1961 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1961 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 37th season in the Victorian Football League and 60th overall. The season was a historic one for Hawthorn finishing top of the ladder and claiming the McClelland Trophy for the first time in their history, reaching the Grand Final for the first time in their history, and winning the Premiership for the first time in their history.
| 1961 season | |||
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| President | Dr. A.S. Ferguson | ||
| Coach | John Kennedy Sr. | ||
| Captain(s) | Graham Arthur | ||
| Home ground | Glenferrie Oval | ||
| VFL season | 14–4 (1st) | ||
| Finals series | Premiers (Defeated Footscray 94–51) | ||
| Best and fairest | Ian Law | ||
| Leading goalkicker | John Peck (49) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 107,935 (Grand Final vs. Footscray) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,000 (Round 15 vs. North Melbourne) | ||
| Average home attendance | 37,471 | ||
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