- Peter Walton (referee)
infobox football official
name = Peter Walton
fullname = Peter Walton
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|10|10
cityofbirth =Long Buckby ,Northants
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation =
years = 1993-1994
1994-1998
1998-2003
2003-
league = Football LeaguePremier League
Football League
Premier League
role =Assistant referee
Assistant referee
Referee
Referee
internationalyears = 1996-1998
confederation =FIFA listed
internationalrole = Assistant refereePeter Walton is an English football referee for the
FA Premier League , and former player in the United Counties League. He was born on10 October 1959 [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Birthdate and biographical details] : The Football League Official website.] , and is based inLong Buckby [ [http://www.pink-un.com/Content/ncfc/statattack/2000-01/matches/asp/001216Grimsby.asp Home town] reference example: "The Pink-Un" online.] ,Northants , for whom he played his football. [ [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:JfwwiEXt2uAJ:stneotsfc.net/news/UCL_03August.pdf+%22peter+walton%22+%22rothwell+town%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk Playing career] reference: "UCL Newsletter 168 August 2003".] His interests are listed as current affairs and golf. [ [http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enRefereesProfile&id=374253&type=com.fapl.website.stories.SimpleStories&categoryCode=Referees Hobbies and interests] , plus further biography:Premier League Official website.]Career
He began refereeing in 1986, in local leagues. He was appointed to the
assistant referee s' lists ofthe Football League in 1993, and the Premier League in 1994.In 1996 he was an assistant referee for the FA Cup Final at Wembley on
11 May , when Manchester United defeated Liverpool with a lateEric Cantona goal.In the same year he became a
FIFA assistant referee, officiating in that capacity during Euro '96 inEngland , notably in the group match on9 June between Germany and the Czech Republic at Old Trafford, which Germany won 2-0. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1996/round=227/match=52506/index.html Details] of Germany v. Czech Republic: UEFA.com website.]Walton was promoted to the Football League List of referees in 1998, despite a reported comment from the former Wimbledon manager
Joe Kinnear that he was "too thick to become a referee". [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981027/ai_n14184553 Reported] comment byJoe Kinnear : Independent.co.uk through "FindArticles.com" website.] At this point, he also stepped down from the FIFA assistant referees' list.In 2003 he was added to the Select Group of referees, and was man-in-the-middle for the Football League (LDV Vans) Trophy Final between Bristol City and Carlisle United on
6 April , the 'Robins' triumphing 2-0. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=387629 Match details] :LDV Vans Trophy atsoccerbase .com website.] He also refereed an (old) First Divisionplay-off semi-final second leg [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=390219 Sheff. Utd. v. Nottm. Forest] ,2003 (old) First Divisionplay-off semi-final second leg.] and an (old) Division Threeplay-off semi-final first leg [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=390075 Lincoln v. Scunthorpe] ,2003 (old) Division Threeplay-off semi-final first leg.] at the end of season 2002-03.His first ever Premiership match in charge was the 4-3 home win by Wolverhampton Wanderers over Leicester City at Molineux on
25 October 2003 . [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=404869 First ever]Premier League match: soccerbase.com website.]At the end of January 2007, Walton accompanied Regional Referees' Manager
Ray Olivier (a Football League referee himself) toGuayaquil ,Ecuador , in order to carry out an "Advanced Course for Referees' Instructors" on behalf of the FA andConfederación Sudamericana de Fútbol . [ [http://www.conmebol.com/comunicados_ver.jsp?id=60211&slangab=E Ecuador] trip with Ray Olivier:Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol website.] Olivier is quoted as saying: "It is also a great fillip to have someone of Peter’s calibre as part of the team and his experience of refereeing in the Premiership is invaluable to those referees taking part in this workshop." [ [http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/InternationalRelations/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/01/OlivierWalton.htm Ecuador] trip with Ray Olivier: TheFA.com website.]Walton is also the referees' representative within Prospect, the trades union which began speaking for Premier League referees as from February 2007. [ [http://www.prospect.org.uk/news/newsstory.php?news=403 Union representative] : Prospect.org.uk website.]
For most of the 2006-07 season, the caption writer on
BBC 's "Match of the Day " football programme had introduced Peter Walton as "Referee - Paul Walton" - a glaring error. He finally corrected the information for the28 April 2007 edition. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4680522.stm Confusion] at theBBC : Peter or Paul? Example misnomer from aBBC.co.uk website report.]On
October 20 2007 , the Match of the Day caption writer once again mistook Peter for Paul.Peter Walton refereed the FA Community Shield between Manchester United and Portsmouth on Sunday 10th August 2008
Career statistics
ee also
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List of football referees References
External links
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=243 Peter Walton Referee Statistics] at
soccerbase .com
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