| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 2 | Gateshead (1) | 1837 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1746 |
| 38 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1601 |
| 42 | South Shields (2) | 1584 |
| 51 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1560 |
| 99 | Blyth Spartans (3) | 1432 |
| 126 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1383 |
| 131 | Hebburn Town (3) | 1378 |
| 137 | Stockton Town (3) | 1370 |
| 171 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1324 |
| 210 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1256 |
| 278 | Heaton Stannington (4) | 1190 |
| 282 | Bishop Auckland (4) | 1187 |
| 292 | Ashington (4) | 1176 |
| 325 | Consett (4) | 1126 |