The 2011-12 campaign saw Carlisle United, under the steady hand of manager Greg Abbott, deliver a competitive season that culminated in a respectable 8th-place finish in League One, just missing out on the play-off spots. Leading the charge was the powerful centre-forward Lee Miller, whose 14 crucial league goals anchored a potent attack alongside the 13 league goals of François Zoko. It was a solid year of top-half football that provided hope of a return to the Championship and remains a chapter defined by Miller's goalscoring prowess for the Brunton Park faithful