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Davis was subsequently red carded and will now sit out a three match imitate suspension starting with the Carling Cup tie against Birmingham City quickly followed by Premiership encounters against Chelsea and Newcastle United.
Evertonian striker James Beattie dispatched the spot kick for 2-0 despite Paddy Kenny diving the correct way.
Warnock fumed: "I felt the referee blew too early, in fact he even blew before he had gone down. You can't blame Johnson, but every time anybody went down they got a free-kick. But if they stayed on their feet and tried to play the game they didn't get a free-kick.
"I'm disappointed in Dermot's performance and I have said that to him. I wish we had a good, hard-working lad like that, who would go down in the box like that. I wish I had him, I wish he was playing for me.
"I'm sure he'd get us a few more penalties than we do. I like Andy Johnson, I wish I could afford him. It's gamesmanship but I've no problem with that. I don't blame Johnson for going down, it's not a penalty but good luck to him.
"I don't think it is anything like a penalty. Claude Davis is quick and got back goal-side of the lad, who realised he wasn't going to get a shot on goal and went down.
"Maybe Dermot should have retired last season. He had a bad game out there and it is a reflection on the young lads coming through that they asked him to stay on a year. I feel we are keeping young lads back and I was surprised."
It could now be that the former Huddersfield boss will once again stand up against the Football Associate to explain his actions - and with his already two match suspension following comments made during the 1-1 draw with Leeds United in April it could go against him.