Barton, who has a lengthy rap sheet during his career as a player and manager, has been sanctioned for his behaviour following his side’s 2-1 Sky Bet League One defeat by Sheffield Wednesday in April.
He was unhappy when Rovers had a goal disallowed for offside and was sent to the stands before continuing his protestations after the game.
An independent panel has fined him £3,000 and banned him from entering the stadium for Rovers’ first three games next season.
An FA statement said: “Joey Barton has been given a three-match ground ban and £3,000 fine for the three misconduct breaches that took place after Bristol Rovers’s game against Sheffield Wednesdsay in League One on Tuesday, April 18.
“The manager admitted that his behaviour after being sent off was improper and that he subsequently used abusive, insulting, and improper words towards a match official in both the tunnel and match officials’ changing room.
“An independent regulatory commission imposed his sanctions following a hearing and its written reasons will be published in due course. The three-match ground ban will apply to first-team competitive fixtures next season.”
Barton, 40, took over at the Memorial Stadium in February 2021 and, after winning promotion from League Two in 2021-22, guided Rovers to 17th place this season.
The 34-year-old former Celtic forward struck a stunning second-half goal that capped an impressive comeback after the Cumbrians took a shock lead through Josh Vela’s volley after 16 minutes.
Veteran striker Chris Martin equalised from close range before the break following brilliant approach play by Jevani Brown before Sinclair had the final say after 51 minutes, cutting in before unleashing a shot that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar.
Taylor, who watched the game from the stand due to a touchline suspension, said: “I didn’t like being away from the touchline at all, apart from Scott’s goal because I was sat directly behind it as the ball flew in.
“It was the one blessing of being up in the stands that I got such a great view of a great goal and a real moment of quality.
“He’s so difficult to play against because he’s right-footed on the left, but it was one hell of a finish and I’m really pleased for Scotty.”
Sinclair’s long-term future is in doubt with his current deal due to expire at the end of this season, but he has certainly given Taylor plenty to think about.
“In terms of his intent, every single day Scott is a truly model professional which is why he’s had such a good career,” Taylor said.
“And he’s doing it out of his love for football and the club itself. He’s been out of the fold a bit this season in terms of personnel and formations.
“But he’s kept himself where he needs to be in terms of fitness and in training his impact has been absolutely excellent for a senior player.
“Now I wouldn’t say he’s come back to life, but he’s taken his chance and he’s contributed.
“Also, in terms of the fragile nature of the squad you need seniority there and ones like Scott who trust the game more and won’t get affected by being 1-0 down.
“I’m delighted for him and now we’ve got to look after him because he was stretching his calves towards the end, but the pitch is so heavy it would test anyone.”
Carlisle manager Paul Simpson took consolation from seeing his players raise their game following a crushing 4-0 defeat at home to Cambridge in midweek.
“It was a vast improvement on last week but sadly we’ve come away with nothing again,” Simpson said.
“I think we’ve been done by a real bit of quality for the equaliser and the second goal is disappointing because it’s not really come from anything.
“We have allowed him (Sinclair) to come inside and get a shot on target when we’ve got to send him down the line which is simple defending.”
Simpson added: “We’ve had goalscoring opportunities in the scramble in the six-yard box after a corner at 1-1 and you have to stick that in the back of the net.
“We’ve had two or three bites at the cherry and not been able to score.
“I’m disappointed that we’ve lost the game but the way the players went about their work today was much better than our last outing.
“And there were some good passages of play where we got into some good areas but we just weren’t able to apply the finish for ourselves.”
Martin, who extended his contract with the Gas earlier this week, met Antony Evans’ flick from a Jack Hunt cross to plant a left-foot shot low past goalkeeper Jamie Cumming in the 16th minute.
And it was a two-goal lead for the home side six minutes later when Luke Thomas collected a Sam Finley pass and wriggled away from several challenges before firing into the bottom corner from the edge of the area, despite Cumming getting a hand to the ball.
Jed Ward saved a Ruben Rodrigues effort after 52 minutes before Oxford pulled a goal back when Cameron Branagan’s shot from the edge of the box deflected off Mark Harris and in six minutes later.
But Rovers wrapped the game up with 13 minutes to go when Cummings parried Finley’s low shot and Harvey Vale netted the rebound.
The Shrews came close to opening the scoring on the half-hour mark when Max Mata flicked the ball on to Daniel Udoh. The Salop forward held off his marker before getting a shot off, but it was deflected for a corner.
