park (H) | 0–2 | |
| 3 | Saturday, 17 May | Leopold | 8.15 (63) | 1.8 (14) | Lost by 48 points | Warehousemen's Cricket Ground (A) | 0–3 | |
| 4 | Saturday, 24 May | Celtic | 5.14 (44) | 3.8 (26) | Won by 18 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 1–3 | |
| 5 | Saturday, 31 May | Brighton | 7.12 (55) | 7.2 (44) | Lost by 11 points | Brighton (A) | 1–4 | |
| 6 | Saturday, 7 June | Collegians | 9.18 (72) | 1.1 (7) | Lost by 65 points | St Kilda Cricket Ground (A) | 1–5 | |
| 7 | Saturday, 14 June | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | Saturday, 21 June | Caulfield | 10.15 (75) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 25 points | Caulfield Park (A) | 1–6 | |
| 9 | Saturday, 28 June | Beverley | 2.1 (13) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 28 points | Richmond City Reserve (A) | 2–6 | |
| 10 | Saturday, 5 July | South Yarra | 5.6 (36) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 19 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 2–7 | |
| 11 | Saturday, 12 July | Celtic | Won via walkover | Won via walkover | Won via walkover | Won via walkover | 3–7 | |
| 12 | Saturday, 19 July | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | Saturday, 26 July | Brighton | 2.2 (14) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 61 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 3–8 | |
| 14 | Saturday, 2 August | Richmond | 8.15 (63) | 2.2 (14) | Won by 49 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 4–8 | |
| 15 | Saturday, 16 August | Leopold | 5.10 (40) | 5.4 (34) | Won by 6 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 5–8 | |
| 16 | Saturday, 23 August | St Ignatius | 13.17 (95) | 1.5 (11) | Won by 84 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 6–8 | |
| 17 | Saturday, 30 August | Collegians | 3.4 (22) | 6.18 (54) | Lost by 32 points | Hawthorn Cricket Ground (H) | 6–9 | |
| 18 | Saturday, 6 September | South Yarra | 9.11 (65) | 2.2 (14) | Lost by 51 points | Fawkner Park (A) | 6–10 | |
| 19 | Saturday, 13 September | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |

### Ladder

Total games "played" and "won" includes all walkover victories over Celtic.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Collegians (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 51 | 60 |
| 2 | Brighton | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Caulfield | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 107 | 40 |
| 4 | South Yarra | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 93 | 83 | 38 |
| 5 | Leopold | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 73 | 36 |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 94 | 24 |
| 7 | Beverley | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 92 | 18 |
| 8 | St Ignatius | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 12 |
| − | Celtic (W) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 0 |
Source: (P) Premiers; (W) Club withdrew