UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2003


                              Delta Apparel, Inc.
                          ----------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Georgia
                               -----------------
                          (State or Other Jurisdiction
                                of Incorporation)


               1-15583                                 58-2508794
         -------------------                     -----------------------
       (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)


2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia                     30097
-------------------------------------------------                ---------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)


                                 (678) 775-6900
                             ---------------------
                         (Registrant's Telephone Number
                              Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
                               ------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On July 7, 2003, Delta Apparel, Inc.  issued a press release announcing
that it has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital
stock of M. J.  Soffe  Co.,  subject to the  satisfaction  of certain  terms and
conditions.  A copy of the press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit
         Number

         99.1     Press Release of Delta Apparel, Inc. issued July 7, 2003.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION F-D DISCLOSURE.

         On July 7, 2003, Delta Apparel,  Inc. issued a press release announcing
that it has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital
stock of M. J.  Soffe  Co.,  subject to the  satisfaction  of certain  terms and
conditions.  The  press  release  also  includes  information  respecting  Delta
Apparel,  Inc.'s  results of  operations  for its fiscal year and for its fiscal
quarter,  each  ended June 28,  2003.  A copy of the press  release is  attached
hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated  herein by  reference.  Robert W.
Humphreys,  President  and CEO of Delta  Apparel,  Inc.,  will  hold an  analyst
conference call on Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time to discuss
the press  release  and give a  business  update.  The  conference  call will be
broadcast  through Delta  Apparel,  Inc.'s web site at  www.deltaapparel.com  by
selecting "investor relations" then "company news." A replay of the webcast will
be  available  within  one hour of the call and will be  archived  at the  above
address for 30 days following the release.

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 includes  information
respecting  Delta Apparel,  Inc.'s results of operations for its fiscal year and
for its fiscal quarter, each ended June 28, 2003.








                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                 DELTA APPAREL, INC.



Date:  July 8, 2003              /s/  Herbert M. Mueller
                                 -----------------------------------
                                 Herbert M. Mueller
                                 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description

    99.1          Press Release of Delta Apparel, Inc. issued July 7, 2003.