Peter Jones

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Jones
Occupation	Association Football Referee
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1954(1954-02-24)
Age	70
Birthplace	Loughborough
Birth City	Loughborough
Horoscope	Pisces

Peter Jones Biography

Peter Jones is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on February 24, 1954 in Loughborough, Loughborough, ****. Peter Jones (born 24 February 1954)) is a former English football referee, who retired from officiating at the end of the 2001-02 season. He lives in Quorn, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, and works as a referee assessor.

On 13 February 1999, Jones officiated the FA Cup fifth round tie involving Arsenal and Sheffield United at Highbury. The score was locked at 1-1 when a Sheffield player went down injured. A teammate kicked the ball out of play to stop the game, expecting the throw-in to be returned to them on resumption. The ball instead went to Nwankwo Kanu of Arsenal. He passed to Marc Overmars who scored a goal to make the final result 2-1. Jones was unable to disallow the goal according to the Laws. In an unprecedented move the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, offered the game to be replayed, which Arsenal won by an identical scoreline.

On 19 April 2001, he began to help promote the Scout Survival Skills Badge, in conjunction with a leading sports whistle manufacturer. He is a former Cub Scout himself.

He has been a member of the UEFA Referees Observers Panel since 2002. In the same year, he travelled with other officials to Kabul, Afghanistan, to referee an ISAF team versus an Afghan Representative team, named “Kabul United”, on 15 February, after cessation of hostilities.

He was then chosen to handle the Charity Shield match at Wembley on 3 August 1997, between Manchester United and Chelsea, which United won 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 scoreline at 90 minutes. At the end of the same season, he was appointed to control the Football League Cup Final between Chelsea and Middlesbrough on 29 March 1998, also at Wembley, the ‘Blues’ being victorious by 2 goals to nil (Frank Sinclair and Roberto Di Matteo both scoring in extra time).

Peter Jones Net Worth

Peter Jones is one of the richest Association Football Referee from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After appearing as a player in the Leicester City Mutual League, he first took up the whistle himself in a local club match in 1971 after he had seen a friend refereeing. He would then go on to officiate in the North Leicestershire League, Midland Intermediate League (dissolved 1988) and eventually the Southern League.

He was promoted to the Football League list of referees in 1988, and he progressed to the FA Premier League list of referees in 1994. In 1996 Jones became a FIFA referee, where he gained wide international experience.

In the year 2000, he accepted a Master of Arts, honoris causa (Honorary Graduand), degree from Professor John Dawkins at Loughborough University.

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Who is Peter Jones Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in. Peter Jones celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

What is Peter Jones net worth?

Peter Jones CBE
Jones in 2012
Born| 18 March 1966 Langley, Berkshire, England
Occupation| Entrepreneur, television personality
Known for| Dragons’ Den American Inventor Tycoon

What does Peter Jones own?

His business portfolio is wide ranging and includes Expansys, Data Select, Jessops, Levi Roots, Red Letter Days, Wonderland Magazine and Bladez Toyz. Peter launched the Peter Jones Foundation in 2005, which runs the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy and the Tycoon in Schools initiative.

How did Peter Jones get rich?

He bagged himself a job at a big corporate business, where just a year later he found himself running things. This was just the start for Peter’s new- found success. He went on to establish Phones International Group in 1998, which generated an impressive £14 million worth of sales during its first year of business.

What is Peter Jones most successful business?

Reggae Reggae Sauce Peter Jones continues to be a shareholder, citing the product as one of his most successful investments and products from Dragons’ Den. The sauce is now stocked in supermarkets such as Sainsbury’s and has been picked up by restaurants such as KFC and Subway.

Who is the richest Dragon Den?

Peter Jones is the richest of all the investors in Dragons’ Den, with more money than the other investors’ net worths combined. Yes, he’s a billionaire. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2021, Peter Jones and his family have a net worth of £1.157billion, making it to entry 150 in the list.