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 28, 2005

     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)

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Item 5.03.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On April 28, 2005, Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”) filed articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation with the Georgia Secretary of State in order to effect a 2-for-1 stock split (the “Stock Split”) of its $0.01 par value common stock (the “Common Stock”) effective as of 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 31, 2005 (the “Effective Time”). As a result of the Stock Split, at the Effective Time, the 7,500,000 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Company’s articles of incorporation prior to the Stock Split were increased to 15,000,000 shares (with no change in par value), and one share of Common Stock was issued with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock.

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

In connection with the Stock Split, the remaining number of shares of Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 with Commission File No. 333-61190 will be proportionately adjusted to give effect to the Stock Split.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   (c)      Exhibits

3.1.3   Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation dated April 28, 2005 with an effective time of 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 31, 2005.

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.
 
  /s/ Herbert M. Mueller        
Date:  April 28, 2005 Herbert M. Mueller
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number          Description

3.1.3              Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation dated April 28, 2005 with an effective time of 9:00 a.m.
                      Eastern Time on May 31, 2005.

EXHIBIT 3.1.3

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF
DELTA APPAREL, INC.

The Articles of Amendment of DELTA APPAREL, INC. are as follows:

1.

The name of the Corporation is DELTA APPAREL, INC. (the "Corporation"), and its charter number is K950538.

2.

The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation as heretofore granted by the Secretary of State of Georgia on the 10th day of December, 1999, and as amended prior to the date hereof, are hereby further amended effective as of 9:00 a.m. May 31, 2005 (the "Effective Time") to change each issued and unissued authorized share of the Corporation's $0.01 par value common stock (the "Common Stock") into two shares of Common Stock.

3.

To effect the above change in Common Stock, the Articles of Incorporation are hereby amended as follows:

Section 3.1 of the Articles of Incorporation shall be deleted and replaced it in its entirety with the following new Section 3.1:

"3.1 Authorized Stock. The Corporation shall have the authority to issue Two Million (2,000,000) shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock ("Blank Preferred Stock") and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares of $0.01 par value common stock ("Common Stock")."

4.

The amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation set forth in paragraph 3 hereof was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on April 21, 2005. Pursuant to Section 14-2-1002 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code, shareholder approval of these articles of amendment was not required.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DELTA APPAREL, INC. has caused its duly authorized officer to execute these Articles of Amendment as of this 28 day of April, 2005. 

By:               Delta Apparel, Inc.
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Name:             /s/ Martha M. Watson
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Title:            Secretary
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