1985 Ford Open Draw Cup

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

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  • Limerick objected to the competition and refused to enter into the hurling comp.
Match Date Venue Team Score Team Score
1st Round March 24 New Ross (aet) Wexford 6-15 Cork 5-17
1st Round March 24 Longford Wicklow 2-12 Longford 0-4
1st Round March 24 Carlow Carlow 2-14 Roscommon 3-8
1st Round March 24 Dungiven Kerry 0-14 Derry 1-5
1st Round March 24 Borris-in-Ossory Antrim 6-6 Laois 4-10
1st Round March 24 Dungarvan Waterford 9-25 Mayo 2-6
1st Round March 24 Trim Tipperary 3-18 Meath 0-7
2nd Round March 31 Mullingar Kilkenny 1-15 Westmeath 2-8
2nd Round April 7 New Ross Tipperary 1-14 Wexford 1-7
2nd Round April 7 Trim Galway 7-14 Armagh 0-4
2nd Round April 7 Carlow Waterford 5-9 Carlow 0-5
Quarter-final April 21 Aughrim Clare 5-18 Wicklow 0-12
Quarter-final April 21 Semple Stadium Tipperary 2-17 Antrim 4-7
Quarter-final April 21 Walsh Park Kilkenny 2-12 Waterford 0-10
Quarter-final April 21 Tralee Galway 4-12 Kerry 0-8
Semi-final April 28 Limerick Tipperary 3-13 Clare 1-12
Semi-final April 28 Limerick Galway 0-13 Kilkenny 0-7
Final May 5 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Tipperary 1-13 Galway 1-10

Football

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