Daniel Sparkes provided the cross on eleven minutes for Smith to thrash a first goal in six hours for the home side.

Andrew Tidswell then almost added a second from twelve-yards, but was denied by Lambs keeper Danny Alcock.

And the visitors nearly snatched a point with defender Chris Smith heading against an upright and Alex Rodman forcing a great save from David Knight.

Histon: Knight, Okay, Bygrave, Tann, Gwillim, Tidswell, Southam, Smith, Sparkes, Sheringham, Knight-Percival

subs (unused): Key, Stewart, York, Stevenson, Taffe

Goals: Smith (11)

Tamworth: Alcock, Tait, C. Smith, Wylde, Blackwood (Briscoe 27), Lake-Gaskin, Shaw (Murdock 46), Pritchard (J. Smith 77), Sheridan, Rodman, Christie

subs (unused): MacKenzie, Lyttle

Ref: J. Adcock (Nottinghamshire)

Att: 350