Gary Rowett's Stoke City are 17th in the Championship table

Stoke City manager Gary Rowett has been given a one-game touchline ban by the Football Association after their defeat by his former club Birmingham.

Rowett was sent off in the 1-0 defeat and questioned whether referees should have the power to dismiss managers.

It was alleged that his language and/or behaviour in the 87th minute of the fixture was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.

The 44-year-old has also been given a £2,000 fine following the ruling.

Rowett was escorted down the tunnel after protesting to referee Roger East that Che Adams appeared to keep out Joe Allen's goalbound effort with his arm.

"If I've been abusive or sworn at the referee I'm honest enough to say that I've done that but I didn't do that," Rowett said after the game.

"I said to the ref 'that's two handballs, that's two penalties'. He's sent me off. He told me that I've said something completely different. It'll be my word against the referee and of course they're going to take the referee's side of it.

"What we've done is given the officials extra power to brandish a card at the manager in front of a whole stadium. For me, that incites the game more than a manager trying to articulate he doesn't agree."