Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 28 Aug | Burnley | A | 3 - 4 |
| 30 Aug | Leeds United | A | 0 - 0 |
| 4 Sep | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 - 1 |
| 6 Sep | Leeds United | H | 3 - 1 |
| 11 Sep | Aston Villa | H | 2 - 3 |
| 18 Sep | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 - 2 |
| 20 Sep | Newcastle United | H | 1 - 1 |
| 25 Sep | Manchester United | H | 0 - 2 |
| 2 Oct | Derby County | A | 3 - 6 |
| 9 Oct | Sheffield United | H | 3 - 0 |
| 16 Oct | Huddersfield Town | A | 0 - 0 |
| 23 Oct | Sunderland | H | 3 - 0 |
| 30 Oct | Bury | A | 3 - 2 |
| 6 Nov | Birmingham City | H | 1 - 0 |
| 13 Nov | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1 - 4 |
| 20 Nov | West Ham United | H | 1 - 2 |
| 29 Nov | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0 - 3 |
| 4 Dec | Leicester City | H | 0 - 1 |
| 11 Dec | Everton | A | 1 - 0 |
| 18 Dec | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0 - 1 |
| 25 Dec | Newcastle United | A | 0 - 5 |
| 27 Dec | Arsenal | H | 2 - 0 |
| 1 Jan | Arsenal | A | 2 - 3 |
| 15 Jan | Burnley | H | 0 - 0 |
| 31 Jan | Aston Villa | A | 0 - 0 |
| 5 Feb | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 - 0 |
| 12 Feb | Manchester United | A | 1 - 1 |
| 21 Feb | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2 - 1 |
| 26 Feb | Sheffield United | A | 1 - 3 |
| 12 Mar | Sunderland | A | 2 - 2 |
| 16 Mar | Derby County | H | 2 - 0 |
| 19 Mar | Bury | H | 2 - 1 |
| 21 Mar | Huddersfield Town | H | 2 - 0 |
| 2 Apr | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1 - 2 |
| 7 Apr | Leicester City | A | 1 - 3 |
| 9 Apr | West Ham United | A | 2 - 2 |
| 15 Apr | Liverpool | A | 0 - 5 |
| 16 Apr | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3 - 2 |
| 18 Apr | Liverpool | H | 2 - 0 |
| 27 Apr | Birmingham City | A | 2 - 1 |
| 30 Apr | Everton | H | 1 - 0 |
| 7 May | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 - 1 |
Question:
what was the total number of opponents?
Answer:
42