1985 Ford Open Draw Cup#Football

The 1985 Ford Open Draw Cup was a Gaelic Games competition arranged by the Gaelic Athletic Association as follow-on to the high successful 1984 Centenary Cup. This was a far less popular event and there was widespread resistance. A number of counties refused to participate. The hurling competition was won by Tipperary and the football competition was won by Kerry.

Hurling

Limerick objected to the competition and refused to enter into the hurling comp.

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! Match

! Date

! Venue

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| New Ross (aet)

| Wexford

| 6-15

| Cork

| 5-17

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Longford

| Wicklow

| 2-12

| Longford

| 0-4

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Carlow

| Carlow

| 2-14

| Roscommon

| 3-8

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Dungiven

| Kerry

| 0-14

| Derry

| 1-5

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Borris-in-Ossory

| Antrim

| 6-6

| Laois

| 4-10

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Dungarvan

| Waterford

| 9-25

| Mayo

| 2-6

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| 1st Round

| March 24

| Trim

| Tipperary

| 3-18

| Meath

| 0-7

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| 2nd Round

| March 31

| Mullingar

| Kilkenny

| 1-15

| Westmeath

| 2-8

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| 2nd Round

| April 7

| New Ross

| Tipperary

| 1-14

| Wexford

| 1-7

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| 2nd Round

| April 7

| Trim

| Galway

| 7-14

| Armagh

| 0-4

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| 2nd Round

| April 7

| Carlow

| Waterford

| 5-9

| Carlow

| 0-5

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| Quarter-final

| April 21

| Aughrim

| Clare

| 5-18

| Wicklow

| 0-12

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| Quarter-final

| April 21

| Semple Stadium

| Tipperary

| 2-17

| Antrim

| 4-7

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| Quarter-final

| April 21

| Walsh Park

| Kilkenny

| 2-12

| Waterford

| 0-10

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| Quarter-final

| April 21

| Tralee

| Galway

| 4-12

| Kerry

| 0-8

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| Semi-final

| April 28

| Limerick

| Tipperary

| 3-13

| Clare

| 1-12

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| Semi-final

| April 28

| Limerick

| Galway

| 0-13

| Kilkenny

| 0-7

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| Final

| May 5

| Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| Tipperary

| 1-13

| Galway

| 1-10

Football

Dublin, Down, Kildare and Offaly refused to participate. Meath opposed the competition but decided to take part once it was to go ahead.
League quarter-finalists were given a bye to Round 2 or later, depending on their progress in the knock-out stages of the league. Monaghan beat Armagh in National League final that year and were given a bye to the quarter-finals.

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Match ! Date ! Venue ! Team ! Score ! Team ! Score
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Preliminary \| March 3 \| Tralee \| Kerry \| 0-11 \| Westmeath \| 0-1
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Preliminary \| March 3 \| Navan \| Meath \| 2-7 \| Antrim \| 1-8
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Preliminary \| March 3 \| Ballybofey \| Donegal \| 0-8 \| Laois \| 0-4
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Preliminary \| March 3 \| Aughrim \| Wicklow \| 2-11 \| Leitrim \| 1-7
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Páirc Uí Chaoimh \| Cork \| 2-7 \| Cavan \| 1-7
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Dr. Cullen Park \| Kerry \| 1-8 \| Carlow \| 0-9
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Tipperary \| Galway \| 0-13 \| Tipperary \| 0-9
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Walsh Park (aet) \| Waterford \| 2-7 \| Louth \| 1-8
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Ballyragget \| Mayo \| 5-12 \| Kilkenny \| 0-5
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Irvinestown \| Fermanagh \| 1-8 \| Clare \| 0-7
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Askeaton \| Limerick \| 0-10 \| Derry \| 0-4
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Pearse Park \| Wexford \| 0-6 \| Longford \| 0-5
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Ballyshannon \| Donegal \| 1-8 \| Wicklow \| 0-9
align="center" \| 1st Round \| March 10 \| Markievicz Park \| Meath \| 2-13 \| Sligo \| 0-12
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| March 31 \| Tralee \| Kerry \| 3-8 \| Galway \| 1-11
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| March 31 \| Askeaton \| Limerick \| 3-6 \| Mayo \| 0-5
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| March 31 \| Dungarvan \| Donegal \| 2-17 \| Waterford \| 0-2
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| March 31 \| Enniscorthy (aet) \| Fermanagh \| 0-16 \| Wexford \| 0-13
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| March 31 \| Dr. Hyde Park \| Roscommon \| 0-9 \| Meath \| 0-4
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| 2nd Round \| April 7 \| Omagh \| Cork \| 2-11 \| Tyrone \| 1-2
align="center" \| Quarter-final \| April 14 \| Armagh \| Armagh \| 2-7 \| Monaghan \| 0-8
align="center" \| Quarter-final \| April 14 \| Ballybofey \| Donegal \| 0-8 \| Fermanagh \| 0-7
align="center" \| Quarter-final \| April 14 \| Tralee \| Kerry \| 0-9 \| Roscommon \| 0-8
align="center" \| Quarter-final \| April 14 \| Páirc Uí Chaoimh \| Cork \| 2-8 \| Limerick \| 0-7
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Semi-final \| April 21 \| Croke Park \| Kerry \| 0-12 \| Armagh \| 0-11
align="center" style="background:#dddddd;" \| Semi-final \| April 21 \| Croke Park \| Cork \| 0-10 \| Donegal \| 1-6
align="center" \| Final \| May 5 \| Páirc Uí Chaoimh \| Kerry \| 2-11 \| Cork \| 0-4

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! Date

! Venue

! Team

! Score

! Team

! Score

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| Preliminary

| March 3

| Tralee