| Player | Club | Goals | |
| Andrew Fletcher | Dunston Federation | 33 | |
| Lee Ludlow | Durham City | 29 | |
| Paul Rowntree | Billingham Town | 28 | |
| John Milner | Bedlington Terriers | 27 | |
| Roy Allen | West Auckland | 27 | |
| Lee Flanagan | Billingham Synthonia | 26 | |
| Paul Beavers | Morpeth Town | 19 | |
| Paul Chow | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 19 | |
| Jonathan Milroy | West Auckland | 17 | |
| Kraig Wilkinson | Tow Law Town | 17 | |
| Stephen Burns | Washington I.H. | 17 | |
| Stephen Cuggy | Whitley Bay | 17 | |
| Lee O'Donovan | Washingtin I.H. | 16 | |
| Craig Nelson | Jarrow Roofing BCA | 15 | |
| Martin Bowes | Chester-le-Street | 15 | |
| Tony Chapman | Bedlington Terriers | 15 | |
| Dean Gibb | Bedlington Terriers | 14 | |
| George Woodhouse | Billingham Town | 14 | (including 8 for Thornaby) |
| Colin Lawton | Morpeth Town | 13 | |
| Tom Vickers | Ashington | 13 | |
| Willie Moat | Bedlington Terriers | 13 | |
| Ben Hall | Peterlee Newtown | 12 | |
| Chris Hodgson | Consett | 12 | |
| Greg Booth | Marske United | 12 | |
| Jamie Clarke | Guisborough Town | 12 | |
| Kevin Newell | Guisborough Town | 12 | (including 8 for Thornaby) |