Shrewsbury substitutes Kieran Phillips and Tom Bayliss almost made an immediate impact with 20 minutes remaining.
Phillips got behind the Rovers defence and drove into the box before laying the ball off to Bayliss, whose shot was deflected for a corner.
The corner reached the back post where Chey Dunkley was lurking. The defender looked to be bundled to the floor by John Marquis but referee Tom Reeves waved away appeals.
Bristol Rovers opened the scoring in the 73rd minute when Aaron Collins received the ball out wide and drilled in a low cross to Marquis, who tapped home from close range at the near post.
The away side sealed the three points when Collins bundled the ball over the line at the death.
Joe Powell and Junior Quitirna scored the goals that were the only real highlights in a game between two sides who have both had difficult starts to their League One campaigns. The point for Albion at least enabled them to climb out of the bottom four courtesy of results elsewhere.
Jack Marriott tested Max Crocombe in the Burton goal inside the first 30 seconds but it was Albion who went in front on 17 minutes. Powell’s penalty – awarded when Ben Heneghan, on his Fleetwood debut, brought down Mark Helm – was saved by Jay Lynch but he fired in the rebound.
Fleetwood hit back two minutes later with a goal of quality when Quitirna turned and beat Crocombe with a curling and dipping effort into the far corner.
Albion had strong shouts for another penalty just before half-time when Mustapha Carayol wend down amidst a scramble in the box but referee Ollie Yates waved it away.
Both sides struggled to create anything to really threaten a winner in a frustrating second half.
Separated only by goal difference in the League One table at the start of the game, it came as no surprise that it was a tight contest.
Albion looked to make a quick start with Josh Walker testing Sol Brynn in the visitors’ goal in the opening minutes.
Joe Powell, who scored a screamer in the victory over Bristol Rovers last weekend, almost added to his collection with a curling right-footed effort that went inches wide.
Ruel Sotiriou got in behind the Burton defence as half-time approached but a poor touch allowed Burton keeper Max Crocombe to come out and smother the danger.
Brewers midfiedler Mark Helm fired straight at Brynn as the second half saw the game spark into life and Jordan Brown looked to give the Os a lift with a rising drive that cleared Crocombe’s crossbar.
Burton skipper Deji Oshilaja spurned the best chance of the game, blazing over from 10 yards in the closing stages, although Sotiriou almost nicked the points for the visitors with a rising stoppage-time drive that Crocombe clawed away.
Second-half goals from Bez Lubala and Sam Vokes cancelled each other out as both sides looked to edge away from the lower reaches of the League One table.
A cagey first half produced few real chances. Former Albion loan striker Dale Taylor went close for Wycombe early on with a close-range header that went wide after Luke Leahy’s long throw had caused problems for the Burton defence.
Albion similarly found their best opportunity coming from a long throw, Jasper Moon’s ball into the box helped on by Ryan Sweeney and fellow defender Sam Hughes firing an angled drive just wide.
The second half needed a spark and Lubala provided it with a thunderous strike on 57 minutes to put Albion in front.
Wycombe responded through Vokes eight minutes later. The striker had found himself frustrated on several occasions until he clinically volleyed home Jack Grimmer’s cross.
David Wheeler saw his rising drive tipped onto the crossbar by Max Crocombe as Wycombe looked to turn the game around.
Vokes flicked a header against the bar too as the game headed for added time but neither side could find a winner to take the three points.
Sam Hughes’ own goal had given the hosts a half-time lead but John Brayford responded to earn a draw for the Brewers that left them a point clear of the relegation zone.
Wigan started well with a rasping drive from Scott Smith being well saved by Max Crocombe before Matt Smith sent the rebound wide of the mark.
And their pressure told two minutes before half-time when Smith looped over a cross from the right and Hughes bundled the ball into his own net.
Burton almost levelled within the opening minute of the second half when Joe Hugill’s shot beat Sam Tickle, only to rebound off a post.
But the equaliser did come after 54 minutes when a corner was not cleared and Brayford forced the ball home from close range.
Burton were in the ascendancy at this point, and Tickle made a fine save to deny Steve Seddon.
Wigan finished strongly, though, and Smith’s cross was headed against the bar by Thelo Aasgaard.
From the resulting corner, Wigan forced the ball home from close range but the flag was up for an alleged push.
And Crocombe made good late saves to deny Luke Chambers and Aasgaard to preserve what could prove to be a valuable point for the Brewers.
Goals from Ciaran Gilligan and Mark Helm were enough to move the Brewers five points clear of the League One relegation zone.
