Peter Bankes (born 18 May 1982) is an English professional

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who officiates primarily in the

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. His county FA is the Liverpool Football Association.

Early life

Peter Bankes was born on 18 May 1982 in

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Career

Bankes start refereeing in 1996 at the age of 14. In 2014, he was appointed to the EFL's refereeing list. Bankes was moved into

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1 ahead of the 2019–20 campaign after joining Select Group 2 three seasons prior. On 31 August 2019, Bankes refereed his first Premier League game between

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and

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and issued a total of four yellow cards throughout the game. On 22 February 2020, Bankes showed his first Premier League

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after he fouled

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, who was through on goal. In 2021, he was promoted to the FIFA refereeing list. However, in 2023, Bankes only appears on the list as a Video Match Official.

References

Living people English football referees English Football League referees Premier League referees {{England-footy-bio-stub 1982 births