| Rank | Club (Step) | ELO Rating |
| 13 | Hartlepool United (1) | 1733 |
| 15 | Gateshead (1) | 1725 |
| 27 | Spennymoor Town (2) | 1675 |
| 44 | Darlington 1883 (2) | 1581 |
| 68 | South Shields (2) | 1510 |
| 74 | Stockton Town (3) | 1497 |
| 105 | Morpeth Town AFC (3) | 1431 |
| 158 | Hebburn Town (3) | 1348 |
| 169 | Dunston UTS (4) | 1335 |
| 187 | Newton Aycliffe (4) | 1305 |
| 218 | Blyth Spartans (3) | 1258 |
| 267 | Heaton Stannington (4) | 1196 |
| 272 | Bishop Auckland (4) | 1192 |
| 286 | Ashington (4) | 1172 |
| 286 | Consett (4) | 1172 |