Three of Carlisle United's League Two rivals have been hit with transfer embargos, the EFL have revealed.

Troubled Swindon Town along with Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United are the clubs concerned.

Swindon, whose future is subject to High Court proceedings regarding the club's ownership, are said to have failed to comply with a number of regulations.

This, according to the League, include a failure to provide audited annual accounts or to file such accounts with Companies House, defaults in payments to HMRC, non-payment to football creditors and a failure to submit salary cap management protocol calculations.

Swindon are at the centre of a potential takeover involving Clem Morfuni's Axis Football Investments, who the High Court determined has the option to acquire the shareholding from conteoversial current owner Lee Power.

Morfuni has applied for approval to become a ratified owner ahead of the potential completion of a takeover.

Oldham, owned by Abdallah Lemsagam and managed by ex-Carlisle boss Keith Curle, and Scunthorpe, owned by Peter Swann and managed by Neil Cox, are also under embargo, amid "conditions under monitored loan agreement", the EFL state.

The League say clubs under an embargo can still sign players in a transfer window to "staff up" so they have 23 players of "professional standing within their squad", and so they are able to fulfil fixtures.

They can only do this by signing players on loan or those not registered to other clubs, cannot pay fees or additional wages for loan players.

They can only register players until the end of the current season, or make half-season loans. 

It comes after a vote of EFL clubs to allow the publication of the names of the publication of the clubs under embargo.

Once placed under a registration embargo, clubs have two business days to secure the removal of the embargo before being named on the EFL website.

The League says embargos are "intended to operate as a deterrent against clubs defaulting on financial obligations to clubs or players, and/or breaching other key relevant regulations e.g. reporting on financial matters.

"An embargo prevents a club from strengthening its team or adding to its playing staff costs until such time as it has met its existing financial obligations and/or the Club has rectified the relevant breach of EFL regulation(s)."

Championship clubs Derby, Hull and Reading are also under embargo, along with League One clubs Fleetwood and Gillingham.