THREE teams in League Two are under transfer embargoes. Two of them are in danger of being relegated into the National League. One is in with a shout of promotion.

Swindon Town, Oldham Athletic, and Scunthorpe United are all restricted in terms of their recruitment, yet Swindon have done the double over both northern clubs while remaining in with a genuine chance of promotion with 10 games left.

Town head coach Ben Garner believes his team’s 1-0 victory over Oldham on Saturday puts into perspective what the club has achieved this season.

Dion Conroy scored a 96th-minute header to land all three points against former boss John Sheridan and push Swindon up to sixth.

Asked if he feels that his team is given the respect it deserves by pundits and fans across the league, Garner said: “Our only focus from day one has been within the club.

“A huge amount of work and effort has gone in to put us in the position that we’re in.

“That game on Saturday was a game between two teams under an embargo. No disrespect to Oldham, but if you look at where they are in the table as opposed to where we are, that’s a good example of what we’ve achieved.

“There are some huge budgets at the top of our division, huge squad depth, yet we’re in there and we’re fighting with them to push for a promotion. We’ll keep doing that right up until the end of the season.”

Town were far from their best at the weekend, yet they still managed to achieve 21 shots and 69 per cent possession against Oldham.

And not for the first time this campaign, a superior second-half performance followed a languid first 45 before a late goal helped Town take all three points.

Reflecting on his team’s ability to continue fighting until the end, Garner said: “It was really important we dug it out in the end.

“Again, it’s testament to the players’ willingness to keep going, work, and show desire.

“And also to their quality, because we cut Oldham open several times in the second half – their goalkeeper made a fantastic save from Harry Parsons.

“Sometimes you can get disappointed because you think it’s not going to happen for you and then you stop trying or you don’t quite push.

“We didn’t do that, the players kept going because we were desperate to get the win. I’m over the moon that we managed to do so.”