| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 8 | Gateshead (1) | 1782 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1740 |
| 32 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1639 |
| 41 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1593 |
| 53 | South Shields (2) | 1549 |
| 96 | Stockton Town (3) | 1451 |
| 117 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1407 |
| 135 | Hebburn Town (3) | 1376 |
| 173 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1323 |
| 181 | Blyth Spartans (3) | 1315 |
| 191 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1294 |
| 262 | Bishop Auckland (4) | 1206 |
| 278 | Ashington (4) | 1186 |
| 297 | Consett (4) | 1166 |
| 299 | Heaton Stannington (4) | 1163 |