his girlfriend". He scored in a pre-season friendly against Liverpool in July 2009. However the club struggled in 2009–10 under John Barnes and then Les Parry, avoiding relegation by a single point; despite making 32 appearances, Shuker was released at the end of the season. Morecambe He had a trial with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell, scoring in a friendly win over Forfar Athletic. However a deal was not agreed, and so he instead considered a move to New Zealand. Shuker eventually signed for Morecambe of League Two in August 2010. Sammy McIlroy's side struggled, and avoided losing their Football League status by only four points. Shuker played 30 games, but was not offered a contract for the following season. Port Vale Pre-season interest from Bury came to nothing, and Shuker then spent some months out of the game. In December 2011, he joined League Two side Port Vale on trial. He joined the club on non-contract terms on 14 February 2012. He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" in his fourth game for the club, hitting a long-range effort in a 2–2 draw with Accrington Stanley at the Crown Ground. He stayed at Vale Park, despite a financial crisis leaving manager Micky Adams unable to promise Shuker the payment of his wages as listed in the player's contract. He finished 2011–12 with 16 appearances and one goal to his name. He agreed to sign a two-year deal with the club in May 2012. He began the 2012–13 season in a central midfield partnership with Sam Morsy, rather than in his usual position on the wing. He scored his second and final goal for the club in a League Cup tie against Burnley. He then was in-and-out of the starting line-up, as Ryan Burge staked his claim for a first team spot. Shuker featured 34 times by the end of the campaign, as Vale secured promotion with a third-place finish. Shuker rarely featured in the first half of the 2013–14 campaign, but began to feature regularly as a substitute in January. Manager Micky Adams revealed Shuker had been absent from first team squad contention due to a chronic knee injury Shuker had been suffering with for years, but had become more serious with time to the point where his future as a footballer was in doubt. Shuker announced his retirement at the end of the season on account of