List of Boston Celtics seasons
Seasons
Columns: Season | Conf. | Conf. finish | Div. | Div. Finish | Head coach
1946–47 | — | — | Eastern | 5th | John Russell | 1947–48 | — | — | Eastern | 3rd # | John Russell | 1948–49 | — | — | Eastern | 5th | Alvin Julian | 1949–50 | — | — | Eastern | 6th | Alvin Julian | 1950–51 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Red Auerbach | 1951–52 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Red Auerbach | 1952–53 | — | — | Eastern | 3rd # | Red Auerbach | 1953–54 | — | — | Eastern | T-2nd # | Red Auerbach | 1954–55 | — | — | Eastern | 3rd # | Red Auerbach | 1955–56 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Red Auerbach | 1956–57 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1957–58 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1958–59 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1959–60 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1960–61 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1961–62 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1962–63 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1963–64 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1964–65 | — | — | Eastern ^ | 1st ^ | Red Auerbach | 1965–66 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Red Auerbach | 1966–67 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Bill Russell | 1967–68 | — | — | Eastern | 2nd # | Bill Russell | 1968–69 | — | — | Eastern | 4th # | Bill Russell | 1969–70 | — | — | Eastern | 6th | Tom Heinsohn | 1970–71 | Eastern | 5th | Atlantic | 3rd | Tom Heinsohn | 1971–72 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Tom Heinsohn | 1972–73 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Tom Heinsohn | 1973–74 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Tom Heinsohn | 1974–75 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Tom Heinsohn | 1975–76 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Tom Heinsohn | 1976–77 | Eastern | 4th # | Atlantic | 2nd | Tom Heinsohn | 1977–78 | Eastern | 8th | Atlantic | 3rd | Tom Heinsohn Tom Sanders | 1978–79 | Eastern | 10th | Atlantic | 5th | Tom Sanders Dave Cowens | 1979–80 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Bill Fitch | 1980–81 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Bill Fitch | 1981–82 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Bill Fitch | 1982–83 | Eastern | 3rd # | Atlantic | 2nd | Bill Fitch | 1983–84 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | K. C. Jones | 1984–85 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | K. C. Jones | 1985–86 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | K. C. Jones | 1986–87 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | K. C. Jones | 1987–88 | Eastern | 1st # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | K. C. Jones | 1988–89 | Eastern | 8th # | Atlantic | 3rd | Jimmy Rodgers | 1989–90 | Eastern | 4th # | Atlantic | 2nd | Jimmy Rodgers | 1990–91 | Eastern | 2nd # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Chris Ford | 1991–92 | Eastern | 2nd # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Chris Ford | 1992–93 | Eastern | 4th # | Atlantic | 2nd | Chris Ford | 1993–94 | Eastern | 10th | Atlantic | 5th | Chris Ford | 1994–95 | Eastern | 8th # | Atlantic | 3rd | Chris Ford | 1995–96 | Eastern | 11th | Atlantic | 5th | M. L. Carr | 1996–97 | Eastern | 15th | Atlantic | 7th | M. L. Carr | 1997–98 | Eastern | 12th | Atlantic | 6th | Rick Pitino | 1998–99 | Eastern | 12th | Atlantic | 5th | Rick Pitino | 1999–00 | Eastern | 10th | Atlantic | 5th | Rick Pitino | 2000–01 | Eastern | 9th | Atlantic | 5th | Rick Pitino Jim O'Brien | 2001–02 | Eastern | 3rd # | Atlantic | 2nd | Jim O'Brien | 2002–03 | Eastern | 6th # | Atlantic | 3rd | Jim O'Brien | 2003–04 | Eastern | 8th # | Atlantic | 4th | Jim O'Brien John Carroll | 2004–05 | Eastern | 3rd # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2005–06 | Eastern | 11th | Atlantic | 3rd | Doc Rivers | 2006–07 | Eastern | 15th | Atlantic | 5th | Doc Rivers | 2007–08 | Eastern * | 1st * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2008–09 | Eastern | 2nd # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2009–10 | Eastern * | 4th * | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2010–11 | Eastern | 3rd # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2011–12 | Eastern | 4th # | Atlantic ^ | 1st ^ | Doc Rivers | 2012–13 | Eastern | 7th # | Atlantic | 3rd | Doc Rivers