Ciaran Gilligan put the visitors ahead two minutes before half-time with his first senior goal. The Albion academy product’s looping shot beat Gas goalkeeper Jed Ward.
Martin Paterson’s side strengthened their grip on the contest in the 57th minute when midfielder Helm coolly drove a shot beyond Ward following good work by Crystal Palace loanee Ademola Ola-Adebomi.
That sparked the hosts into life and Rovers skipper Antony Evans gave his side hope on the hour mark when he beat goalkeeper Max Crocombe with low shot from outside the penalty box after being teed up by substitute Jevani Brown.
Evans went close to equalising with a long-range effort but the Albion defence looked comfortable as they saw the game out and the contest ended with Rovers fans booing Matt Taylor’s side.
Josh Walker and Deji Oshilaja both scored their first league goals of the season in the first half to give Albion the platform for victory before Fejiri Okenabirhie halved the arrears and set up a tight finish.
Walker netted with 10 minutes gone, arriving on cue at the back post to convert a drilled cross from Kwadwo Baah from the right.
Cambridge threatened to equalise twice in a minute, Okenabirhie denied by Tom Hamer’s challenge and Jack Lankester seeing his effort tipped wide by Max Crocombe.
Albion’s response was to go and grab a second. More good work from Baah enabled Ciaran Gilligan to find skipper Oshilaja with the goal at his mercy and he made no mistake.
Cambridge looked much brighter after the break and they were rewarded for their efforts midway through the second half when Okenabirhie was able to head home a corner from close range.
Bez Lubala grabbed a first-half brace after Antony Evans had headed Rovers in front but, after Ryan Woods was dismissed midway through the second half, Albion rammed home their advantage with goals from Joe Powell and Kwadwo Baah.
Rovers went in front just moments after Albion’s Powell had hit the woodwork direct from a corner. The Gas went up the other end and good link-up play between Chris Martin and Aaron Collins saw Evans stoop to head in unmarked at the back post.
It took Albion a while to properly settle into the game but Lubala put them in control by the break.
The Congolese striker got the touch ahead of defender Connor Taylor to convert Tom Hamer’s low cross midway through the half before turning sharply into the box to capitalise on Mark Helm’s cross and finish beyond Matthew Cox from close range.
Rovers began to press in the second half looking for an equaliser but they were reduced to 10 men on 64 minutes with Woods dismissed for his aerial challenge on Helm.
Powell lashed home a 25-yard screamer to make a 3-1 on 81 minutes before Baah completed the rout with an angled drive three minutes later.
Pilley, who stepped down as chairman and director of the League One club during May after being convicted on four counts of fraud, appeared at Preston Crown Court for sentencing on Tuesday.
He was found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, fraud by false representation and being involved in the acquisition, retention, use or control of the proceeds of fraudulently mis-sold energy contracts.
Also chairman of BES Utilities, Pilley had been involved in High Court litigation with Cheshire West and Chester Council, but lost a civil court fight over investigating allegations of mis-selling.
At the Crown Court sentencing, the 53-year-old, who had been was remanded in custody, was jailed for a total of 13 years and was also disqualified from being a director for 13 years.
Pilley had been the chairman and owner of Fleetwood for 20 years and overseen the club’s rise from non-league status to the English Football League.
Fleetwood, who finished 13th last season, had already announced the club were in discussions surrounding a change of ownership and control which remain ongoing.
A statement on Tuesday afternoon read: “Fleetwood Town Football Club acknowledges the sentencing in the court case involving former club chairman, Andy Pilley.
“The club would like to reiterate convictions are against individuals and not Fleetwood Town FC, or any of the businesses associated with them, and will continue to operate as normal.
“Fleetwood Town remain in communication with the EFL and will be making no further comment at this time.”
Exeter started well and created a plethora of first half chances but failed to convert them.
Ryan Trevitt fired straight at Luke Southwood from distance, while Reece Cole’s dipping shot from 30 yards third effort just past the far post.
Cheltenham barely threated in the first half but from Liam Sercombe’s free-kick, Rob Street skied over the bar from close range just before half-time.
It was much the same after the break with Zak Jules firing tamely at Southwood from 20 yards, although Exeter goalkeeper Vili Sinisalo made a terrific double save to deny Jovan Malcolm.
Southwood then bettered that with a double save of his own to deny Trevitt and Mitchell before Sonny Cox headed a third attempt against the bar.
Exeter’s incessant pressure eventually told in the 68th minute when Alex Hartridge’s cross found Trevitt, whose initial shot was blocked but fell kindly for substitute Watts, who slammed in from an angle.
