| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 5 | Gateshead (1) | 1807 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1744 |
| 36 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1612 |
| 42 | South Shields (2) | 1582 |
| 53 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1553 |
| 76 | Blyth Spartans (3) | 1484 |
| 133 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1378 |
| 156 | Stockton Town (3) | 1346 |
| 170 | Hebburn Town (3) | 1323 |
| 175 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1313 |
| 228 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1231 |
| 239 | Bishop Auckland (4) | 1214 |
| 278 | Heaton Stannington (4) | 1187 |
| 297 | Ashington (4) | 1176 |
| 309 | Consett (4) | 1163 |