| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Niall Patterson | |
| Irish: | Niall Mac Pháidín |
| Fullname: | Niall Patterson |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 11 |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Nickname: | Big Neilly |
| County: | Antrim |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Clposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Clcounty: | 2 |
| Clprovince: | 1 |
| Clallireland: | 1 |
| Counties: | Antrim |
| Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Icyears: | 1979-1992 |
| Icapps(Points): | 18 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 3 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Cloughmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
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.