Learn more about Peter Bankes, a professional British football referee, from his Wikipedia page. 

Peter Bankes is a professional football referee from the United Kingdom chosen for the Select Group I refereeing pool. Peter officiated many games in the Sky Bet Championship and the Barclays Premier League. 

Cheers VAR, Peter Banks and #nufc for spoiling my sons birthday?
It’s was 100% a dive, a blatant dive but forget that for a minute, we weren’t good enough again today. Leicester were there for the taking today and we didn’t even lay a glove on them, it was pathetic!!

— SmithNUFC (@smith_nufc) December 12, 2021

During yesterday’s Premier League matches played against Leicester City and Newcastle United, many people were angry towards Peter Bankes. He had done poor refereeing. 

Peter had given a penalty in Leicester City’s favor, and many believe that was a wrong call. “Thank you VAR, Peter Banks, and #nufc for spoiling my son’s birthday,” one enraged fan tweeted.

The fan further wrote, “It was 100% a dive, a blatant dive.”

Peter Bankes Referee Wikipedia 

Peter Bankes does not have an official Wikipedia page.

Nevertheless, we have added more information from his LinkedIn profile and other various sources. 

Peter Bankes was born in England and held British nationality and ethnicity. 

From 1993 to 1988, Peter Bankes attended Bootle High School and later went to Deyes High School. He finished his schooling years in 2000. 

He has been a football referee and a coach since 1996.

He is a coach and mentor within the Liverpool County Football Association and has worked with referees from all levels, including Liverpool and Everton Academies.

#AskTheRef | Our next Instagram takeover takes place tomorrow evening at 6pm with Premier League referee Peter Bankes!

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— National Young Referee Development Team (@TheNYRDT) May 14, 2020

On August 31, 2019, he refereed his first-ever Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Leicester City. During the match, he issued a total of four yellow cards. 

On February 22, 2020, he showed his first Premier League red card to Valentino Lazaro, a Newcastle United player. Valentino fouled Palace forward Wilfried Zaha. 

Peter Bankes Age: How Old Is He? 

As of 2021, Peter Bankes is 39 years old. He was born in 1982 in Lancashire. We are not unaware of when he celebrated his birthday because he never mentioned it. 

At age 14, he started his career as a referee. By 2014, Bankes had made the EFL’s referee list after spending two years as a Select Group Assistant Referee. 

He has officiated in the National League Play-Off Final and an FA Cup Semi-Final.

Peter Bankes Salary And Net Worth 

The salary and net worth information of Peter Bankes are not available. 

His chief source of income is through his occupation as a professional referee. 

On average, a referee working in the top tier of English football can earn up to £70,000 annually. 

Peter Bankes Wife: Who Is She?

Peter Bankes has never mentioned his wife in public. In truth, we don’t know if he’s married or not. There are no images or evidence of his marriage on the internet.

Bankes has been private regarding sharing his personal affairs.