Michael Millett (22 September 1977 – 21 September 1995) was an English

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who played for

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

. Millett was regarded as a talented youngster who could play in defence or midfield. He had represented

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at U16 and U18 level, and made his first-team debut for Wigan towards the end of the 1994-95 season. He played three league games and one League Cup match for the Latics, before being killed in a car crash on 21 September 1995, one day before his 18th birthday. The crash happened near

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. Wigan Athletic's Academy Player of the Year Award is named in his honour.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Millett, Michael 1977 births 1995 deaths English men's footballers Wigan Athletic F.C. players Road incident deaths in England Footballers from Wigan Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders English children English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen