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English association football referee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Bankes 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]
Domestic | |||
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Years | League | Role | |
?–2019 | The Football League | Referee | |
2019– | Premier League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2021– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Bankes was moved into Select Group 1 ahead of the 2019–20 campaign after joining Select Group 2 three seasons prior.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
In 2021, he was promoted to the FIFA refereeing list.[8][9] However, in 2023, Bankes only appears on the list as a Video Match Official.[10]