Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):       October 3, 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 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

This Amendment is being filed to furnish Exhibit 2.1 which was inadvertently left out of the earlier filing.

  (c) Exhibits

  2.1 Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 among Delta Apparel, Inc., MJS Acquisition Company, M. J. Soffe Co., James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia.*

*Certain exhibits and schedules to Exhibit 2.1 have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Delta Apparel, Inc. will furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the Commission upon request.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.





October 17, 2003
Date
DELTA APPAREL, INC.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Herbert M. Mueller     
Herbert M. Mueller
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer