SCFC2Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating our beloved Swansea City.
This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Peter Bankes, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Preston North End Championship game on Monday, 5 April 2021.
Referee Bankes was assisted by James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh, with Sam Allison the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Peter Bankes
Born: 1982
Birthplace: Lancashire
Background:
Bankes started his refereeing career in 1996 at just 14 years of age. By 2014 he had made the EFL’s Referees List, having spent two years as a Select Group Assistant Referee officiating in an FA Cup Semi-Final and National League Play-Off Final during that period.
He took charge of his first Championship game during the 2014/15 season, when he was the referee for Middlesbrough’s 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Riverside Stadium in January 2015.
Thus far in his career, Bankes has earned a reputation amongst fans for being ‘card happy’.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the ninth Swans game that Peter Bankes had officiated and was his sixth Swans home game.
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
|
Date
|
Competition
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
| 05-April-21 | Championship | Swans | 0:1 | Preston North End |
|
10-February-21
|
FA Cup 5th Round
|
Swans
|
1:3
|
Manchester City
|
|
08-December-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
AFC Bournemouth
|
|
29-February-20
|
Championship
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
2:2
|
Swans
|
|
2-January-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Charlton Athletic
|
|
2-November-19
|
Championship
|
Wigan Athletic
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
2-October-19
|
Championship
|
Charlton Athletic
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
1-May-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Derby County
|
|
2-Apr-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
Brentford
|
In summary, Peter Bankes record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P6 W2 D2 L2
Away Games
P3 W2 D1 L0
Overall Record
P9 W4 D3 L2
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 78%
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