| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1960 |
| President: | Dr. A.S. Ferguson |
| Coach: | John Kennedy Sr. |
| Captain: | Graham Arthur |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Preseason Comp: | Night series |
| Preseason Result: | Runner-up |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 11–7 (5th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Brendan Edwards |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Garry Young (36) |
| Highest Attendance: | 30,000 (Round 2 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 12,000 (Round 8 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 17,500 |
| Prevseason: | 1959 |
| Nextseason: | 1961 |
The 1960 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 36th season in the Victorian Football League and 59th overall.
See also: 1960 Night Series Cup.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Thursday, 1 September | 17.21 (123) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 62 points | Lake Oval | 9,800 | ||
| Semi-final | Thursday, 15 September | 14.20 (104) | 6.8 (44) | Won by 60 points | Lake Oval | 14,500 | ||
| Final | Tuesday, 27 September | 10.12 (72) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 13 points | Lake Oval | 20,000 | ||
| 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) | 12.21 (93) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill (A) | 23,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 30 April (2:20 pm) | 6.16 (52) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 3 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 30,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 7 May (2:20 pm) | 6.9 (45) | 6.17 (53) | Lost by 8 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 14 May (2:20 pm) | 5.18 (48) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 11 points | Princes Park (A) | 11,066 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 21 May (2:20 pm) | 5.7 (37) | 7.15 (57) | Lost by 20 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,500 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 28 May (2:20 pm) | 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) | 14.15 (99) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 2 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,500 | 2–5 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 11 June (2:20 pm) | 13.18 (96) | 11.15 (81) | Won by 15 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 12,000 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 18 June (2:20 pm) | 7.13 (55) | 8.19 (67) | Won by 12 points | Junction Oval (A) | 23,900 | 4–5 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 25 June (2:20 pm) | 11.7 (73) | 13.6 (84) | Won by 11 points | Lake Oval (A) | 22,300 | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 9 July (2:20 pm) | 10.9 (69) | 12.14 (86) | Lost by 17 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 18,000 | 5–6 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 16 July (2:20 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 16.11 (107) | Lost by 34 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 23,500 | 5–7 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 23 July (2:20 pm) | 7.15 (57) | 7.16 (58) | Won by 1 point | Victoria Park (A) | 18,637 | 6–7 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 30 July (2:20 pm) | 5.9 (39) | 9.21 (75) | Won by 36 points | Western Oval (A) | 16,794 | 7–7 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 6 August (2:20 pm) | 13.10 (88) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 27 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 16,000 | 8–7 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 13 August (2:20 pm) | 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) | 9.17 (71) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 19 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 13,000 | 10–7 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 27 August (2:20 pm) | 9.9 (63) | 14.12 (96) | Won by 33 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 14,587 | 11–7 | ||
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