9 August 2010, joining on a two-year contract while the club had the option of extending the deal for a further year. The transfer fee was £1.3 million. Shorey made his club debut in a 1–0 home win over Sunderland on 21 August. He made 31 appearances during the 2010–11 season, and made a further 26 appearances in the 2011–12 season. Shorey was released at the end of his second season with the club after Liam Ridgewell became the first-choice left-back at the club. He left the club on 16 May 2012. Return to Reading Much to Shorey's delight, he made a return to Reading in July 2012, following his acrimonious exit from the club in 2008. He signed on 10 July a free transfer in a one-year deal following his release from West Brom. He made his second debut for Reading on 22 September when his team were beaten 1–0 at the Hawthorns by his previous club West Brom, before scoring his first goal since his return in his next match, a 3–2 League Cup win against Queens Park Rangers on 26 September. After making 21 first-team appearances for Reading across the campaign, he was one of ten players released by the club after they were relegated back to the Championship after only one season in the Premier League. Following his release, Shorey joined Brighton & Hove Albion on trial in June 2013, before training with Millwall in July 2013. Bristol City Having spent part of August 2013 training with League One club Bristol City, it was announced that Shorey had signed a short-term deal with the club on 30 August. He made his club debut the following day as a second-half substitute for Bobby Reid in their 1–1 draw at Gillingham. After 17 appearances, Shorey was released at the end of his four-month contract on 30 December. Portsmouth On 9 January 2014, Shorey signed for League Two's Portsmouth on a contract until the end of the season. He made his club debut on 11 January in Portsmouth's 0–0 draw with Oxford United, going on to make 21 league appearances until the end of the season. Shorey signed a new one-year deal with Portsmouth on 27 May 2014. He would make a further 23 appearances for the club during the 2014–15 season, but he was released by the club when his deal expired on 18 May 2015 alongside seven