The club was formed on 25 January 1890, making it Spain's oldest sporting club solely devoted to football. [6 ] [7 ] [8 ] The Scottish-born Edward Farquharson Johnston was one of Sevilla's founders, also becoming their first president.
The 1962–63 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 60th season in existence and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.