A fine shot stopper, George made his international debut for the England U16 team in the Victory Shield in November 2009, playing the full 80 minutes and keeping a clean sheet against Northern Ireland. England won 2-0 but George was kept busy at Deva Stadium and was on-hand to repel everything the Irish threw at him.
The Sheffield United ‘keeper was then on the bench in the next Victory Shield match, against Scotland three weeks later, as England came from 1-0 down to win 2-1 and lift the schoolboy competition for the ninth consecutive season.