[1] He joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1945 and signed professional forms in February 1950, making his debut under Gordon Hodgson two months later in the 1949–50 season.
[1] Griffiths played in every match of the club's 1953–54 FA Cup run before missing the semi-final defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park.
[1][3] He bagged a hat-trick in a 6–0 demolition of Rochdale on 28 November 1953, striking 16 goals in 36 league games in 1953–54, as Vale won the Third Division North title by an eleven-point margin.
[1] He hit two goals past Tottenham Hotspur of the First Division in front of a crowd of 50,684 at White Hart Lane in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup in 1954–55, though Vale lost the game 4–2.
[1] He suffered a decline in form after a cartilage operation at the start of the 1955–56 season, though he scored a hat-trick past Plymouth Argyle in a 3–1 home win on 25 February.
[1] He also scored past Potteries derby rivals Stoke City in a 1–1 draw at the Victoria Ground on 31 March 1956, and finished the season with seven goals in 21 appearances.