Walton's Parade

Peter Walton began refereeing in 1986, in local leagues. He was appointed to the Football League assistant referees' lists in 1993 and the Premier League in 1994.

In 1996 he was an assistant referee for the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Liverpool. In the same year he became a FIFA assistant referee, officiating in Euro 96 in a group match between Germany and Czech Republic

He was promoted to the Football League List of referees in 1998; his first match was a 2-0 win for Hartlepool at Barnet on 18 August 1998. In 2003 he was added to the Select Group of referees and his first ever Premiership match in charge was the 4-3 win for Wolves against Leicester on 25 October 2003.

Peter Walton is also the referees' representative within Prospect, the trades union which began speaking for Premier League referees as from February 2007.

He refereed the 2008 FA Community Shield between Manchester United and Portsmouth.

So far this season he has officiated 30 matches producing 69 yellow cards and 3 red cards. His last game was on 28 February in a 0-0 draw between Arsenal and Fulham.

His assistants at the City Ground are Stephen Child from Kent and Steve Rubery from Essex. The fourth official is Tony Bates from Staffordshire whose last Lilywhite game was a 0-0 draw at Watford on 23 February 2008.

Peter Walton and Preston

17/07/07 - Coventry 0 PNE 4 - Goals: Sedgwick / Nugent / Ormerod 2 - Bookings: Davidson / Pugh / Sedgwick

24/10/06 - PNE 2 Hull 1 - Goals: Dichio 2 - Booking: Dichio

05/08/06 - PNE 0 Sheff.Wed. 0 - Bookings: Hill / Nugent

01/10/05 - PNE 1 Southampton 1 - Goal: Agyemang - Bookings: Nill

30/08/03 - PNE 1 Stoke 0 - Goal: McKenna - Bookings: Alexander / Fuller / Healy / Keane / Lewis

23/10/01 - PNE 3 Sheff. Utd. 0 - Goals: Macken / Healy / Gallagher - Bookings: Healy / Rankine

07/09/00 - QPR 0 PNE 0 - Booking: Cartwright