| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Mac Pháidín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | 2 January 1962 Cloughmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland  | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Big Neilly | ||
| Occupation | Musician | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Loughgiel Shamrocks | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Antrim titles | 2 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979-1992  | Antrim | 18 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Niall Patterson (born 2 January 1962) is a former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Antrim senior team.
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. He was also part of the team who reached 1989 All Ireland final against Tipperary. [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.