Was it Darren Heesom?
If so, not his costliest sending off for us againast a team beginning with K!!
I seem to recall that we often played Kettering either on the opening day or in August in days gone by.
Which I think leads me on to the most calamitous Alty debut of all time. For a chap named Dave Esser / Dave Serella??
Ballers,
No, I'm afraid that it wasn't Mister Heesom.
You are looking for a right full back who joined Alty from Bury.
I know where you are heading with the anecdote about Dave Serella incurring a serious injury on the opening day of the 1984/85 season against Kettering Town but that wasn't his debut for Alty, as he had played a few games for us towards the conclusion of the previous season.