Under the chairman of John Houlding, Everton decided that all the Everton shirts should be dyed the jerseys and pants Black, White hose, with a crimson sash or band slung crosswise from shoulder to hip and the name the Black Watch is born. Everton establishing themselves as a leading team in Liverpool along side Bootle. Everton starting to attract crowds up to one thousand two hundred spectators the age of football is beginning to unfold.