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Lucky ref for Fulham against Man Utd

last updated Wednesday 21st February 2007, 11:07 AM
Referee Peter Walton From Winwick, Northamptonshire
Referee Peter Walton

Peter Walton started his career in 1986, getting promoted to the Football League Assistant Referee's list in 1993, where he enjoyed one season before being promoted to a Premiership League Assistant Referee (1994).

He then progressed on to FIFA as an Assistant Referee in 1996, and in the same season he assisted on the FA Cup Final before officiating in the Euro 96 Championships.

In 1998 he became a Referee in the Football League, giving him an opportunity to boss his first Fulham game, at home to Colchester in Division 2, how far we have come, and in 2003/2004 he was one of the new additions to the Premiership Select Group of officials.

Mr Walton has reffed 3 Fulham Premiership games since in the last three seasons and in those games he has issued 11 cards, 7 of them against Fulham players. Fulham have won all 3 games so come on Man Utd :) Of course Fergie may already be on the phone to get one of his mates appointed instead.

Referee Stats - 2006/2007

Ref Walton is now in his fourth full year as a Premiership ref.

Apart from refusing us a pen against Orient, in a Cup game, Mr Walton has avoided controversal decisions so far and his stats show that he is keeping his head down in all aspects of his match work. Hopefully he has a good game on Saturday.

  Mr. Walton's Av Premiership Ref
Total Match Avg Pos. Total Match Avg
Games 9 14
Fouls 200 22.2 17 355 25.3
Yellows 19 2.1 17 45 3.2
Reds 0 0.0 17 2 0.2
Penalties 3 0.3 6 4 03
Fouls per Yellow - 10.5 16 - 7.8
Homer? (2006-2007)
Total Home Away Total
Games Fouls Yellow Red Pen Fouls Yellow Red Pen Fouls Yellow Red Pen
9 95 6 0 3 105 13 0 0 200 19 0 3
  48% 32% 0% 100% 53% 68% 0% 0% - - - -
Premiership Average
14 49% 42% 33% 64% 51% 58% 67% 36% 355 45 2 4

Ref Walton is an above average homer with 53% of foul decisions going against visiting players but with 68% of his yellows being awarded to visiting players. All his pen decisions have been in favour of the home side.

Previous Fulham games what was refed by Peter Walton
2005/2006
29-04-2006 Premier Man City 1-2 Fulham 4y 0r
Bookings: Barton (Man City) Christanval, Diop, Malbranque (Fulham)
08-01-2006 FA Cup Fulham 1-2 Leyton Orient 08-01-2006 3y 0r
Bookings: Liam Rosenior (18,d), Ian Pearce (71,f). (Fulham) Tudor (Leyton O)
Luis Boa Morte was brought down in the penalty area in injury time but Ref Walton ignored shouts for a penalty giving Orient a memorable victory. Unfortunately
2004/2005
12-02-2005 FA Cup Fulham 4-2 Derby 2y 0r
Bookings: Bocanegra (57,f). (Fulham) Doyle (Derby)
16-01-2005 Premiership Fulham 1-0 West Brom 4y 0r
Bookings: Boa Morte (67,f), Bocanegra (74,f), Clark (84,f). (Fulham) Greening (West Brom)
2003/2004
10-04-2004 Premiership Leicester 0-2 Fulham 3y 0r
Bookings: Dickov, Freund (Leicester) Boa Morte (Fulham)
04-01-2004 FA Cup Fulham 2-1 Cheltenham 2y 0r
Bookings: Devaney, Forsyth (Cheltenham)
1999/2000
13-11-1999 Division 1 Fulham 1-3 Barnsley 2y 0r
Bookings: Barker, Morgan (Barnsley)
1998/1999
26-12-1998 Division 2 Fulham 2-0 Colchester 6y 1r
Bookings: Brevett, Symons (Fulham) Dunne, Greene, Stamps, Wilkins, Emberson (sent off 72) (Colchester)
Source
Since 1998
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