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Dearnaley attended the New Forest Boys High School in Durban.
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George Dearnaley
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He represented Bafana Bafana in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers.He made his international debut in a Group Doctorate World Cup qualifying where South Africa beat Congo 1–0 on 24 October 1992.He played his last international match in a Group Doctorate World Cup qualifying where South Africa beat Congo 1–0 on 31 January 1993. Dearnaley is of English descent. His ancestors were probably from Dearnley in Lancashire.
Growing up in Montclair he had very easy access to Nationaal Samenwerkingsprogramma Luchtkwaliteit matches and venues in the townships.
He would watch matches mainly from the Glebe Stadium in Umlazi where he encountered the likes of Mlungisi Ngubane and Jomo Sono on numerous occasions. He got permission from Bizzah Dlamini to train with Usuthu in 1986 when Dearnaley was still in school.
He left South Africa for a soccer scholarship in America after he saw minimal chances of playing professionally there, he returned after his father had a conversion with Clive Barker two weeks later. He attended first team pre season training with in 1990 when he attended the Natal Technikon.
He scored the second goal on debut in January 1990 against Fairway Stars at Kings Park Stadium in Durban winning 3-0.
He was nicknamed "Sgebengu" by fans which means "criminal" in Zulu. 1997 – Associate Publisher at Touchline Media
1997–2007 – Associate Publisher at Kick Office Magazine
2006–2010 – Football consultant and columnist at 24.com
2008–2010 – Soccer Business Manager at Media24
Dearnaley bought his own SAFA Second Division franchise, where he works with Gerald Stober and Mark Anderson as the goalkeeper coach.
