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): November 18, 2004

                              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 1.01  ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

         On November 18, 2004, Delta Apparel, Inc. ("Delta") entered into an
Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with Parkdale America,
LLC ("Parkdale") pursuant to which Delta agreed to sell to Parkdale, and
Parkdale agreed to purchase from Delta, substantially all of the assets used by
Delta in the operation of its yarn spinning facility located in Edgefield, South
Carolina (the "Facility") for a purchase price equal to $10,000,000 plus an
amount equal to the cost of Delta's raw materials and work in process located at
the Facility on the closing date.

         The Asset Purchase Agreement provides that at the closing of the sale
to Parkdale of substantially all of the assets used in the operation of the
Facility, Delta and Parkdale will enter into a Supply Agreement pursuant to
which Delta will purchase from Parkdale, and Parkdale will sell to Delta, all of
Delta's yarn requirements in the United States and Central America for a period
of five years.

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On November 18, 2004, Delta Apparel, Inc. issued a press release
announcing the agreement with Parkdale to sell substantially all of its assets
used in the operation of the Facility. The release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 November 18,
2004


                                   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:  November 18, 2004              /s/ Herbert M. Mueller
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                                      Herbert M. Mueller
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description

99.1              Press Release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on November 18,
                  2004