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): April 27, 2007

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

                                     Georgia
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                          (State or Other Jurisdiction
                                of Incorporation)


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


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


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


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


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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On April 27, 2007, the Company issued a press release containing
financial information and accompanying discussion for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2007.


Item 7.01         Regulation F-D Disclosure

         On April 27, 2007, Delta Apparel, Inc. issued its earnings release for
the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007. The earnings release is set forth as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Robert W. Humphreys, President and CEO, will hold an analyst conference call on
Friday, April 27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results
and give a business update. The conference call will be broadcast through the
Company's web site at www.deltaapparel.com. Investors may listen to the call 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.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    The following exhibits are included with this Report:

       99.1     Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on April 27, 2007.


                                   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:  April 27, 2007                    /s/ Deborah H. Merrill
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                                         Deborah H. Merrill
                                         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                         and Treasurer




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description
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99.1              Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on April 27, 2007.