At the inception of the Premier League in 1992–93, just eleven players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches hailed from outside of the United Kingdom or Ireland. <answer>By 2000–01, the number of foreign players participating in the Premier League was 36 per cent of the total.</answer> In the 2004–05 season the figure had increased to 45 per cent. On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first Premier League side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up, and on 14 February 2005 Arsenal were the first to name a completely foreign 16-man squad for a match. By 2009, under 40% of the players in the Premier League were English.
By the 2000-1 season what was the percentage of foreign players?
By 2000–01, the number of foreign players participating in the Premier League was 36 per cent of the total.