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Referee Peter Bankes, who began refereeing in Liverpool in 1996, aged 14, was appointed as a full time Select Group 2 referee in 2016 after becoming a National Group referee in 2014.
He was further promoted to the Select Group 1, at the start of the 2019/2020 season, enabling him to referee in the Premier League.
Mr Bankes last bossed a Fulham game in January 2026 when we beat Chelsea 2-1 at Craven Cottage. in the Premier League. He booked three players from each team, the Fulham players were_Cuenca, Castagne and Jiménez all for fouls. Mr Bankes also sent off Cucurella of Chelsea player in the 22nd minute of the game after a last man foul on Harry Wilson.
Earlier in the season Mr Bankes refed Fulham in October 2025 when we lost 2-1 away at Newcastle in the Premioership, he booked two players, both from the Fulham team, Kenny Tete and Alex Iwobi. Sasa Lukic was Fulham's goal scorer.
Previously Mr Banks refed a Fulham game in February 2025 when we won 2-1 away at Wolves and he booked one Wolves player and three Fulham players, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic and Antonee Robinson all for fouls. Fulham's goal scorers were Ryan Sessegnon, in the first minute of the game, and Rodrigo Muniz, in the second minute of the second half.
We also had the pleasure of Mr Bank's company in December 2024 when we won 3-1 at home to Brighton. He booked two players from each team, including Andreas Pereira and Sander Berge. Alex Iwobi scored twice either side of an own goal from former Fulham midfielder Matt O’Riley.
A couple of months earlier Mr Bankes refed Fulham in October 2024 when we lost 3-2 away at Man City. He booked Calvin Bassey for a foul and two City players for dissent. Andreas Pereira and Rodrigo Muniz were Fulham's goal scorers.
A month earlier on 21st of September in our excellent victory against Newcastle United. He booked six players ALL from Fulham. Our goal scorers were Raul Jimenez, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson.
In April of last year, 2023, Mr Bankes refed Fulham when we beat Leeds United 2-1 at The Cottage. He booked four players all from the Leeds United team. Harry Wilson and Andreas Pereira scored Fulham's goals and a certain Joao Palhinha scored for Leeds :-)
On 1st April 2023 Mr Bankes refed us when we lost 2-1 away at Bournemouth, he booked five players, four from Fulham, Andreas Pereira, Kenny Tete, Tom Cairney and Antonee Robinson all for fouls. Andreas Pereira was our only goal scorer.
Ref Bankes, previous to the above mentioned game, refed a Fulham game at the start of this season, 22/23, in August 2022 when we beat Bournemouth 3-2 at The Cottage. He booked three Fulham players, Joao Palhinha, Kenny Tete and Kevin Mbabu all for fouls, and two Bournemouth players. Fulham goal scorers were Bobby Decordova-Reid, Joao Palhinha and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Previously Mr Banks refed Fulham in January 2022 when we drew 1-1 at home to Blackpool, Aleksandar Mitrovic scored Fulham's goal in the 6th minute. Ref Bankes booked 6 players, four of who were Fulham players, Denis Odoi (26,f), Aleksandar Mitrovic (45+1,arg), Fabio Carvalho (68,f) and Harry Wilson (75,d).
One year previously, January 2021, Mr Bankes bossed the game when 10 men Fulham lost 1-0 home to Fulham Broadway. He booked Bobby Decordova-Reid and Ademola Lookman both for fouls and also sent off Antonee Robinson for a bad foul in the 44th minute.
A year previously in October 2019 he refed Fulham when we drew 0-0 away at Middlesbrough in the Championship. He yellow carded three Boro players and two Fulham players,Denis Odoi (7,f), Harrison Reed (72,f). To make it a little more difficult for Fulham he sent off keeper Marek Rodak in the 17th minute. The Slovakian shot-stopper was penalised by referee Peter Bankes for deliberate handball after he misjudged his charge out of his box and Jonny Howson tried to flick the ball over his head.
Earlier in the same season, August 2019, Mr Bankes refed Fulham when we were beaten 2-1 at The Cottage by Nottingham Forest. He booked four Forest players, two for time wasting, and two Fulham players, Harry Arter (50,f) and Aboubakar Kamara (90+9,d).
Prior to that game he refed four Fulham games in 2017/18 the most recent of which was the 2-1 home win over Sunderland in April 2018. Mr Bankes booked four Sunderland players two for disent, one for timewasting and one more for arguing with Kamara. He also booked two Fulham players, Bettinelli (90+3,tw) and Kamara (90+6,arg).
He also refed the 2-0 home win against Leeds in earlier in April 2018 booking three Fulham players, Bettinelli (68,tw), McDonald (69,f), Johansen (78,f), and two Leeds players, one for dissent and the other for a foul.
In February 2018 he refed the 2-0 home win against Wolves when he booked Matt Targett for a foul and two Wolves players.
In September 2017 he refed the 2-1 away win at QPR when he booked three players from each team, the Fulham players were Norwood (63,f), Fredericks (64,d), Button (87,tw).
Mr Bankes last refed Chelsea in March 2026 when they won 2-4 away at Wrexham in the FA Cup He booked three Chelsea player, two Wrexham players and also sent off a Wrexham player in the 90th minute.
Last season Mr Bankes refed 25 games and dished out 98 yellows and 5 reds, so an above average 3.9 yellows per game.
his busiest game recently was the Newcastle vrs Man Utd in March when three players were booked from each team and a Newcastle player recieving a second yellow in the 45th minute.
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