Katie Patterson

{{Update|date=April 2023}}

{{short description|Australian soccer referee}}

{{for|the Scottish artist|Katie Paterson}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

Katie Patterson is an Australian businesswoman{{cite web |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/deloitte-promotes-70-new-partners-20210521-p57u2e|title=Deloitte promotes 70 new partners|last=tadros|first=edmund|date=May 27, 2021|website=Australian Financial Review|access-date=30 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.consultancy.com.au/news/3438/deloitte-consulting-appoints-35-new-partners-in-australia|title=Deloitte Consulting appoints 35 new partners in Australia|date=27 May 2021|website=consultancy.com.au|access-date=30 May 2021}} and soccer referee.{{Cite web |date=3 September 2015 |title=Patterson shines as FFA Cup referee |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/09/03/patterson-shines-ffa-cup-referee |access-date=23 February 2017 |website=The World Game |publisher=SBS}} In September 2015, she became the first female to referee an A-League game in a competitive match, when she officiated the 2015 FFA Cup tie between Rockdale City Suns and Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval.{{Cite web |last=Adno |first=Carly |date=30 August 2015 |title=FFA Cup: Female ref Katie Patterson to make history in Rockdale City Suns v Melbourne Victory match |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/a-league/ffa-cup-female-ref-katie-patterson-to-make-history-in-rockdale-city-suns-v-melbourne-victory-match/news-story/d7f66e839c915b0c1b8d666b7f6b1c68 |access-date=23 February 2017 |website=Daily Telegraph}}{{Cite news |last=Ellis |first=Greg |date=2017-01-06 |title=In A-League of her own |language=en |work=Illawarra Mercury |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4389528/in-a-league-of-her-own/ |access-date=2020-10-13}}{{Cite news|first=Glen|last=Stubbings|date=20 June 2020 |title=Australia's top female referee on 'forgotten' side of COVID's sport impact |work=The Women's Game |url=https://thewomensgame.com/news/australias-top-female-referee-on-forgotten-side-of-covids-sport-impact-549484 |access-date=2020-10-13}}{{Cite web |first=Mark|last=Stavroulakis|title=Referee Patterson ready for Mens 1 challenge |url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-8486-0-0-0&sID=263864&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=31082121|publisher= NSW State League Football Referees |access-date=2020-10-13 |website=SportsTG |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=18 September 2018 |title=Patterson edges closer to A-League referee berth |work=FTBL.com.au |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/patterson-edges-closer-to-a-league-referee-berth-473549 |access-date=2020-10-13}}