Michael Millett

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Michael Millett

| image =

| fullname = Michael Paul Millett

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1977|9|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wigan, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|9|21|1977|9|22|df=y}}

| death_place = Garswood, England

| position = Defender/Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1995

| clubs1 = Wigan Athletic

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

}}

Michael Millett (22 September 1977 – 21 September 1995) was an English footballer who played for Wigan Athletic. Millett was regarded as a talented youngster who could play in defence or midfield. He had represented England 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.{{cite web |title=Football Anderlecht, the Belgian champions, have protested to the governing body of European football |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-anderlecht-the-belgian-champions-have-protested-to-the-governing-body-of-european-football-1602557.html |website=The Independent |access-date=1 June 2025 |date=22 September 1995}} The crash happened near Garswood, Merseyside.[http://www.wiganer.net/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=240635 Day of remembrance for Latics fans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120204845/http://www.wiganer.net/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW |date=20 January 2008 }}, wiganer.net, 21 September 2005

Wigan Athletic's Academy Player of the Year Award is named in his honour.{{cite web |title=2021/22 Michael Millett Academy Player of the Year |url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2022/may/01/2021-22-michael-millett-academy-player-of-the-year-chris-sze/ |website=Wigan Athletic |access-date=1 June 2025 |date=1 May 2022}}