He and defender James Tarkowski were the last to arrive at the presentation, by which time the medals had run out.
WATCH: Joey Barton didn't receive a medal, and was left out of the trophy lift, so borrowed a trophy from the crowd! https://t.co/rUaurasP70
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) May 9, 2016
Burnley tweeted to explain what happened:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Burnley Football Club would like to apologise for the mix-up during the medal ceremony. (1/3) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Champions?src=hash">#Champions</a></p>— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/729746050517483521">May 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Football League advised the club that 25 medals were to be presented, but the club put forward 27 players. (2/3) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Champions?src=hash">#Champions</a></p>— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/729746407360466945">May 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We would like to apologise to the <a href="https://twitter.com/football_league">@football_league</a> for this administrative error and every player will be receive one. (3/3) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Champions?src=hash">#Champions</a></p>— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/status/729746752308432896">May 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Barton took the error in good humour:
No medal? What's going on? 😃
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) May 9, 2016
Burnley won the Championship title to secure an immediate return to the Premier League.
