 During his six years at Stockport, Tansey made 112 appearances, scoring fourteen times.Despite being offered a new one-year deal at Stockport, Tansey left the club in favour of a move to SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, officially signing on a free transfer in June 2011.He made his debut against Motherwell at Fir Park on 23 July 2011, playing the whole match in a 3–0 loss.