# List of Hawthorn Football Club coaches

The Hawthorn Football Club are a professional Australian rules football team based in Mulgrave, Victoria, playing in the Australian Football League. The team began as the Mayblooms before changing their nickname to the Hawks in 1942.
Since joining the VFA in 1914, Hawthorn have had 33 coaches. The current coach of the club is Sam Mitchell, who took over from Alastair Clarkson ahead of the 2022 season. Clarkson is the most successful coach in the club's history having led the team for more games coached, home and away games coached, games won, home and away wins, finals games, finals wins, and VFL/AFL premierships.
| # | Number of coaches |
| G | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| D | Draws |
| Win% | Winning percentage |

## VFA/VFL/AFL Men's coaches

    As of the end of round 1, 2025
| # | Name | Season(s) | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Achievements |
| # | Name | Season(s) | G | W | L | D | Win% | Achievements |
| 1 | Alf Gough | 1914–1915 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 012.90 | |
| 2 | Jack McKenzie | 1919 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 044.44 | |
| 3 | Ted Alley | 1920 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 025.00 | |
| 4 | Arthur Rademacher | 1920–1921 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 038.71 | |
| 5 | Bill Walton | 1922–1924 | 54 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 057.41 | |
| 6 | Alec Hall | 1925 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 017.65 | |
| 7 | Dan Minogue | 1926–1927 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 011.11 | |
| 8 | Bert Sutton | 1928 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 000.00 | |
| 9 | Albert Chadwick | 1929 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 022.22 | |
| 10 | John Harris | 1930–1931 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 025.00 | |
| 11 | Jim Jackson | 1932 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 016.67 | |
| 12 | Fred Phillips | 1933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| – | Arthur Rademacher (interim) | 1933 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 025.00 | |
| 13 | Bill Twomey Sr. | 1933–1934 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 015.63 | |
| 14 | Ivan McAlpine | 1935–1938 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 030.56 | |
| 15 | Len Thomas | 1939 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 027.78 | |
| 16 | Bert Mills | 1940–1941 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 027.78 | |
| 17 | Roy Cazaly | 1942–1943 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 033.33 | |
| 18 | Tommy Lahiff | 1944 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 011.11 | |
| 19 | Keith Shea | 1945–1946 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 023.08 | |
| 20 | Alec Albiston | 1947–1949 | 57 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 021.05 | |
| 21 | Bob McCaskill | 1950–1951 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 011.11 | |
| 22 | Jack Hale | 1952–1959 | 146 | 61 | 84 | 1 | 041.78 | |
| — | John Kennedy Sr. (caretaker) | 1957 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 |
| 23 | John Kennedy Sr. | 1960–1963 | 77 | 46 | 30 | 1 | 059.74 | VFL premiership (1961) Jock McHale Medal (1961) 2× Minor premiership (1961, 1963) McClelland Trophy (1961) |
| 24 | Graham Arthur | 1964–1965 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 047.22 | |
| 25 | Peter O'Donohue | 1966 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 027.78 | |
| — | John Kennedy Sr. | 1967–1976 | 222 | 135 | 86 | 1 | 060.81 | 2× VFL premiership (1971, 1976) 2× Jock McHale Medal (1971, 1976) 2× Minor premiership (1971, 1975) McClelland Trophy (1971) 2× Pre-season premiership (1968, 1969) |
| 26 | David Parkin | 1977–1980 | 94 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 060.64 | VFL premiership (1978) Jock McHale Medal (1978) Pre-season premiership (1977) NFL Championship (1976) |
| 27 | Allan Jeans | 1981–1987 | 174 | 124 | 49 | 1 | 071.26 | 2× VFL premiership (1983, 1986) 2× Jock McHale Medal (1983, 1986) Minor premiership (1986) 3× McClelland Trophy (1984, 1985, 1986) 2× Pre-season premiership (1985, 1986) 2× VFL Team of the Year (1983, 1986) |
| — | Alan Joyce (caretaker) | 1988 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 087.50 | VFL/AFL premiership (1988) Jock McHale Medal (1988) Minor premiership (1988) McClelland Trophy (1988) Pre-season premiership (1988) |
| — | Allan Jeans | 1989–1990 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 074.47 | VFL premiership (1989) Jock McHale Medal (1989) Minor premiership (1989) |
| 28 | Alan Joyce | 1991–1993 | 69 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 066.67 | VFL/AFL premiership (1991) Jock McHale Medal (1991) 2× Pre-season premiership (1991, 1992) |
| 29 | Peter Knights | 1994–1995 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 044.44 | |
| 30 | Ken Judge | 1996–1999 | 88 | 37 | 50 | 1 | 042.05 | Pre-season premiership (1999) |
| 31 | Peter Schwab | 2000–2004 | 109 | 52 | 57 | 0 | 047.71 | |
| — | Chris Connolly (caretaker) | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| — | Donald McDonald (interim) | 2004 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 060.00 | |
| 32 | Alastair Clarkson | 2005–2021 | 390 | 228 | 158 | 4 | 058.46 | 4× AFL premiership (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015) 4× Jock McHale Medal (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015) 2× Minor premiership (2012, 2013) 2× McClelland Trophy (2012, 2013) 4× All-Australian team (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| — | Brendon Bolton (caretaker) | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 33 | Sam Mitchell | 2022– | 72 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 044.44 | McClelland Trophy (2024) |

## AFL Women's coaches

On 12 August 2021, Hawthorn was granted a license to join the AFL Women's league for the 2022/23 season. Bec Goddard who was in charge of the club's VFL women's side was immediately appointed as the club's first ever AFLW coach.
    As of the end of 2024
| # | Name | Season(s) | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Awards |
| # | Name | Season(s) | G | W | L | D | Win% | Awards |
| 1 | Bec Goddard | 2022 (S7)–2023 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 030.00 | |
| 2 | Daniel Webster | 2024– | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 076.92 | McClelland Trophy (2024) |