James Scott had a goal ruled out for offside for Exeter, while Cheltenham barely threated and are still seeking their first league goal of the season.
The Sky Bet League One clash ended goalless and the U’s left frustrated after failing to break the visitors down despite Steve Seddon being sent off for the third time this season.
Cambridge enjoyed the better of the chances even before the red card in the 64th minute and dominated the closing stages but were unable to break through.
“We were miles the better team. We all know that,” Harris said. “We were miles better 11-v-11, we were miles better 11-v-10.
“So there are loads and loads of positives but we didn’t do the important thing and that’s putting the ball in the net.
“I just said to the boys that everything I asked for in the play was there other than…that final decision-making which was little bit off at times.
“I’ve been praising the players when they do well; I’m entitled to say ‘come on, I need a little bit more than that in the final third’.
“I thought the referee got the decision right, it was a second yellow card. I thought the referee was atrocious. He caused a lot of the problems.
“It was disappointing but that didn’t stop us winning the game. Not winning the game was down to our decision-making. We did enough today to get to the final third, just in those final moments we need to make sure we’re a lot better in the future.”
Burton boss Martin Paterson praised his side’s resilience as they secured a point on the road.
“I can’t speak highly enough of what the boys have done today, and I’m ever so proud,” Paterson said.
“They had moments, but I thought the group were fantastic in the way they defended, especially when they went down to 10 men.
“There are things in the first half that I think we can improve, quite quickly. I made them aware of that: not bad, good result but there’s things we can massively improve.
“We didn’t start the game as well as we could have done. I thought they were good. Everyone forgets that. You look at it intrinsically but then you don’t look at the opposition. So credit to them, I thought they were good.
“They’ve got players who have played in the Premier League, so you’re never always going to get your own way, but the group dug in and they showed the framework of what they do.
“At the moment in this division it’s really hard to get points away from home. The defensive unit were excellent, and again I’m going to use the word ‘proud’.”
Barnsley should have gone ahead inside 11 minutes when Nicky Cadden fired wide from six yards after a low cross was cleared into his path.
Cambridge then took the lead in the 13th minute from an own goal. Mael de Gevigney tried to play the ball back to his goalkeeper but his misdirected pass found the Barnsley net.
Ryan Bennett saw his header controversially disallowed for a foul on the half-hour mark as Cambridge continued to cause problems for the home side.
The Tykes almost equalised when John McAtee met Josh Earl’s cross but his shot came back off the far post.
Sullay Kaikai had the chance to score Cambridge’s second in the 68th minute but he blazed his effort wide after latching on to James Brophy’s ball in behind.
But substitute Gassan Ahadme doubled Cambridge’s lead after 72 minutes, planting his header into the far corner from Danny Andrew’s free-kick.
The momentum of the game was with the home side following Steve Seddon’s 64th-minute dismissal, but the U’s could not break through.
Elias Kachunga flicked a header off target in the first half, then in the 33rd minute the ball fell to Lyle Taylor, only for his effort to be beaten away by goalkeeper Max Crocombe.
Burton’s Joe Powell dragged an effort wide in a half interrupted by persistent fouling, with Cambridge boss Neil Harris booked for his complaints.
The Brewers were reduced to 10 men as Seddon collected two yellow cards in under a minute.
Immediately after he was booked for kicking the ball away, he was shown another yellow for a heavy challenge from behind on Jack Lankester.
Lankester had a chance for Cambridge 15 minutes from time when Danny Andrew picked him out with a short free-kick, but he fired inches wide from the edge of the box.
The U’s went in front from their first attack in the 11th minute. James Brophy provided a perfect low delivery for the left and Ahadme marked his first start of 2024 with a sweeping finish into the far corner.
Wigan were given a huge chance to draw level 10 minutes before the break when Jordan Cousins pulled Josh Magennis down in the box, only for Magennis to see his penalty saved by Will Mannion diving to his right.
Instead it was Cambridge who scored next 12 minutes after half-time. Sullay Kaikai found space on the left and produced a fine delivery which was nodded home by Ahadme.
Wigan reduced the deficit after 65 minutes when Martial Godo ran clear following Scott Smith’s ball through the middle and fired beyond Mannion.
Any hopes of a Latics comeback were ended seven minutes from time when Danny Andrew sent a superb free-kick past Sam Tickle from 30 yards.
The U’s had only previously won successive league games once all season but made it a six-point haul after seeing off Wigan 3-1.
