Relegation-threatened Barnsley have decided to cancel their end-of-season awards dinner after selling only 57 tickets to fans.

The event was due to take place in the town’s Holiday Inn hotel but the Championship club made the call to pull the dinner for the first time in 50 years.

David Flitcroft’s side go into the final game of the season on Saturday against Huddersfield in the relegation zone, but could survive if they win and Peterborough slip up at Crystal Palace.

Director Don Rowing admitted that cancelling the event was ‘embarrassing’.

He said: ‘It is a real shame but we only sold 57 tickets. There is nothing more we could have done.

‘There just wasn’t much interest. We normally sell about 160 to 170 tickets for the event and we even reduced the ticket price this year.’