Peter Bankes

Peter Bankes (born 18 May 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]

Peter Bankes

Bankes in 2022
Born	(1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 (age 43) Lancashire, England
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2014–	The Football League	Referee
2019–	Premier League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2021–	FIFA listed	Referee

Early life

Peter Bankes was born on 18 May 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]