Rory Christopher Patterson (born 16 July 1984) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for Mid-Ulster League Intermediate A side Ballymacash Rangers.
He also played for the Northern Ireland national team.
Having played youth football for Sion Swifts, Moorfield Celtic and Townsend United, Patterson joined Rochdale in 2002 before having spells with Radcliffe Borough and Mossley.
In 2005, he joined the newly formed club FC United of Manchester, where he stayed until 2008 becoming their all-time top goalscorer in the process, scoring 99 times.
He subsequently joined up with Bradford Park Avenue before having a short spell with Droylsden.
In 2009, he moved back to Northern Ireland to join Coleraine where he had a successful one season spell – scoring 30 league goals, and he subsequently joined Glentoran before moving back to England to join Football League One side Plymouth Argyle.
After a two-year spell with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City, Patterson moved to Western Australian side Cockburn City SC in January 2015, before returning to FC United of Manchester in October 2015.
After another spell at Derry City he moved to Crusaders in August 2018.