| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 5 | Gateshead (1) | 1800 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1742 |
| 36 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1625 |
| 42 | South Shields (2) | 1595 |
| 53 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1566 |
| 76 | Blyth Spartans (2) | 1495 |
| 138 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1383 |
| 165 | Stockton Town (4) | 1340 |
| 170 | Hebburn Town (4) | 1327 |
| 176 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1316 |
| 230 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1236 |
| 281 | Ashington (4) | 1171 |
| 282 | Consett (4) | 1170 |