Edward Farquharson Johnston

Edward Farquharson Johnston (14 October 1854 – 14 June 1924) was a Scottish football executive and referee who was one of the founders of Spanish club Sevilla FC on 25 January 1890, serving as the club's first president of the club for 15 years, from 1890 to 1905. He was also the co-owner of the firm MacAndrews & Co. and the British vice-consul in Sevilla from 1879 to 1906.

Early history Edward Farquharson Johnston was born on 14 October 1854, in Newmill, Elgin, as the son of a woolen manufacturer James Johnston and Margaret Miller Farquharson. He began his studies at Weston House, a prestigious educational center in his hometown, where he would come to meet Alexander Graham Bell. Later, he completed his academic training at the Mill Hill School, a famous English public school near London. The company had established an important trade line between Seville and Scotland through the port of Dundee, where they shipped tons of bitter oranges from Seville for the manufacture of their famous marmalade. Due to Johnston's status in the city, he was elected the club's first-ever president, while another Scot, a native of Glasgow, Hugh MacColl, became the first captain. Johnston's third son, James, joined his father in the family business.

In his last wills, Johnston "left £50 to Mrs. Mackenzie, who was in charge of 'The Camp' (his father's residence on the coast), and another £50 to Jessie Cooper, for many years his cook, as well as a year's wages to each of the servants in his house, stable, garden and garage".