Niall Patterson (born 2 January 1962) is a former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Antrim senior team.

Niall Patterson
Personal information
Irish name Niall Mac Pháidín
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1962-01-02) 2 January 1962 (age 62)
Cloughmills, County Antrim,
Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Big Neilly
Occupation Musician
Club(s)
Years Club
Loughgiel Shamrocks
Club titles
Antrim titles 2
Ulster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1979-1992
Antrim 18 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Patterson made his first appearance for the team during the 1979 "B" championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for over a decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland "B" medals and three Ulster medals.[1]

At club level Patterson is an All-Ireland club medalist with Loughgiel Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won one Ulster club medal and two county club championship medals.

Honours

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Loughgiel Shamrocks
Antrim

References

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  1. ^ "Antrim GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.