Neil Warnock' s Whites overcame Spurs, who host Leeds in the Premier League tomorrow, in the fourth round of the 2012/13 FA Cup.
Luke Varney ran clear to give the midtable Championship team the lead and although the Elland Road hosts ran their luck a little with Spurs missing chances, the win was wrapped up in the second half by Ross McCormack, who turned Steve Caulker to fire home. Clint Dempsey's goal shortly after proved a mere consolation.
"I really enjoyed the match," said Warnock at full-time.
"We didn't get anything other than what we deserved today and we had a few chances as well. It was a typical FA Cup game. They were like that when I was a kid."
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas picked a strong side - naming Jan Vertonghen, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon among his starters and bringing Kyle Walker off the bench in the second half - but was left to rue going behind early.
"We had a good 15 minutes before the goal when we had some good chances, and I think it was important to score early," he said.
"It was difficult as we were always chasing the game and this is a difficult place to play, and we couldn't play our football as well as we could have.
"We wanted to go through in the competition, but we were knocked out by a Leeds team who were extremely competitive today, and you have to give credit to them."
Leeds went on to lose 4-0 to Manchester City in the fifth round.
This is what the Leeds side have been up to since.
1. Jamie Ashdown
Jamie Ashdown spent time with Crawley and Oxford before retiring from playing. He ran a cafe before the pandemic wrecked his business. Ashdown is goalkeeping coach at Combined Counties Premier North side Ascot United.
2. Lee Peltier
Lee Peltier, now 34, has started 10 Championship games for Middlesbrough so far this season. Since Leeds he's played for Huddersfield, Cardiff City and West Brom, with whom he lost 5-0 to the Whites last season.
3. Tom Lees
Tom Lees, 30, is playing for Huddersfield Town in the Championship. He has started 14 of 16 games so far this season. He spent seven years at Sheffield Wednesday after leaving Leeds.
4. Aidy White
Aidy White, 30, signed a two-year deal with Rochdale in the summer and has started twice in League Two this season. Since Leeds he's played for Rotherham, Barnsley and Hearts with whom he won the Scottish Championship last season.
5. Sam Byram
Sam Byram, 28, moved to West Ham after Leeds, was loaned to Nottingham Forest and then joined Norwich City in 2019. He suffered a serious hamstring injury in February 2020 and returned to action, with the Norwich 23s, last night.
6. Paul Green
Paul Green, 38, is now with Boston United, having spent time with Rotherham, Oldham and Crewe since Leeds. He's played nine National League North games this season and is also Doncaster Rovers' fitness coach.