Career
He returned to Cardiff in 1933 but soon found himself in a dispute with the club over wages and retired from football for a short while before returning in 1935 to play for Coventry City. He finished his career at Hartlepools United, retiring in 1938 after one season at the County Durham side. Curtis made his debut for Wales on 29 October 1927, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Scotland in the 1928 British Home Championship.
International goals Results list Wales" goal tally first.
At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery and was posted to the Far East. While serving, he was captured by Japanese forces in 1941 and spent the duration of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp.
During his time in the camp, Curtis would teach Japanese officers how to play football with a ball made out of paper in order to obtain food. Returning to Wales after the war ended he again joined Cardiff, this time as a trainer.
He continued to work for the club in various positions as well as running a number of pubs in the Cardiff area.
Curtis died in Cardiff in November 1992, aged 85. At the time of his death he was the sole survivor from "s 1927 FA Cup final winning team