Scott Tanser

Port Vale Tanser signed a contract with League One rivals Port Vale on 27 January 2017 to run until the end of the 2016–17 season. Tanser said that the move "was a bit of a shock actually... one minute I am at Rochdale then the next minute I am signing for Port Vale. It is a bit mad really but that is the way that football is." He was released by manager Michael Brown following the club's relegation in May 2017.

St Johnstone Tanser signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone in June 2017. Speaking the following March he stated that "This is the best club I have been at and I have loved it this season... everyone is together here, there are no outcasts in our squad". He made 31 appearances for Tommy Wright's "Saints" during the 2017–18 season as St Johnstone posted an eighth-placed finish. In the summer he told The Courier that he was bulking up to gain greater strength and physicality, saying he was "on a special diet, total protein and six meals a day. So I'm going to be throwing chicken, beef and all sorts of stuff down my neck soon. It's just as well I'm not a vegetarian!"

On 29 December 2018, Tanser scored his first goal for St Johnstone in their 2–0 win over Tayside rivals, Dundee. He signed a new two-year contract extension at the club the following month. He ended the 2018–19 season with 45 appearances to his name, as well as three goals as he scored a penalty in the penultimate game against Motherwell. Speaking in September 2019, Wright said of Tanser that "he is quickly becoming a top class full-back and for me he can go on to become one of the top three or four in the country". Tanser featured in 27 matches of the 2019–20 season, which was curtailed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

He won the Scottish League Cup with St Johnstone in 2021, though was an unused substitute in the final as they beat Livingston at Hampden Park. St Johnstone went on to complete a cup double by lifting the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 victory over Hibernian, with Tanser again an unused substitute. However, he struggled with injuries towards the end of the 2020–21 season and was linked with moves away from the club, despite manager Callum Davidson being keen to keep hold of him. He was linked with a number of clubs in England's League One.

St Mirren On 7 June 2021, Tanser signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren, with an option for a further year. He established himself as a popular player at St Mirren Park for what the Daily Record called his "marauding runs down the left flank and his wicked deliveries into the box" and kept his first-team place after Jim Goodwin's departure in February. He signed a two-year contract extension with the club in May 2022. Manager Stephen Robinson commented that Tanser was "one of the best left-backs in this league". In October 2022, Tanser was involved in a car crash that left his wife injured; Robinson said that the accident "puts football into perspective". He featured 35 times across the 2022–23 campaign. He said he was very happy after making his 100th club appearance in January. By March, he had made more crosses than any other player in the division that season, creating 28 chances and four assists. He was named in the Premiership Team of the Week after scoring in a 3–1 with at Dundee on 4 May. He ended the 2023–24 season with 42 appearances to his name.

Tanser achieved his second Scottish League Cup winner's medal, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Celtic in the 2025 Scottish League Cup final. In April 2026, he was reported to be a summer transfer target for Falkirk. He featured 32 times in the 2025–26 season, including in both legs of the play-off win over Partick Thistle. League Two

2013–14 League Two

2014–15 League One

2015–16 |League One

2016–17 League One

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2018–19 Scottish Premiership

2019–20 Scottish Premiership

2020–21 Scottish Premiership

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2021–22 Scottish Premiership

2022–23 Scottish Premiership

2023–24 Scottish Premiership

2024–25 Scottish Premiership

2025–26 Scottish Premiership

2026–27 Scottish Premiership

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Honours St Johnstone Scottish Cup: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup: 2020–21

St Mirren Scottish League Cup: 2025–26