The Best Eleven- 2010 MLS and English League Attendance Comparison

Soccer awareness in the United States and support of Major League Soccer continues to grow each year. The rise in American soccer fandom is highlighted in this simple juxtaposition, brought to you by www.thebesteleven.com. Two thoughts: it's great to see the Union up there close to the likes of Bolton Wanderers FC, and what a job Seattle has done building that rabid fan base.

MLS and English Clubs with similar average league attendance in the 2009/2010 season.

36,173 - Seattle Sounders
Everton, 36,725

21,473 - Los Angeles Galaxy
Bolton Wanderers, 21,881

20,453 - Toronto FC
Burnley, 20,654
Ipswich Town, 20,841
Cardiff City, 20,717
Southampton FC, 20,982

19,252 - Philadelphia Union
Middlesbrough FC, 19,948

18,441 - New York Red Bulls
Portsmouth FC, 18,249
Wigan Athletic, 18,006

17,000+ - Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake
Reading FC, 17,408
Coventry City, 17,305
Charlton Athletic, 17,606

15,814 - Chicago Fire
Swansea City, 15,407

14,000+ - Columbus Crew, Chivas USA, and DC United
Crystal Palace FC, 14,771
Bristol City FC, 14,601
Watford, 14,345
Huddersfield Town, 14,381

13,329 - Colorado Rapids
Queens Park Rangers, 13,349

12,987 - New England Revolution
Barnsley FC, 12,964
Preston North End, 12,935

≈10,000+ - FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, San Jose Earthquakes
Doncaster Rovers, 10,992
Plymouth Argyle, 10,316
Millwall, 10,835
Milton Keynes Dons, 10,290

MLS numbers from TheOffside-MLS
English numbers from European Football Statistics

-Written by Dan Mullin