Peter Bankes

Peter Bankes

Bankes in 2022
Born	1982 (age 42–43) Lancashire, England
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2014–	The Football League	Referee
2019–	Premier League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2021–	FIFA listed	Referee

Peter Bankes (born 1982) is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League. ^{[1] [2] [3]} His county FA is the Liverpool Football Association. ^[4]

Early life

Peter Bankes was born in 1982 in Lancashire. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

Bankes start refereeing in 1996 at the age of 14. In 2014, he was appointed to the EFL's refereeing list. ^[5]

Bankes was moved into Select Group 1 ahead of the 2019–20 campaign after joining Select Group 2 three seasons prior. ^[7] On 31 August 2019, Bankes refereed his first Premier League game between Leicester City and AFC Bournemouth and issued a total of four yellow cards throughout the game. ^[8] On 22 February 2020, Bankes showed his first Premier League red card to Newcastle United player Valentino Lazaro after he fouled Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who was through on goal. ^[9]

In 2021, he was promoted to the FIFA refereeing list. ^{[10] [11]} However, in 2023, Bankes only appears on the list as a Video Match Official. ^[12]

References

1. "Bankes Football Referee". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
2. "Peter Bankes Referee Statistics". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
3. "Peter Bankes - Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
4. "Best of luck, Peter". Liverpool FA. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
5. Marston, Mark (23 December 2023). "Every referee currently working in the Premier League". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
6. "P. BANKES". uk.soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
7. "Bankes promoted to Select Group 1". Premier League. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
8. Hafez, Shamoon (31 August 2019). "Bankes referees his first Premier League game in Leicester victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
9. Chowdhury, Saj (22 February 2020). "Bankes shows first red card in Crystal Palace victory over Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
10. "Congratulations, Peter". Liverpool FA. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
11. "FIFA 2021 Refereeing International Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 67. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
12. "FIFA 2023 Refereeing Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 67. Retrieved 2 October 2023.