Scott Tanser, a professional footballer born notably on the 23rd of October, 1994, honed his skills as a slick defender, predominantly as a left back, for the distinguished team of St Mirren. A tall lad of 5ft 11in (1.81m), weighing about 11st 2lb (71kg), you could oftentimes spot him proudly sporting the number 3 jersey on the pitch.
Scott's career trajectory took off in July 2012, when he joined Rochdale in England's National League. His first season (2012 - 2013) at Rochdale was rather humble, with only one first-team appearance in league matches. However, Tanser was not one to be deterred easily. By the 2014 - 2015 season, his persistence paid off when he recorded 30 first-team appearances and scored his maiden goal in league matches. The subsequent seasons, up until 2016 - 2017, saw him making sporadic appearances, numbering seven and five respectively.
Come January 2017, Scott was ushered onto a new stage. He transferred from Rochdale to Port Vale, a team competing in England's League One, where he made 11 first-team appearances in league matches for the 2016 - 2017 season.
Yet, his journey was far from over. July 2017 brought about another career shift when he transferred to St Johnstone, a team in Scotland's Championship. Here, Tanser increasingly found his stride, notching up a respectable repertoire of 29 first-team appearances in his inaugural season. By the 2018 - 2019 season, his performance peaked, resulting in 37 first-team appearances and an impressive tally of three goals. Despite the toll of physical exertion evident in the subsequent season—where he made 21 appearances—he bounced back in the 2020 - 2021 season, scoring two goals across 30 appearances.
In July 2021, Scott moved on once again, trading St Johnstone for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. Since then, he's been a stalwart contributor to the team, earning between 29 and 38 first-team appearances each season and consistently putting up goals. In the current 2025 - 2026 season, however, Scott has been conspicuously absent from first-team appearances—a mystifying development that fans undoubtedly keen to see resolved.
Off the league scene, he's also represented St Mirren in both the League Cup of 2025 - 2026 (with two starts and one substitute appearance) and the Scottish Cup of 2024 - 2025 (with one start). With these contributions to his name, Scott Tanser has writ large his mark on St Mirren, and undeniably, on the landscape of Scottish football.
