What is Peter Bankes?
{{Infobox football official | name = Peter Bankes | fullname = Peter Bankes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|05|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Lancashire]], England }} '''Peter Bankes''' (born 18 May 1982) is a [[English people|English]] [[Association football|football]] [[referee]]. He officiates games in the [[Premier League]] and [[EFL Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.football-lineups.com/referee/2330/Peter-Bankes|title=Bankes Football Referee|website=football-lineups.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whoscored.com/Referees/133/Show/Peter-Bankes|title=Peter Bankes Referee Statistics|website=www.whoscored.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/peter-bankes/|title=Peter Bankes - Matches as referee|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> ==Career== Bankes was moved into the [[Select Group]] 1 referee pool ahead of the 2019–20 campaign after joining Select Group 2 three seasons prior.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2019|title=Bankes promoted to Select Group 1|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1241817#:~:text=Two%20referees%20move%20into%20Select,of%20the%20move%202019%2F20%20campaign&text=There%20will%20be%20two%20new,promoted%20to%20Selct%20Group%201.|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Premier League}}</ref> On 31 August 2019, Bankes refereed his first Premier League game between [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] and [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] and issued a total of four [[Yellow card (soccer)|yellow cards]] throughout the game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hafez|first=Shamoon|date=31 August 2019|title=Bankes referees his first Premier League game in Leicester victory|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49456555|access-date=17 February 2021|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 22 February 2020, Bankes showed his first Premier League [[Red card (association football)|red card]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] player [[Valentino Lazaro]] after [[Cryst