| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 12 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1734 |
| 13 | Gateshead (1) | 1731 |
| 32 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1654 |
| 44 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1591 |
| 63 | South Shields (2) | 1528 |
| 79 | Stockton Town (3) | 1481 |
| 111 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1416 |
| 153 | Hebburn Town (3) | 1349 |
| 160 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1340 |
| 185 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1310 |
| 198 | Blyth Spartans (3) | 1283 |
| 266 | Bishop Auckland (4) | 1202 |
| 286 | Ashington (4) | 1171 |
| 290 | Consett (4) | 1164 |
| 296 | Heaton Stannington (4) | 1160 |