Niall Patterson

Niall Patterson
Personal information
Irish name Niall Mac Pháidín
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1962-01-02) 2 January 1962
Cloughmills, County Antrim,
Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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
1979-1992 Antrim
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.[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.

References

  1. "Antrim GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
Achievements
Preceded by
Jimmy O'Brien
(James Stephens)
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final
winning captain

1983
Succeeded by
Kevin Fennelly
(Ballyhale Shamrocks)
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