Gassan Ahadme marked his first start since December with a brace to add to his goal at Barnsley on Good Friday, before Danny Andrew sealed the points with a brilliant late free-kick.
Wigan had made eight changes following their draw with Burton and were unable to force an equaliser after Martial Godo had pulled it back to 2-1.
“We all knew that’s within them,” said Monk. “We dipped below that in the two games before. But I think what we’ve seen in these two games is proof of what we kind of knew; what was under the bonnet.
“It was a different type of performance today. It was a little bit scrappy at times, but I think overall the level of commitment to these two games has been huge and they’ve got the deserved results.
“It’s given us a great boost but we’ve got to be mindful there’s still more work to do. We’re not going to rest on our laurels because we’ve had six points and a couple of good performances. We need more. That’s what we’re going to push for.”
On forward Ahadme, Monk added: “He came on against Barnsley and was a machine.
“It’s exactly what we need. He sets the tone at the front in these last two games. I’m always looking from a centre-back point of view, thinking ‘would I like to play against that?’ He’s deceptively strong, he’s willing, he’s game and he’s got quality.”
Shaun Maloney was not too downbeat about Wigan’s performance but rued the key moments in which Cambridge scored their goals.
“In the really key moments they were better than us,” Maloney said. “They had two one-v-ones in our box, they get the first contact and score.
“In terms of general performance I can’t ask too much more.
“We dominated the game for large parts with the ball, we created chances, but in the really key moments we couldn’t take ours. Whenever they had a cross or a set play they took their chance.
“I need to see the same sort of intensity and desire that we had against Blackpool, because we still needed points to get safe. I need to emphasise to the players we need more points. Not just players, me and the staff, everyone together.
“Ninety per cent of the performance I can’t criticise the players. It’s the really key ones where we have to defend the box or defend a second phase, that’s where the game was won and lost today.”
Sub Brannagan put away his spot-kick after Luke Leahy tripped Mark Harris just inside the area.
Furious Oxford boss Liam Manning had earlier been shown a red card by referee Sebastian Stockbridge after Wanderers came from behind to lead thanks to two contested spot kicks.
Ruben Rodrigues fired the U’s in front in the 25th minute with a volleyed first-time finish from Marcus McGuane’s cutback.
Wycombe levelled 11 minutes into the second half with Leahy converting from the spot, burying his left-footed kick into the bottom right corner after McGuane slipped inside the box and his hand knocked the ball.
Wanderers turned the game on its head when Brandon Hanlan drew a foul from keeper James Beadle on 81 minutes and Leahy stepped up to convert his second penalty in almost the same place.
But Oxford were not to be denied as Brannagan made no mistake deep into stoppage time.
Jordan Gibson’s deflected strike in the sixth minute of stoppage time snatched the Cumbrians a point after Ronnie Edwards had opened the scoring 16 minutes from time.
Simpson told BBC Cumbria: “This was an outstanding working performance where we’ve had to work on all areas of our game.
“We had to weather a storm in the first half because Peterborough started like a house on fire. They are the best side we’ve come across this season. They are a strong football team for this level.
“But we stayed in the game. We rode our luck at times. The players worked their socks off. Towards the end of the first half we started to get some control in the game but we didn’t work the keeper enough.
“In the second half, we held our own. I’ve looked back at the videos and the penalty shouts we had were stonewall penalties. I got told during the game they were, but I had to bite my lip.
“We’re looking at four or five proper penalties we’ve been denied this season.
“I’m delighted with the character the boys have shown tonight. Jordan Gibson showed real bravery to get that final shot away. Yes, it took a deflection, who cares? But we absolutely deserved a point today.”
Peterborough’s assistant manager Kieran Scarff told BBC Cambridgeshire Sport: “Naturally frustrating, no doubt about that.
“It was a game we should have won, a game we deserved to win. There was a lot we were happy about with our performance. Through the game we got in some great positions and had loads of chances in the final third.
“We showed discipline for large spells of the game, but generally our possession was really good. Ultimately we showed a little bit of naivety at the end. They get lucky in the end with the deflection and three points turn into one.
“We started the game really well. We were working from a solid base of possession and the speed of our attack was good.
“The goal was just-reward for the detail we’re putting in to set-pieces and at long last Ronnie Edwards has his first goal for the club.
“It’s never easy in League One that you can dominate a game for 90 minutes, especially away from home. It takes discipline to maintain the belief in a young side, but the players did that. We have a team full of energy and it’s great to see that have an impact.”
