fullname death_date death_place caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
michael paul millett 21 september 1995 garswood , england 3 wigan , england 0 defender/midfielder 22 september 1977 michael millett
 michael millett
michael millett

michael millett -lrb- 22 september 1977 -- 21 september 1995 -rrb- 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 .
on 21 september 1995 , one day before his 18th birthday , millett was killed in a car crash near garswood , merseyside .
according to graham barrow , wigan 's manager at the time , `` michael was a real talent and as far as football goes it was not a case of if he 'd make it , but when .
i could tell from my very early days at the club that he was going to be a very good player . ''
the starlet 's car was heading south towards leyland green at around 13.30 before ploughing into a tree on winstanley road at garswood .
graham barrow was the man in charge of the latics at the time and he said : `` it was just devastating .
i gave the players the afternoon off and i then got a call at teatime to tell me that michael had been killed outright .
`` michael was a real talent and as far as football goes it was not a case of if he 'd make it , but when .
i could tell from my very early days at the club that he was going to be a very good player . ''
former team-mate and fans ' favourite roberto martinez was also upset by the tragedy .
matinez commented : `` i remember i got into training and graham barrow was crying .
he said training was cancelled and told everyone of the devastating news of what had happened to michael and we all broke down in tears .
`` as soon as i saw michael play i could see what a fantastic prospect he was .
he was just about to become a regular in our first team .
he was someone you would describe as a complete midfield player and he would have gone all the way to the top .
`` he was a very quiet lad , but he had the right attitude and a great future ahead of him . ''
the latics observed a minutes silence ahead of a 1-0 defeat to plymouth argyle at springfield park , just two days after michael 's death .
wigan athletic named the club 's youth player of the year award in memory of michael .
tributes to michael millett from 1995 : `` michael was someone who had everything going for him . ''
brenda spencer `` thank you michael for the privilege of working with you for eight wonderful years .
it 's the manner in which he went about his business which is impossible to replace . ''
david crompton .
`` it goes beyond football and puts everything into perspective . ''
neill rimmer .
`` michael was real quality in everything he did . ''
alex cribley .
