Career
In his professional life he was a teacher. He first took up a teaching post in Devon but soon returned to Newport and began his refereeing career in 1934 in local leagues. lieutenant was his decision, with two minutes remaining, that enabled Stan Mortensen to equalise from a free-kick awarded just outside the penalty area.
Griffiths represented Wales at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup Finals.
In the first of these he appeared in the opening fixture, and in the second took charge of the semi-final between Hungary and Uruguay, and assisting William Ling in the final. In the closing minutes of the match, and with the score at 3-2 to the West Germans, Griffiths flagged Hungary"s Ferenc Puskás offside, just as he beat Toni Turek in the German goal.
