Peter Walton (referee)
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| Full name | Peter Walton | ||
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| Born |
10 October 1959 Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1993-1994 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1994-1998 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998-2003 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2003-2012 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1996-1998 | FIFA listed | Assistant referee | |
Peter Walton (born 10 October 1959) is an English former professional football referee who officiated in the Premier League from 2003 to 2012. He is now general manager of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) in North America.
Walton is also a former player in the United Counties League. He is based in Long Buckby,Northamptonshire, the village which he played his football for. He lists his interests as current affairs and golf.
During his professional career which spanned nearly 20 years, Walton refereed a number of notable matches, including the 2003 final of the Football League Trophy and the FA Community Shield in 2008.
Walton began refereeing in 1986 in local leagues. He was appointed to the assistant referees' lists of the Football League in 1993, and the Premier League in 1994.
In 1996 he was an assistant referee for the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, when Manchester United defeated Liverpool with a late Eric Cantona goal.
In the same year he became a FIFA assistant referee, officiating in that capacity during Euro '96 in England, notably in a group-stage match between Germany and the Czech Republic at Old Trafford, which Germany won 2–0.
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