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): February 2, 2006

                              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
                         (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  February  2,  2006,  the  Company  issued  a press  release  containing
financial information and accompanying discussion for the quarter ended December
31, 2005.


Item 7.01    Regulation F-D Disclosure

     On February 2, 2006,  Delta Apparel,  Inc. issued its earnings  release for
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. 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
Thursday,  February  2, 2006 at 10:00 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 February 2, 2006.


                                   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:  February 2, 2006             /s/ Herbert M. Mueller
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                                   Herbert M. Mueller
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Description
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99.1            Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on February 2, 2006.