Niall Patterson

Niall Patterson

Personal information
Irish name	Niall Mac Pháidín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	2 January 1962 (1962-01-02) (age 49) Cloughmills, County Antrim
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

Niall Patterson (born 2 January 1962 in Cloughmills, County Antrim) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Loughgiel Shamrocks and with the Antrim senior inter-county team from 1979 until 1992.

Playing career

Inter-county

By the late 1980s the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship was revived, with Patterson's Antrim side winning the title in 1989. Antrim subsequently went on to shock the hurling world by defeating Offaly by 4-15 to 1-15 in the All-Ireland semi-final. In another remarkable day for Ulster hurling, the Antrim team were accorded a guard of honour by Offaly following the game. Antrim subsequently met Tipperary in the All-Ireland final, their first appearance in the championship decider since 1943, however, the side were well beaten.^[1]

References

1. ^ "The Road to Croker". RTÉ Sport. 25 June 2009. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/theroadtocroker.html. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 

Achievements
Preceded by Jimmy O'Brien (James Stephens)	All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final winning captain 1983	Succeeded by Kevin Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)

Teams

Persondata
Name	Patterson, Niall
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	2 January 1962
Place of birth	Cloughmills
Date of death
Place of death