| William E. Johnston | |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1903–1904 |
| Player Team2: | Colorado |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1905–1908 |
| Coach Team2: | Central University |
| Coach Years3: | 1909–1910 |
| Coach Team3: | Wooster |
| Coach Years4: | 1912 |
| Coach Team4: | Colorado Mines |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1909–1911 |
| Coach Team6: | Wooster |
| Coach Years7: | 1911–1913 |
| Coach Team7: | Colorado Mines |
| Coach Sport8: | Baseball |
| Coach Years9: | 1910–1911 |
| Coach Team9: | Wooster |
| Overall Record: | 25–11 (basketball) |
William E. Johnston was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Central University of Kentucky—now known as Centre College—in Danville, Kentucky from 1905 to 1908, the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio from 1909 to 1910, and the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado in 1912.[1] During his time at Wooster, Johnston also served as the school's head basketball coach (1909–1911) and head baseball coach (1910–1911).[2] Johnston served as the head basketball coach during his time Colorado Mines, from 1911 to 1913.[3]