The Quality Street Gang operated in Manchester, England, in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although considered by some senior officers in the Greater Manchester Police to be the instigators of much of Manchester's major crime, some maintain that the gang was nothing more than a “social friendship between a group of men”, most of whom came from ...

Feb 21, 2023 · Another supposed member, Jimmy Monaghan, became a pro boxer under the ring name Jim Swords. He alleged in his 2010 book Street Fighting Man that the gang did exist and he was heavily involved.

May 12, 2019 · Jimmy Swords was cut from the same cloth and made it his mission to take on every hardman, bouncer or boxer with a reputation in Manchester. 'The Weed' - so named because of his tendency to...

Jul 1, 2010 · In Street Fighting Man, former gangster and unlicensed boxer Jimmy Swords breaks his long silence to reveal the eventful story of his life as the head of the Quality Street Gang, the biggest and most feared crime syndicate in Britain.

Jun 18, 2023 · Jimmy Swords and other old pals from the Quality Street Gang were there, alongside 'faces from London, Liverpool, Tyneside and Scotland'. "We all stuck together, no arguments, and could take...

May 4, 2014 · Some of these young men were involved in a violent fracas at the Wilton Club, in which one man was put in hospital and the huge doorman, Andy Partington, was set upon by Jimmy Swords. This brought them to the attention of many of the city`s top villains and tough nuts.

Apr 28, 2010 · Retired gangsters from Manchester's criminal underworld have broken their code of silence to talk about how they terrorised the city. TV producers persuaded some of the most notorious villains...

May 19, 2019 · Jimmy Swords was cut from the same cloth and made it his mission to take on every hardman, bouncer or boxer with a reputation in Manchester. If threatened we'd be whole Jimmy 'The Weed' -so named because of his tendency to grow on people …

Sep 9, 2024 · During the 1960s, 70s and early 80s, the Quality Street Gang were considered by some to be behind much of the major crime in Manchester. It was a claim the alleged gang members themselves - well-respected, but notorious men like Jimmy Swords and Jimmy the Weed - deny, insisting instead that they were a loose collection of businessmen ...